Monday, 10 October 2011
Saturday, 8 October 2011
Web content for Sunday
Sunday 9th: On-line Urban Retreat – Sailing the Worldly Winds
Welcome back to the on-line urban retreat! Yesterday we were trying to identify situations in our daily life where the worldly winds are blowing, and to be more aware of our response to them. How have you got on with that? Was it easy or difficult? Was yesterday a calm or stormy day?!
Like yesterday, we're going to listen to a 20 minute talk – at http://vimeo.com/30021533 to get ideas and input – and then reflect on how those teachings apply to our lives. In the subsequent days, there will be less input, just a bit of a daily "top-up"… you won't need to be on-line for so long each day.
Seeing the Worldly Winds as Opportunities, not Obstacles
But today we are going to look more at how to respond when we see the worldly winds blowing. Rather than reacting and just trying to swing back from loss to gain, or from blame to praise, and so on, we can try to respond with awareness of the worldly winds. We can try to turn those swings back and forth into spiritual opportunities. If we've allowed our mood or self-view to be swayed by them, this is our chance to regain the initiative. We see the worldly winds as teachers, spurring us on to develop patience, courage, or whatever response the situation calls for. We welcome the challenge, relish the chance to grow. Just having this attitude, bringing it to mind, remembering it in the thick of things, already makes a difference. We've regained the initiative. We've found a way to engage meaningfully and creatively with our circumstances. We may begin to feel quite differently about the situation we're in.
Here is another 20 minute talk - http://vimeo.com/30021533 - from Vajragupta on seeing the worldly winds as opportunities, not obstacles. Watch the talk now, and then do the following reflection…
Reflection: sailing with the worldly winds – seeing the worldly winds as opportunities
Go back to your notes on yesterday's reflection, where you looked at how the worldly winds blow in your life. Now reflect on whether there are ways you could turn these situations into opportunities. Could the worldly winds become spiritual teachers? What would be the qualities that would stop you swinging between opposites, and help you rise above the worldly winds?
* Are there ways you could respond with generosity to times of gain and loss?
* Can you see instances in your life in which you could meet fame and infamy with individuality?
* How might you practise truthfulness when the worldly winds of praise and blame are blowing around you?
* Can you see opportunities to bring mindfulness into situations of pleasure and pain?
The qualities above are only some possible suggestions. You may think of others that are appropriate to your situation. This may take time, so don't worry if ‘answers’ do not come straight away.
Suggested Daily Practice:
Reflect on the above with respect to the four pairs of worldly winds. Then choose just one pair to work with, to try to put into practice, in the coming days. The suggestion is to focus on one, rather than try to take on too much at once.
So, first of all, make a clear resolve. What are you going to try to practise this week? In other words, form some precepts – some principles and guidelines for training. Make them as specific as you can, not just general vague statements of your good intention. Be realistic – it’s better to come up with one or two precepts that you'll actively engage with than ten big precepts that are likely to remain on the level of aspiration. Or rather, have the big aspiration, but remember it is also crucial to translate that into a few more practical propositions.
Print out six copies of the urban retreat practice diary – available at http://www.thebuddhistcentre.com/files/Urban_Retreat_Practice_Diary.pdf . On the first sheet (for Sunday) record your resolutions in the top left section of the page. We're going to be using this diary quite a lot in the coming week. Here is some information on how the diary works and why it is important…
The Urban Retreat Practice Diary
You need to print out six copies of the diary, one for each day. We ask people to fill in the diary in order to concretise your reflections and to write down all you intend to do during the coming week. The point is to help you to implement your intentions. Therefore it is very important that you don’t feel that you have to fill in every box for every day.
There is a separate page for every day to allow space for making each day’s commitment appropriate to what you are doing that day. Many people start off by writing too many commitments down on the first day retreat and have to change the diaries during the week. That is okay! We are doing the retreat in order to learn about how to bring our practice into our lives in a realistic way, and part of that learning process is to be flexible. What we don’t want is anyone to feel guilty and a failure because they had expectations that they couldn’t fulfil.
You can also, at the end of each day, reflect on how the day went, writing down something in the "review" sections of that day’s diary, and then look forward to the next day’s diary, changing or adjusting any of your resolutions as appropriate.
