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The Golden Buddha Centre project began in 1998. Its particular aim is to help the growing number of Buddhists who are looking to live a Buddhist way of life in retirement.
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Ajahn Barry Subhaddo online meditation class, Monday 12th January at 5 o’clock — come and join us, everyone welcome.
Come and join us.
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Dharma Read: The Buddha’s insight into the nature of true friendship illuminates the communal fabric of early Buddhism.
‘Whatever Dharma and Vinaya I have pointed out and formulated for you, that will be your teacher when I am gone.’
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Dharma Read: The Drift Towards Teacher-Dependency.
Yet, over time, the teacher-student relationship became increasingly centralised. By the time of Vajrayāna Buddhism, the guru-disciple dynamic had assumed a sacred prominence.
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Dharma Read: The Bodhisattva’s compassion.
When we see through the illusion of self, we no longer act out of self-interest but from a place of genuine care .
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Dharma Read: Āsava is a Pali term often translated as ‘outflows’ or ‘taints,’ referring to deep mental habits.
In meditation, thoughts and emotions may arise, but it is āsavas that keep us grasping at them.
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Dharma Read: Dvaita and Ādvaita: The Limits of Translation.
‘Not-two’, by contrast, is gentler, more spacious.
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Dharma Read: The challenge for Western practitioners.
The Buddha’s teachings are not abstract doctrines but practical guides for awakening.
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Dharma Read: Everything is meditation itself.
Everything is meditation itself and can be regarded as an opportunity for change; this is the art of turning the negative into the positive.
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Dharma Read: The Practice of Dāna.
By giving freely, we loosen the bonds of greed and cultivate a sense of abundance.
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Dharma Read: Tathāgata.
The Buddha frequently used language to convey deeper truths beyond conventional expression.
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