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Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioResponding Creatively in a Changing World Vajragupta introduces the 'Eight Worldly Winds' and how we can recognise and work with them. He's the author of the popular book 'Sailing the Worldly Winds' which explores the same territory. Excerpted from the talk entitled Introducing the Worldly Winds given at Oxford, 2012. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now: https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: Bite-sized clips - Buddhist inspiration three times a week. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio/id416832097 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UHPDj01UH6...2025-07-0303 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioResponding Creatively in a Changing World Vajragupta introduces the 'Eight Worldly Winds' and how we can recognise and work with them. He's the author of the popular book 'Sailing the Worldly Winds' which explores the same territory. Excerpted from the talk entitled Introducing the Worldly Winds given at Oxford, 2012. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now: https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: Bite-sized clips - Buddhist inspiration three times a week. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio/id416832097 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UHPDj01UH6...2025-07-0303 min
Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioBit by Bit Freedom Emerges Fresh off a three-week solitary retreat, Vajragupta (m) shares, in a very personal and heart-felt way, what it was like, and what happened during that time. Coming to terms with his mother's slide into dementia, evoking the strangeness of dreams and memories, describing the sheer vividness of experience on retreat, and reflecting on both the joy and the fear that can result: this is a moving and inspiring talk about the potential richness of solitude. Excerpted from the talk What I Did On My Solitary Retreat given at Croydon Buddhist Centre, 2023. *** Subscribe to...2025-02-1304 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioBit by Bit Freedom Emerges Fresh off a three-week solitary retreat, Vajragupta (m) shares, in a very personal and heart-felt way, what it was like, and what happened during that time. Coming to terms with his mother's slide into dementia, evoking the strangeness of dreams and memories, describing the sheer vividness of experience on retreat, and reflecting on both the joy and the fear that can result: this is a moving and inspiring talk about the potential richness of solitude. Excerpted from the talk What I Did On My Solitary Retreat given at Croydon Buddhist Centre, 2023. *** Subscribe to...2025-02-1304 min
Dharmabytes from free buddhist audioAccessing Play and the Imagination Vajragupta shares how her creativity and devotion flow to (and from) her collection of Barbies. Drawing on the imagery, chakras and mantras of the Five Wisdom Queens, she leads a meditation evoking each of their qualities in turn. Excerpted from the talk Barbies As the Five Wisdom Queens given at Norwich Buddhist Centre, 2024. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A ful...2025-01-3003 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioAccessing Play and the Imagination Vajragupta shares how her creativity and devotion flow to (and from) her collection of Barbies. Drawing on the imagery, chakras and mantras of the Five Wisdom Queens, she leads a meditation evoking each of their qualities in turn. Excerpted from the talk Barbies As the Five Wisdom Queens given at Norwich Buddhist Centre, 2024. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A ful...2025-01-3003 min
Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioPurification as Path Faith is the sort of emotional response that you have when you are confronted by the embodiment of Enlightenment. Vajragupta shares a story from the life of Milarepa. Excerpted from the talk Faith: the Emotional Response That You Have When You Are Confronted by the Embodiment of Enlightenment given at Mid Essex Buddhist Centre, 2021. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A...2025-01-1603 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioPurification as Path Faith is the sort of emotional response that you have when you are confronted by the embodiment of Enlightenment. Vajragupta shares a story from the life of Milarepa. Excerpted from the talk Faith: the Emotional Response That You Have When You Are Confronted by the Embodiment of Enlightenment given at Mid Essex Buddhist Centre, 2021. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A...2025-01-1603 min