Suggested Meditation:
You could take some time in your meditation to reflect on how the worldly winds could shift from being obstacles into opportunities. Imagine yourself in a situation in which you can tend to get blown about, and then try to see, or feel, how you would deal with it if you were at your very best. Or maybe think about how someone you admire would respond, or even what the Buddha would do in that situation. Answers do not always come straight-away, so don't try to "force" it or feel impatient. But sometimes, reflecting and imagining like this, you see something afresh, you sense a new possibility…
Welcome back to the on-line urban retreat! Yesterday we were trying to identify situations in our daily life where the worldly winds are blowing, and to be more aware of our response to them. How have you got on with that? Was it easy or difficult? Was yesterday a calm or stormy day?!
Like yesterday, we're going to listen to a 20 minute talk – at http://vimeo.com/30021533 to get ideas and input – and then reflect on how those teachings apply to our lives. In the subsequent days, there will be less input, just a bit of a daily "top-up"… you won't need to be on-line for so long each day.
Seeing the Worldly Winds as Opportunities, not Obstacles
But today we are going to look more at how to respond when we see the worldly winds blowing. Rather than reacting and just trying to swing back from loss to gain, or from blame to praise, and so on, we can try to respond with awareness of the worldly winds. We can try to turn those swings back and forth into spiritual opportunities. If we've allowed our mood or self-view to be swayed by them, this is our chance to regain the initiative. We see the worldly winds as teachers, spurring us on to develop patience, courage, or whatever response the situation calls for. We welcome the challenge, relish the chance to grow. Just having this attitude, bringing it to mind, remembering it in the thick of things, already makes a difference. We've regained the initiative. We've found a way to engage meaningfully and creatively with our circumstances. We may begin to feel quite differently about the situation we're in.
Here is another 20 minute talk - http://vimeo.com/30021533 - from Vajragupta on seeing the worldly winds as opportunities, not obstacles. Watch the talk now, and then do the following reflection…
Reflection: sailing with the worldly winds – seeing the worldly winds as opportunities
Go back to your notes on yesterday's reflection, where you looked at how the worldly winds blow in your life. Now reflect on whether there are ways you could turn these situations into opportunities. Could the worldly winds become spiritual teachers? What would be the qualities that would stop you swinging between opposites, and help you rise above the worldly winds?
* Are there ways you could respond with generosity to times of gain and loss?
* Can you see instances in your life in which you could meet fame and infamy with individuality?
* How might you practise truthfulness when the worldly winds of praise and blame are blowing around you?
* Can you see opportunities to bring mindfulness into situations of pleasure and pain?
The qualities above are only some possible suggestions. You may think of others that are appropriate to your situation. This may take time, so don't worry if ‘answers’ do not come straight away.
Suggested Daily Practice:
Reflect on the above with respect to the four pairs of worldly winds. Then choose just one pair to work with, to try to put into practice, in the coming days. The suggestion is to focus on one, rather than try to take on too much at once.
So, first of all, make a clear resolve. What are you going to try to practise this week? In other words, form some precepts – some principles and guidelines for training. Make them as specific as you can, not just general vague statements of your good intention. Be realistic – it’s better to come up with one or two precepts that you'll actively engage with than ten big precepts that are likely to remain on the level of aspiration. Or rather, have the big aspiration, but remember it is also crucial to translate that into a few more practical propositions.
Print out six copies of the urban retreat practice diary – available at http://www.thebuddhistcentre.com/files/Urban_Retreat_Practice_Diary.pdf . On the first sheet (for Sunday) record your resolutions in the top left section of the page. We're going to be using this diary quite a lot in the coming week. Here is some information on how the diary works and why it is important…
The Urban Retreat Practice Diary
You need to print out six copies of the diary, one for each day. We ask people to fill in the diary in order to concretise your reflections and to write down all you intend to do during the coming week. The point is to help you to implement your intentions. Therefore it is very important that you don’t feel that you have to fill in every box for every day.
