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Recent Posts - page 14

• The Development of Loving-kindness

  By Golden Buddha Centre on November 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Just as the radiance of all the stars does not equal a sixteenth part of the moon’s radiance, but the moon’s radiance surpasses them and shines forth, bright and brilliant, even so, whatever grounds there are for making merit productive of a future birth, all these do not equal a sixteenth part of the mind-release of loving-kindness…

• Doctrine of Dependent Origination, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

  By Golden Buddha Centre on November 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Anybody who is able to comprehend the doctrine of dependent origination has the capability to engage in his own cultivation and end his suffering…

• History of Buddhist Bronzes

  By Golden Buddha Centre on November 10, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Chinese and Korean bronzes that tell a story of religious art in Asia from the 4th to the 10th century AD.

• Four Noble Truths, talk by Ajahn Sumedho

  By Golden Buddha Centre on November 8, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Ajahn Sumedho giving a talk on The Four Noble Truths. (40-minute film)

• Sympathetic Joy

  By Golden Buddha Centre on November 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Finding joy in the happiness and success of others.

• Photographs Taken During a Journey Around Tibet in 1997 by Linda Griffiths

  By Golden Buddha Centre on November 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We received a warm welcome from the many Tibetans we met — a life-changing experience for me, a homecoming — the landscape, buildings and the people merging, and overnight stays with Tibetan families wherever possible.

• Practice of Metta and the English Problem, by John Aske

  By Golden Buddha Centre on October 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The metta practice rests on the basis of loving oneself, or at least liking oneself. Without this step, no further progress is possible, either in the metta practice or in the practice of any of the Brahma Viharas (the Divine Abidings). And with the English — the men at least — this first step was proving very difficult, if not impossible…

• Lots happening in the East Wing

  By Golden Buddha Centre on October 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  James, just taking a breather as he finishes off the new bookcases in the East Wing.     New Wooden Buddha at the Golden Buddha Centre.

• The Misguided Monk

  By Golden Buddha Centre on October 20, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Short animation 3mins. When an old hermit monk has his day interrupted by an uninvited guest, he is unwillingly taken on a journey to discover the true meaning of companionship.

• The Eightfold Path

  By Golden Buddha Centre on October 18, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Whoever makes endeavour for the riddance of wrong purpose, for the attainment of right purpose, that is his right endeavour. Mindful, he gets rid of wrong purpose; mindful, entering on right purpose he abides in it. That is his right mindfulness. Thus these three things circle round and follow after right purpose — that is to say: right view, right endeavour, right mindful­ness…

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