Free Buddhist AudioThe Rose Apple Tree A fresh and engaging re-telling of Siddhartha Gautama's quest for Awakening. In particular, Vajragupta focuses on the moment of crisis when Gautama realises that the ascetic practices, and everything else he has tried, have got him no nearer Enlightenment. Sometimes it is in a moment of crisis that the ordinary mind gives up; it cracks and new light shines through. In Gautama's case, he suddenly remembers an incident from his childhood, sitting under a rose-apple tree. This talk was given at Croydon Buddhist Centre for Buddha Day, 2024. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: O...2024-11-1653 min
Free Buddhist AudioThe Alchemy of Meditation - Desire How do we keep our meditation alive and fresh - especially over the long-term? Can we get lost and bogged down in our meditation and lose connection with creativity, play, and freshness? How do we go deeper? Responding to these questions, Vajragupta (m) looks at the Four Iddhipadas - the four 'powers' or 'means of accomplishment' taught by the Buddha. These are: desire, discernment, heart/mind, and resolve. They are both four ingredients of a creative meditation practice, and they also draw out the alchemical process of meditation, or how the transformative process of meditation works. This first talk...2023-10-0726 min
Free Buddhist AudioWhat Is Nirvana and Do We Really Want to Get There Vajragupta (m) explores the power of ideas to shape us, our lives and world, and even human history. As Buddhism comes to the West, is it taken on in a way that seems to fit with certain prevailing ideas and assumptions in our culture? What ideas and world-views lead to Enlightenment and the fullest expression of human potential, and what ideas and world-views may hinder? A talk fizzing with ideas to make you think and wonder… Part of the series What Is Nirvana and Do We Really Want to Get There? given at the Croydon Buddhist Centre, 2021. ***2023-08-1244 min
Free Buddhist AudioThe Rise of the Asuras and the Sword of Wisdom Vajragupta (m) offers a Buddhist myth of the asuras, the Titan realm on the Wheel of Life, as a way of seeing and understanding the social and political times we are living through. In this myth, the Buddha appears in the realm of the asuras holding a sword. What does that symbolize? Vajragupta suggests it can be seen as a sword of fearlessness, a sword of truth and wisdom, a sword of justice, and the sword of the archetypal "king". This talk was given at Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 2022. *** Subscribe to our Free...2022-12-0345 min
Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioBeing Human Vajragupta draws out aspects of aloneness and connectedness of this being human. From the talk Sangha and Commitment given at Shrewsbury Triratna Buddhist Group, 2016. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast se...2022-09-0102 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioBeing Human Vajragupta draws out aspects of aloneness and connectedness of this being human. From the talk Sangha and Commitment given at Shrewsbury Triratna Buddhist Group, 2016. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast se...2022-09-0102 minFree Buddhist AudioWe Live in a Beautiful WorldBuddhism and Nature Vajragupta explores the Buddhist attitude to nature. We live in a time of threat to the ecosystem. How can human beings live with more love and appreciation of the natural world? What does Buddhism have to offer? Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre, 2011. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting!Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bi...2022-07-1643 min
The Buddhist CentreWhat Is Buddhist Activism? (The Buddhist Centre Podcast, Episode 427)To mark Earth Day 2022, we’re joined by four friends who, one way or another, are involved with Buddhist activism. From the Buddhafield project to XR Buddhists to Silent Rebellion, we hear tales from the edge of socially engaged Buddhist practice, exploring what, if anything, Buddhists have to offer the world of protests, disruptions and often polarized issue-based politics.
Amaragita, Katja Behrendt, Priyadaka and Yogaratna offer a thoughtful set of reflections in articulating why a distinctive Buddhist approach to urgent issues like climate change and racism can be effective; both at transforming ourselves as we move deeper into Dharma practice—and...2022-04-2348 min
The Buddhist CentreWhat is Buddhist Activism?To mark Earth Day 2022, we’re joined by four friends who, one way or another, are involved with Buddhist activism. From the Buddhafield project to XR Buddhists to Silent Rebellion, we hear tales from the edge of socially engaged Buddhist practice, exploring what, if anything, Buddhists have to offer the world of protests, disruptions and often polarized issue-based politics.