There is a separate page for every day to allow space for making each day’s commitment appropriate to what you are doing that day. Many people start off by writing too many commitments down on the first day retreat and have to change the diaries during the week. That is okay! We are doing the retreat in order to learn about how to bring our practice into our lives in a realistic way, and part of that learning process is to be flexible. What we don’t want is anyone to feel guilty and a failure because they had expectations that they couldn’t fulfil.
You can also, at the end of each day, reflect on how the day went, writing down something in the "review" sections of that day’s diary, and then look forward to the next day’s diary, changing or adjusting any of your resolutions as appropriate.
Suggested Meditation:
You could take some time in your meditation to reflect on how the worldly winds could shift from being obstacles into opportunities. Imagine yourself in a situation in which you can tend to get blown about, and then try to see, or feel, how you would deal with it if you were at your very best. Or maybe think about how someone you admire would respond, or even what the Buddha would do in that situation. Answers do not always come straight-away, so don't try to "force" it or feel impatient. But sometimes, reflecting and imagining like this, you see something afresh, you sense a new possibility…
Web content for Saturday
from email after my comment about finding content on website
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Saturday 8th: On-line Urban Retreat – Sailing the Worldly Winds
Welcome to Triratna’s 2011 International Urban Retreat ‘Sailing the Worldly Winds’! You’re joining lots of other around the world participating on-line, as well as hundreds of people at over 50 Triratna Buddhist Centres.
These screens will guide you through suggestions for today; check back tomorrow for tomorrow’s material.
We are going to be exploring the Buddha's teaching of the "worldly winds". Life is full of ups and downs, circumstances – large or small – that can trigger craving or aversion, hope or despair, longing or fear, or that can elicit from us a more creative and noble response: generosity, kindness or understanding. The Buddha often talked about these situations in terms of the eight "worldly winds": gain and loss, fame and infamy, praise and blame, pleasure and pain.
Here is a twenty-minute talk - http://vimeo.com/29929319 from Vajragupta on the worldly winds. He explains why the worldly winds can be such a relevant and helpful teaching, and gives examples of how they can blow about our lives, day to day. Watch the talk now, and then do the following reflection…
Reflection: blown by the wind?
There are lots of ways to reflect – maybe you already have your own method for reflection. But if not, here is one suggestion.
Firstly, you need time to sit quietly, so that busy thoughts can settle, and more considered thoughts can arise. Have a pencil and paper and jot down ideas, observations and memories as they occur to you.
Do you recognise the worldly winds blowing in your life? Try to recall small or large instances of the winds that have blown you around in the last few days.
Now think about patterns or themes that tend to loom large or recur often in your life. You can write a list, or you can do one of those spidery diagrams.
Are there particular worldly winds that blow around you more frequently than others?
Are there some that tend to affect you more strongly?
Are there certain kinds of situation in which you are more susceptible to being blown around?
Try to pay attention to both directions – in other words, how you may be affected by pleasure as well as pain, gain as well as loss. Often it is easier to notice when the worldly winds are blowing in the ‘negative’ direction, and we just don't notice our response when they blow the other way.
Are there other varying circumstances of life that don't quite seem to fit into the traditional formulation? What are they? (For example, a friend of mine realised he was influenced by desire for success and fear of failure. They were "worldly winds" for him.
Suggested Daily Practice:
In the next few days, we're going to look at the worldly winds in more detail, and then look at how to respond to them more skilfully. But for the next day, as you go about your day, just bear the teaching in mind. Try to notice those situations – large or small – where the worldly winds may be blowing. You may find that – as you look more closely – you begin to see more instances of them blowing, moment by moment.
Suggested Meditation:
At 4pm local time Saturday, people at Triratna Centres will be doing the metta bhavana – sending their intentions and wishes of loving kindness around the world. The idea is that – as we all do this local time – it will create a "metta wave" going round the world. Join in if you can – and send metta especially to those to the West of wherever you live. Help keep the wave going! (If you can't join in at 4pm then feel free to do the practice another time.)
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Saturday 8th: On-line Urban Retreat – Sailing the Worldly Winds
Welcome to Triratna’s 2011 International Urban Retreat ‘Sailing the Worldly Winds’! You’re joining lots of other around the world participating on-line, as well as hundreds of people at over 50 Triratna Buddhist Centres.
