Nov 28, 2022
Buddhist ethics is practical, it’s to do with engagement with the world. Parami is an ideal guide for this sort of material, steeped as she is in study and practice engaged within the light of the 'Bodhichitta', and the Bodhisattva Ideal itself.
From the talk entitled
The Awakening Heart given at
Taraloka...
Nov 24, 2022
Being a disciple doesn’t require an emotional allegiance, but a spiritual one. Dhammadinna speaks about Sangharakshita as a spiritual friend while exploring the topic of discipleship in the Triratna Buddhist Order. We don’t go for Refuge to Bhante, we Go for Refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Aryasangha.
Excerpted...
Nov 21, 2022
Padmasuri shares the story of Hatthaka who wanted all his
friends to meet and hear the Buddha, and then was praised by the
Buddha for having many wonderful spiritual qualities. From the
talk
The Buddha Was a Friend As We Can Be a Friend
at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre,
2013.
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Nov 17, 2022
In a sutta from the Udana, Meghiya overestimates his spiritual development and sees the goal in terms of his own individual, personal development. Vadanya shares some reflections on the Meghiya Sutta on the theme of learning about yourself in solitude as well as in relationship to others in the Sangha.
Nov 14, 2022
Ratnaprabha is a
brilliant storyteller. Here, he shares the Alavaka Sutta where an
troll tries to trick the Buddha with a series of spiritual
questions, which the Buddha answers with calmness and clarity,
converting the troll to become a Dharmapala, a protector of the
Dharma.
From the full talk
entitled
The Story...