Amaragita, Katja Behrendt, Priyadaka and Yogaratna offer a thoughtful set of reflections in articulating why a distinctive Buddhist approach to urgent issues like climate change and racism can be effective; both at transforming ourselves as we move deeper into Dha...2022-04-2348 minFree Buddhist AudioSangha As a Gift to the WorldVajragupta considers how the sangha reaches out into the world, looking at three areas: loving-kindness and common humanity, community and service, and wisdom in an age of information overload. A talk given on an online weekend retreat with Croydon Buddhist Centre, 2020. *** Help keep FBA free for everyone! Become a supporter today. Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast - bite-size pieces of Dharma inspiration, two times a week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud2021-05-2957 min
The Buddhist CentreVajragupta - Buddhism and InequalityWhat has Buddhism got to say about the growing levels of inequality in many societies? What would a society based on Buddhist values look like? This talk is Vajragupta's personal response to "The Spirit Level", by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, a book about inequality that made a big impact when it was first published in 2009.
This talk was given at the Croydon Buddhist Centre in February 2020.2020-04-0753 min
The Buddhist CentreA Buddhist Way Through the Ups and Downs of Life: Live Q & A (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 11)As part of our week-long Home Retreat on 'Sailing the Worldly Winds - A Buddhist Way Through the Ups and Downs of Life', we are delighted to host here for a live online Q & A, Vajragupta the author and Dharma teacher behind the retreat itself.
A great, wide-ranging and practical discussion about what this classic Buddhist teaching has to say to us about caring for ourselves and each other during the current coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic. And what communities can do to try and make sure the world does not simply forget all that's being learned when the crisis is finally...2020-04-0746 min
The Buddhist CentreA Buddhist Way Through the Ups and Downs of Life: Live Q & A (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 11)As part of our week-long Home Retreat on 'Sailing the Worldly Winds - A Buddhist Way Through the Ups and Downs of Life', we are delighted to host here for a live online Q & A, Vajragupta the author and Dharma teacher behind the retreat itself.
A great, wide-ranging and practical discussion about what this classic Buddhist teaching has to say to us about caring for ourselves and each other during the current coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic. And what communities can do to try and make sure the world does not simply forget all that's being learned when the crisis...2020-04-0746 min
The Buddhist CentreSailing The Worldly Winds (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 8)Pleasure and Pain
Gain and Loss
Praise and Blame
Fame and Infamy
Today we look forward to the start of our first Home Retreat of these coronavirus times in the company of Dassini and Vajragupta, sailing through our human relationship to the Worldly Winds (lokadhammas), a lesser known gem of a Buddhist teaching we think will be a useful tool for anyone living through our current shared crisis.
Vajragupta's book will be the basis of our online course, designed for you whether you have a lot of time or hardly any at all in the lockdown. The book itself was...2020-04-0134 min
The Buddhist CentreSailing The Worldly Winds (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 8)
Gain and Loss
Praise and Blame
Fame and Infamy
Pleasure and Pain
Today we look forward to the start of our first Home Retreat of these coronavirus times in the company of Dassini and Vajragupta, sailing through our human relationship to the Worldly Winds (lokadhammas), a lesser known gem of a Buddhist teaching we think will be a useful tool for anyone living through our current shared crisis.