These screens will guide you through suggestions for today; check back tomorrow for tomorrow’s material.
We are going to be exploring the Buddha's teaching of the "worldly winds". Life is full of ups and downs, circumstances – large or small – that can trigger craving or aversion, hope or despair, longing or fear, or that can elicit from us a more creative and noble response: generosity, kindness or understanding. The Buddha often talked about these situations in terms of the eight "worldly winds": gain and loss, fame and infamy, praise and blame, pleasure and pain.
Here is a twenty-minute talk - http://vimeo.com/29929319 from Vajragupta on the worldly winds. He explains why the worldly winds can be such a relevant and helpful teaching, and gives examples of how they can blow about our lives, day to day. Watch the talk now, and then do the following reflection…
Reflection: blown by the wind?
There are lots of ways to reflect – maybe you already have your own method for reflection. But if not, here is one suggestion.
Firstly, you need time to sit quietly, so that busy thoughts can settle, and more considered thoughts can arise. Have a pencil and paper and jot down ideas, observations and memories as they occur to you.
Do you recognise the worldly winds blowing in your life? Try to recall small or large instances of the winds that have blown you around in the last few days.
Now think about patterns or themes that tend to loom large or recur often in your life. You can write a list, or you can do one of those spidery diagrams.
Are there particular worldly winds that blow around you more frequently than others?
Are there some that tend to affect you more strongly?
Are there certain kinds of situation in which you are more susceptible to being blown around?
Try to pay attention to both directions – in other words, how you may be affected by pleasure as well as pain, gain as well as loss. Often it is easier to notice when the worldly winds are blowing in the ‘negative’ direction, and we just don't notice our response when they blow the other way.
Are there other varying circumstances of life that don't quite seem to fit into the traditional formulation? What are they? (For example, a friend of mine realised he was influenced by desire for success and fear of failure. They were "worldly winds" for him.
Suggested Daily Practice:
In the next few days, we're going to look at the worldly winds in more detail, and then look at how to respond to them more skilfully. But for the next day, as you go about your day, just bear the teaching in mind. Try to notice those situations – large or small – where the worldly winds may be blowing. You may find that – as you look more closely – you begin to see more instances of them blowing, moment by moment.
Suggested Meditation:
At 4pm local time Saturday, people at Triratna Centres will be doing the metta bhavana – sending their intentions and wishes of loving kindness around the world. The idea is that – as we all do this local time – it will create a "metta wave" going round the world. Join in if you can – and send metta especially to those to the West of wherever you live. Help keep the wave going! (If you can't join in at 4pm then feel free to do the practice another time.)
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Saturday, 1 October 2011
Direct link for Ning post
http://exeterfwbo.ning.com/profiles/blogs/creative-commons-and-taking?xg_source=activity
will only work when you sign in
(after joining of course)
will only work when you sign in
(after joining of course)
Taking the not given and web copyright (continues on Ning)
See previous post for a direct copy and paste.
Including the copyright notice that says this is ok provided you put a link in.
If only some other people were as clear and easy!
It was ok at Sidmouth Folk Week to just video any performance in street or pub and put it on YouTube. But once you get back to Exeter it becomes more complex.
Music is now mostly ok. At least for a few tracks. But visual images are still protected. I am not sure galleries have really thought about it.
Next phase of video journalism will include putting questions, implies quoting previous content. I expect more problems.
This topic started on Ning site so continues there, you have to join but should not take long.
http://exeterfwbo.ning.com
Including the copyright notice that says this is ok provided you put a link in.
If only some other people were as clear and easy!
It was ok at Sidmouth Folk Week to just video any performance in street or pub and put it on YouTube. But once you get back to Exeter it becomes more complex.
Music is now mostly ok. At least for a few tracks. But visual images are still protected. I am not sure galleries have really thought about it.
Next phase of video journalism will include putting questions, implies quoting previous content. I expect more problems.
