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An evocative, even poetic talk by Arthapriya. He draws out how having a real awareness of the inevitability of death brings greater vividness and meaningfulness into life. Second of three public talks held at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in Autumn 2011 on the subject of "The Big Questions"
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The Triratna Buddhist movement is neither monk nor lay, and most of people in it work. It's a huge part of our waking lives, how do we combine that with practice? Kavyasiddhi draws on a classic study of the impact of unemployment, the Buddha’s advice to workers, and the Wheel of Life - as well as her own varied career - to explore the response to changing conditions at work and beyond. This doesn't feel like a formal talk, more like an intimate exchange,…
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Vajradevi explores bliss, happiness, joy and their relationship to the Buddhist path. What stops us feeling happy more of the time? Is there a difference between freedom of desire and freedom from desire? Last of a series of four talks entitled "The Powers of the Mind" given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in April 2011.
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A pithy talk exploring the Buddha's practical suggestions to find greater freedom in one's life - genuine freedom that does not rely on external factors to give a sense of freedom. Third in a series of four talks given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in 2011 on the theme "The Powers of Mind"
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What if all of our emotional and spiritual problems were caused by an incorrect understanding of our true nature? Vajrapriya explores the Buddha's insight that our commonsense assumptions about ourselves are the source of our suffering. Unpicking those assumptions is the first step to the arising of a wisdom that leads to an expansive and liberating way of relating to others and the world. Talk 2 in a series of 4 talks entitled "Powers of the Mind"…
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