Vajragupta's book will be the basis of our online course, designed for you whether you have a lot of time or hardly any at all...2020-04-0134 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioIntegration MandalasOur FBA Dharmabyte today is called Integration Mandalas by Vajragupta. In this talk, exploring the Journey and the Guide, Vajragupta leads us through creating a personal mandala so that we can discover the shape of our lives. He discusses how to use a mandala to shine a light on changes we may wish to make in our day to day conditions. If you want to engage fully with this talk you will need a pencil and paper! From the talk Using Personal Mandalas to Help Integration given at the Croydon Buddhist Centre in January 2016 as...2019-05-1306 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioIntegration MandalasOur FBA Dharmabyte today is called Integration Mandalas by Vajragupta. In this talk, exploring the Journey and the Guide, Vajragupta leads us through creating a personal mandala so that we can discover the shape of our lives. He discusses how to use a mandala to shine a light on changes we may wish to make in our day to day conditions. If you want to engage fully with this talk you will need a pencil and paper! From the talk Using Personal Mandalas to Help Integration given at the Croydon Buddhist Centre in January 2016 as...2019-05-1306 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioChoosing Our PathOur Dharmabyte podcast today is an excerpt called Choosing Our Path from a delightful talk from Vajragupta drawing a lot of significance from a simple image for the connection between Sangha and Commitment by Vajragupta.2017-02-0905 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioChoosing Our PathOur Dharmabyte podcast today is an excerpt called Choosing Our Path from a delightful talk from Vajragupta drawing a lot of significance from a simple image for the connection between Sangha and Commitment by Vajragupta.2017-02-0905 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioKusala Karma = Skillful ActionIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Kusala Karma = Skillful Action Vajragupta explores the meaning of kusula karma, that being skillful action. It’s not about being right, it’s about what’s human, what’s kind, what’s mindful. From the talk Positive Emotion given at Croydon Buddhist Centre in January 2016 in a study group on The Journey and The Guide by Maitreyabandhu.2016-03-0709 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioKusala Karma = Skillful ActionIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Kusala Karma = Skillful Action Vajragupta explores the meaning of kusula karma, that being skillful action. It’s not about being right, it’s about what’s human, what’s kind, what’s mindful. From the talk Positive Emotion given at Croydon Buddhist Centre in January 2016 in a study group on The Journey and The Guide by Maitreyabandhu.2016-03-0709 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioWhat Should we be Doing as Buddhists?Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called What Should we be Doing as Buddhists? Inspired by a poem from Sangharakshita entitled The Bodhisattvas Reply, Vajragupta outlines ways in which Western religious groups have historically approached engagement with social issues. Vajragupta suggests three ways in which we can work together to transform ourselves and so create a better world. This talk, entitled, The Bodhisattvas Reply, was given at the Triratna International Retreat 2014 held at Adhisthana on 24 May 2014.2015-06-1508 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioWhat Should we be Doing as Buddhists?Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called What Should we be Doing as Buddhists? Inspired by a poem from Sangharakshita entitled The Bodhisattvas Reply, Vajragupta outlines ways in which Western religious groups have historically approached engagement with social issues. Vajragupta suggests three ways in which we can work together to transform ourselves and so create a better world. This talk, entitled, The Bodhisattvas Reply, was given at the Triratna International Retreat 2014 held at Adhisthana on 24 May 2014.2015-06-1508 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioGathering WisdomIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Gathering Wisdom, we hear from Vidyadevi during the opening of the new Sangharakshita Library at Adhisthana. Sangharakshita, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order, has long dreamed of starting a new library to house his collection of 11,000 books on Buddhism, the Dharma and literature (including extensive reference and poetry collections). Vidyadevi, one of the people who helped make it happen, introduces the new library as it finally opens its doors. Her passion for this project and her love of books is both infectious and challenging as she speaks about a library with its...2015-03-2609 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioGathering WisdomIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Gathering Wisdom, we hear from Vidyadevi during the opening of the new Sangharakshita Library at Adhisthana. Sangharakshita, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order, has long dreamed of starting a new library to house his collection of 11,000 books on Buddhism, the Dharma and literature (including extensive reference and poetry collections). Vidyadevi, one of the people who helped make it happen, introduces the new library as it finally opens its doors. Her passion for this project and her love of books is both infectious and challenging as she speaks about a library with its...2015-03-2609 minFree Buddhist AudioWhy We Need the New SocietyGrounding his talk in the Kosambiya and Anuruddha suttas in this week’s FBA Podcast entitled “Why We Need the New Society”, Vajragupta guides us through how we can create the conditions for the seeds of selflessness to grow and develop in the framework of the New Society as described by Sangharakshita: communities, centres and working together.2014-11-291h 00