This topic started on Ning site so continues there, you have to join but should not take long.
http://exeterfwbo.ning.com
Copying from web re Eight Worldly Winds
The Facebook page for the Breakfast Club is now beginning to work better as a resource for the Urban Retreat. Viramitra has suggested this link so we have a basis to start from. I know there will be more as the Urban Retreat opens, but I like to let something sink in ahead.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an08/an08.006.than.html
AN 8.6 PTS: A iv 157
Lokavipatti Sutta: The Failings of the World
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1997–2011
"Monks, these eight worldly conditions spin after the world, and the world spins after these eight worldly conditions. Which eight? Gain, loss, status, disgrace, censure, praise, pleasure, & pain. These are the eight worldly conditions that spin after the world, and the world spins after these eight worldly conditions.
"For an uninstructed run-of-the-mill person there arise gain, loss, status, disgrace, censure, praise, pleasure, & pain. For a well-instructed disciple of the noble ones there also arise gain, loss, status, disgrace, censure, praise, pleasure, & pain. So what difference, what distinction, what distinguishing factor is there between the well-instructed disciple of the noble ones and the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person?"
"For us, lord, the teachings have the Blessed One as their root, their guide, & their arbitrator. It would be good if the Blessed One himself would explicate the meaning of this statement. Having heard it from the Blessed One, the monks will remember it."
"In that case, monks, listen & pay close attention. I will speak."
"As you say, lord," the monks responded.
The Blessed One said, "Gain arises for an uninstructed run-of-the-mill person. He does not reflect, 'Gain has arisen for me. It is inconstant, stressful, & subject to change.' He does not discern it as it actually is.
"Loss arises... Status arises... Disgrace arises... Censure arises... Praise arises... Pleasure arises...
"Pain arises. He does not reflect, 'Pain has arisen for me. It is inconstant, stressful, & subject to change.' He does not discern it as it actually is.
"His mind remains consumed with the gain. His mind remains consumed with the loss... with the status... the disgrace... the censure... the praise... the pleasure. His mind remains consumed with the pain.
"He welcomes the arisen gain and rebels against the arisen loss. He welcomes the arisen status and rebels against the arisen disgrace. He welcomes the arisen praise and rebels against the arisen censure. He welcomes the arisen pleasure and rebels against the arisen pain. As he is thus engaged in welcoming & rebelling, he is not released from birth, aging, or death; from sorrows, lamentations, pains, distresses, or despairs. He is not released, I tell you, from suffering & stress.
"Now, gain arises for a well-instructed disciple of the noble ones. He reflects, 'Gain has arisen for me. It is inconstant, stressful, & subject to change.' He discerns it as it actually is.
"Loss arises... Status arises... Disgrace arises... Censure arises... Praise arises... Pleasure arises...
"Pain arises. He reflects, 'Pain has arisen for me. It is inconstant, stressful, & subject to change.' He discerns it as it actually is.
"His mind does not remain consumed with the gain. His mind does not remain consumed with the loss... with the status... the disgrace... the censure... the praise... the pleasure. His mind does not remain consumed with the pain.
"He does not welcome the arisen gain, or rebel against the arisen loss. He does not welcome the arisen status, or rebel against the arisen disgrace. He does not welcome the arisen praise, or rebel against the arisen censure. He does not welcome the arisen pleasure, or rebel against the arisen pain. As he thus abandons welcoming & rebelling, he is released from birth, aging, & death; from sorrows, lamentations, pains, distresses, & despairs. He is released, I tell you, from suffering & stress.
"This is the difference, this the distinction, this the distinguishing factor between the well-instructed disciple of the noble ones and the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person."
Gain/loss,
status/disgrace,
censure/praise,
pleasure/pain:
these conditions among human beings
are
inconstant,
impermanent,
subject to change.
Knowing this, the wise person, mindful,
ponders these changing conditions.
Desirable things don't charm the mind,
undesirable ones bring no resistance.
His welcoming & rebelling are scattered,
gone to their end,
do not exist.
Knowing the dustless, sorrowless state,
he discerns rightly,
has gone, beyond becoming,
to the Further Shore.
Provenance: ©1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Transcribed from a file provided by the translator. This Access to Insight edition is ©1997–2011.
Terms of use: You may copy, reformat, reprint, republish, and redistribute this work in any medium whatsoever, provided that: (1) you only make such copies, etc. available free of charge; (2) you clearly indicate that any derivatives of this work (including translations) are derived from this source document; and (3) you include the full text of this license in any copies or derivatives of this work. Otherwise, all rights reserved.
