Nov 28, 2019
Suryagupta
shares the story of Shantideva, the monk who gave us the exposition
of the Bodhicaryavatara, The Way of the Bodhisattva. Born of his
direct experience this text is the basis of our Sevenfold Puja
where we ritually evoke the many qualities of the Enlightened
mind.
From the talk entitled Rejoicing
in Merits...
Nov 25, 2019
Ratnavandana shares an intensely honest, psychologically intimate, beautifully forensic history of her personal relationship to the practice of upekkha (equanimity) throughout her spiritual life. We hear about ways to assess what is going on in the subtler realms of our experience - and how to look to move beyond them...
Nov 21, 2019
The Dharma is the greatest gift we can give. Ratnaghosha encourages us to face our fears to develop confidence and courage to communicate the Dharma with clarity and ease.
From the talk Skilful Means of the Bodhisattva exploring another aspect of Skilful Means, the little known teaching of the four Analytical...
Nov 18, 2019
Singhamati invites us to put on Dharma tinted glasses as she explores the very famous summary of the Buddha’s Teaching, found in verse 183 of the Dhammapada, and draws on Sangharakshita’s wisdom as found in the Dhammapada seminars from the 1980’s. It’s a simple, clear teaching offering us the possibility of...
Nov 14, 2019
Vidyamala explores the crucial place of awareness of vedana if we are to move from reactive states to more creative ones.
From the talk Vedana and Growth given on 'Gravity and Grace' Retreat, 2018, at Rivendell Retreat Centre. This talk is part of the series An Exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta.
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