Free Buddhist AudioWhy We Need the New SocietyGrounding his talk in the Kosambiya and Anuruddha suttas in this week's FBA Podcast entitled "Why We Need the New Society", Vajragupta guides us through how we can create the conditions for the seeds of selflessness to grow and develop in the framework of the New Society as described by Sangharakshita: communities, centres and working together.2014-11-2900 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioThe World Is UnknownTodayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is titled: and#8220;The World Is Unknown,and#8221; by Vajragupta. The world is unknown, we cannot possibly know what the world is in itself. What we call the world is much more a relationship, and it’s all rather mysterious. Exploring Buddhist practices of non-separateness, the elements, change and transformation, Vajragupta beautifully unveils our connection with nature. From the talk: We Live In a Beautiful World: Buddhism and Nature2014-07-2407 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioThe World Is UnknownTodayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is titled: and#8220;The World Is Unknown,and#8221; by Vajragupta. The world is unknown, we cannot possibly know what the world is in itself. What we call the world is much more a relationship, and it’s all rather mysterious. Exploring Buddhist practices of non-separateness, the elements, change and transformation, Vajragupta beautifully unveils our connection with nature. From the talk: We Live In a Beautiful World: Buddhism and Nature2014-07-2407 minFree Buddhist AudioThe Bodhisattvas ReplyWe are pleased to share the three keynote talks from last month’s International Retreat. Our first FBA Podcast in the series is “The Bodhisattvas Reply”. Inspired by a poem from Sangharakshita entitled The Bodhisattvas Reply, Vajragupta outlines ways in which Western religious groups have historically approached engagement with social issues. Vajragupta suggests three ways in which we can work together to transform ourselves and so create a better world. Talk given at the Triratna International Retreat 2014 held at Adhisthana on 24 May 2014.2014-07-0553 min
Free Buddhist AudioThe Bodhisattvas ReplyWe are pleased to share the three keynote talks from last month's International Retreat. Our first FBA Podcast in the series is "The Bodhisattvas Reply". Inspired by a poem from Sangharakshita entitled The Bodhisattvas Reply, Vajragupta outlines ways in which Western religious groups have historically approached engagement with social issues. Vajragupta suggests three ways in which we can work together to transform ourselves and so create a better world.
Talk given at the Triratna International Retreat 2012014-07-0553 min
Free Buddhist AudioThe Messengers of the DharmaIn this week's FBA Podcast, we bring you"The Messengers of the Dharma" by Vajragupta. He offers us a very accurate look at our Order from the perspective of the first three fetters.2013-11-021h 02Free Buddhist AudioThe Messengers of the Dharma In this week’s FBA Podcast, we bring you“The Messengers of the Dharma” by Vajragupta. He offers us a very accurate look at our Order from the perspective of the first three fetters.2013-11-021h 02
The Buddhist CentreVajragupta - The Significance Of the Urban Retreat Being An International EventVajragupta talks about the possibilities for connection when people all around the world are practising kindness together, evoking the radically transformative nature of community and of love.
Take part in the Urban Retreat, November 9-17th 2013:
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The Buddhist CentreHow the Online Urban Retreat Complements Local Buddhist Centre EventsTriratna Buddhist Centres across the world will be running the urban retreat in the same week as the online event... How does the online urban retreat fit with what is happening locally? This is a three-and-a-half minute talk from Vajragupta on how the two can complement each other...
Join us for the Urban Retreat online, November 9-17! www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat
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The Buddhist CentreIntroduction to the Urban Retreat (if you're familiar with meditation)Vajragupta introduces the Triratna Urban Retreat 2013 on the theme of loving kindness - 'Blazing Like the Sun'. The Buddha spoke of it like this:
"Loving kindness,
which is freedom of heart,
it glows, it shines, it blazes forth."
Loving kindness ('metta') is a quality that can be cultivated towards yourself and others as a new way to respond to the ups and downs of everyday life. Each day we'll go further into this quietly beautiful, radical practice.
Join us for the Urban Retreat online, November 9-17! www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat
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The Buddhist CentreHow the Urban Retreat 2013 works if you are new to meditation...Vajragupta introduces the meditation aspect of the Triratna Urban Retreat 2013 on the theme of loving kindness - 'Blazing Like the Sun'. The Buddha spoke of it like this:
"Loving kindness,
which is freedom of heart,
it glows, it shines, it blazes forth."
Loving kindness ('metta') is a quality that can be cultivated towards yourself and others as a new way to respond to the ups and downs of everyday life. Each day we'll go further into this quietly beautiful, radical practice.