For additional information about this license, see the FAQ.
How to cite this document (one suggested style): "Lokavipatti Sutta: The Failings of the World" (AN 8.6), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight, 4 July 2010, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an08/an08.006.than.html . Retrieved on 1 October 2011.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an08/an08.006.than.html
AN 8.6 PTS: A iv 157
Lokavipatti Sutta: The Failings of the World
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1997–2011
"Monks, these eight worldly conditions spin after the world, and the world spins after these eight worldly conditions. Which eight? Gain, loss, status, disgrace, censure, praise, pleasure, & pain. These are the eight worldly conditions that spin after the world, and the world spins after these eight worldly conditions.
"For an uninstructed run-of-the-mill person there arise gain, loss, status, disgrace, censure, praise, pleasure, & pain. For a well-instructed disciple of the noble ones there also arise gain, loss, status, disgrace, censure, praise, pleasure, & pain. So what difference, what distinction, what distinguishing factor is there between the well-instructed disciple of the noble ones and the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person?"
"For us, lord, the teachings have the Blessed One as their root, their guide, & their arbitrator. It would be good if the Blessed One himself would explicate the meaning of this statement. Having heard it from the Blessed One, the monks will remember it."
"In that case, monks, listen & pay close attention. I will speak."
"As you say, lord," the monks responded.
The Blessed One said, "Gain arises for an uninstructed run-of-the-mill person. He does not reflect, 'Gain has arisen for me. It is inconstant, stressful, & subject to change.' He does not discern it as it actually is.
"Loss arises... Status arises... Disgrace arises... Censure arises... Praise arises... Pleasure arises...
"Pain arises. He does not reflect, 'Pain has arisen for me. It is inconstant, stressful, & subject to change.' He does not discern it as it actually is.
"His mind remains consumed with the gain. His mind remains consumed with the loss... with the status... the disgrace... the censure... the praise... the pleasure. His mind remains consumed with the pain.
"He welcomes the arisen gain and rebels against the arisen loss. He welcomes the arisen status and rebels against the arisen disgrace. He welcomes the arisen praise and rebels against the arisen censure. He welcomes the arisen pleasure and rebels against the arisen pain. As he is thus engaged in welcoming & rebelling, he is not released from birth, aging, or death; from sorrows, lamentations, pains, distresses, or despairs. He is not released, I tell you, from suffering & stress.
"Now, gain arises for a well-instructed disciple of the noble ones. He reflects, 'Gain has arisen for me. It is inconstant, stressful, & subject to change.' He discerns it as it actually is.
"Loss arises... Status arises... Disgrace arises... Censure arises... Praise arises... Pleasure arises...
"Pain arises. He reflects, 'Pain has arisen for me. It is inconstant, stressful, & subject to change.' He discerns it as it actually is.
"His mind does not remain consumed with the gain. His mind does not remain consumed with the loss... with the status... the disgrace... the censure... the praise... the pleasure. His mind does not remain consumed with the pain.
"He does not welcome the arisen gain, or rebel against the arisen loss. He does not welcome the arisen status, or rebel against the arisen disgrace. He does not welcome the arisen praise, or rebel against the arisen censure. He does not welcome the arisen pleasure, or rebel against the arisen pain. As he thus abandons welcoming & rebelling, he is released from birth, aging, & death; from sorrows, lamentations, pains, distresses, & despairs. He is released, I tell you, from suffering & stress.
"This is the difference, this the distinction, this the distinguishing factor between the well-instructed disciple of the noble ones and the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person."
Gain/loss,
status/disgrace,
censure/praise,
pleasure/pain:
these conditions among human beings
are
inconstant,
impermanent,
subject to change.
Knowing this, the wise person, mindful,
ponders these changing conditions.
Desirable things don't charm the mind,
undesirable ones bring no resistance.
His welcoming & rebelling are scattered,
gone to their end,
do not exist.
Knowing the dustless, sorrowless state,
he discerns rightly,
has gone, beyond becoming,
to the Further Shore.
Provenance: ©1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Transcribed from a file provided by the translator. This Access to Insight edition is ©1997–2011.