Join us for the Urban Retreat online, November 9-17! thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat2013-10-2802 minFree Buddhist AudioBuddhism: A Force for Good in the WorldIn this week’s FBA Podcast , “Buddhism: A Force for Good in the World” Vajragupta explores the potential of the Buddha’s teachings to transform society, starting with seeing how the Dhamma has helped millions of people who’ve suffered under the Hindu caste system change their lives. He asks how we’ve done in bringing this part of Bhante’s vision into being in the last 40 years, and encourages us to take opportunities to change society, including helping activists in positive change, and bringing a Buddhist perspective to current social debates.2013-01-1242 min
Free Buddhist AudioBuddhism: A Force for Good in the WorldIn this week's FBA Podcast , "Buddhism: A Force for Good in the World" Vajragupta explores the potential of the Buddha's teachings to transform society, starting with seeing how the Dhamma has helped millions of people who've suffered under the Hindu caste system change their lives. He asks how we've done in bringing this part of Bhante's vision into being in the last 40 years, and encourages us to take opportunities to change society, including helping activists in positive change, and bringing a Buddhist2013-01-1242 min
The Buddhist CentreInternational Retreat setup starting at TaralokaLokabandhu's next report with Vajragupta from the team at the Triratna Buddhist Community International Retreat!
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#Buddhism #retreat #Taraloka #Triratna #Whitchurch2012-05-2701 minFree Buddhist AudioWe Live In a Beautiful World: Buddhism and NatureToday’s FBA Podcast, is a magical exploration by Vajragupta titled: “We Live In a Beautiful World: Buddhism and Nature”. Sharing his very personal experiences on solitary retreats, Vajragupta asks, “How can human beings live with more love and appreciation of the natural world? What does Buddhism have to offer?” A talk in a series addressing the relevance of Buddha’s teaching to contemporary issues at the Manchester Buddhist Centre 2011.2011-08-2743 min
Free Buddhist AudioWe Live In a Beautiful World: Buddhism and NatureToday's FBA Podcast, is a magical exploration by Vajragupta titled: "We Live In a Beautiful World: Buddhism and Nature". Sharing his very personal experiences on solitary retreats, Vajragupta asks, "How can human beings live with more love and appreciation of the natural world? What does Buddhism have to offer?"
A talk in a series addressing the relevance of Buddha's teaching to contemporary issues at the Manchester Buddhist Centre 2011.2011-08-2743 min
Free Buddhist AudioBeing Radical – 40 Years of the New SocietyToday's FBA Podcast, is a brilliant retrospective on our Triratna Community developments titled: "Being Radical - 40 Years of the New Society" by Vajragupta.
Do we still believe in the ability of the Dharma to transform self and society?
Do we still want to make a distinctive Dharmic contribution to building a better world?
Are we willing to accept that challenge? And are we willing to sometimes challenge the views and values of the society around us?
This was the fourth talk given at Dharmapala colleg2011-07-3017 minFree Buddhist AudioBeing Radical – 40 Years of the New SocietyToday’s FBA Podcast, is a brilliant retrospective on our Triratna Community developments titled: “Being Radical – 40 Years of the New Society” by Vajragupta. Do we still believe in the ability of the Dharma to transform self and society? Do we still want to make a distinctive Dharmic contribution to building a better world? Are we willing to accept that challenge? And are we willing to sometimes challenge the views and values of the society around us? This was the fourth talk given at Dharmapala college’s New society seminar in April 2010.2011-07-301h 04
Manchester Buddhist Centre talksWe live in a Beautiful World: Buddhism and NatureWhat is a Buddhist attitude to nature? Vajragupta, June 2011
The post We live in a Beautiful World: Buddhism and Nature appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.2011-06-3043 minManchester Buddhist Centre talksBuddhism as a Force for Good in the WorldA talk by Vajragupta on the history of the Triratna Buddhist Community. Oct 2010
The post Buddhism as a Force for Good in the World appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.2010-10-2543 min