Terms of use: You may copy, reformat, reprint, republish, and redistribute this work in any medium whatsoever, provided that: (1) you only make such copies, etc. available free of charge; (2) you clearly indicate that any derivatives of this work (including translations) are derived from this source document; and (3) you include the full text of this license in any copies or derivatives of this work. Otherwise, all rights reserved.
For additional information about this license, see the FAQ.
How to cite this document (one suggested style): "Lokavipatti Sutta: The Failings of the World" (AN 8.6), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight, 4 July 2010, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an08/an08.006.than.html . Retrieved on 1 October 2011.
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Worldly Winds Retreat
Copied from email
You could respond through a comment
Hello again,
Just to let you all know that I will definitely be holding a Day
Retreat on 'The Worldly Winds' as part of the International Urban
Retreat on SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 10.30 - 4.00 at Exeter Natural Health
Centre (Phoenix Room). Suggested donation: £6.00
Please bring a vegetarian lunch to share.
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This is a great theme for exploring how we work with our 'stuff' in
daily life, navigating our way through gain and loss, pleasure and
pain, 'fame' and disgrace, praise and blame.
There'll be a talk, meditation, reflection practice, and discussion
groups to support one another in learning about the choices we have in
weathering the storms of life.
Groups and centres throughout the Triratna Buddhist Community
worldwide will be following the same theme, so we'll be connecting in
with what's happening.
It would be helpful if you could let me know if you are definitely
wanting to come to give an idea of numbers.
Really hope you can come!
Vidyadasi
You could respond through a comment
Hello again,
Just to let you all know that I will definitely be holding a Day
Retreat on 'The Worldly Winds' as part of the International Urban
Retreat on SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 10.30 - 4.00 at Exeter Natural Health
Centre (Phoenix Room). Suggested donation: £6.00
Please bring a vegetarian lunch to share.
javascript:void(0)
This is a great theme for exploring how we work with our 'stuff' in
daily life, navigating our way through gain and loss, pleasure and
pain, 'fame' and disgrace, praise and blame.
There'll be a talk, meditation, reflection practice, and discussion
groups to support one another in learning about the choices we have in
weathering the storms of life.
Groups and centres throughout the Triratna Buddhist Community
worldwide will be following the same theme, so we'll be connecting in
with what's happening.
It would be helpful if you could let me know if you are definitely
wanting to come to give an idea of numbers.
Really hope you can come!
Vidyadasi
Sunday, 14 August 2011
New links on a Central site and meditation
http://www.thebuddhistcentre.com/
Global scope, maybe there will be an Exeter page here later
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http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/meditation/
You might want to talk to someone first before trying some of these, but the resource is there.
Global scope, maybe there will be an Exeter page here later
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http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/meditation/
You might want to talk to someone first before trying some of these, but the resource is there.
Friday, 29 July 2011
Intro to the Ning site
Couple of screen shots
The second one shows where the blogs are. This is the bit I am updating over the next few weeks. Click on the "Add" button to add your own blog.
It turns out there is a featured blog from previously
http://exeterfwbo.ning.com/profiles/blogs/getting-started-on-this-site
You need to be a member to see the Ning site, please send a request. Facebook page is open.
The second one shows where the blogs are. This is the bit I am updating over the next few weeks. Click on the "Add" button to add your own blog.
It turns out there is a featured blog from previously
http://exeterfwbo.ning.com/profiles/blogs/getting-started-on-this-site
You need to be a member to see the Ning site, please send a request. Facebook page is open.
j3ex or #j3ex is a search tag for Three Jewels in Exeter or Triratna
This blog is to explain the other sites and link to them
j3ex should be easy enough to remember and to find.
http://exeterfwbo.ning.com/
http://www.theurbanretreat.org/
http://www.exeterfwbo.org.uk/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/205550696130767/?ap=1
search Facebook for Exeter Triratna Breakfast if the link falls over
j3ex should be easy enough to remember and to find.
http://exeterfwbo.ning.com/
http://www.theurbanretreat.org/
http://www.exeterfwbo.org.uk/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/205550696130767/?ap=1
search Facebook for Exeter Triratna Breakfast if the link falls over
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