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Monday Sangha Nights this autumn
Bristol Buddhist Centre - all the colours of sangha

3 Sept Approaching the mandala of colours and qualities - seeking the roots in the earliest teachings of the Buddha and in his life (Prajnamati)

10 Sept Deciding to enter the mandala. The Bristol Sangha’s tradition and inspiration with the 5 Buddha mandala (Jvalamalini)

17 Sept Entering the Mandala and meeting the deep blue Buddha of wisdom, unshakability and earth-touching, Akshobya (Satyalila)
Mind Training Slogans, 3 short talks 15th May 2012
3 short talks given at Sangha Night by Vadanya, Suryamati and Terry on their favourite mind training verses.
Padmasambhava & the System of Practice by Bodhinaga 5 May 2012
Bodhinaga introduces the figure of Padmasambhava and tells the story of how he subdued the demons of Samye Ling to establish the Dharma in Tibet. What might be some of our own demons? What would Padmasambhava have to tame if we invited him to the modern west? Includes Bodhinaga’s imaginary exchange between Padmasambhava and our own Prime Minister.
Viradhamma on the Work of the Nagaloka Institute, India
In case you missed it, here is Viradhamma talking at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center a few weeks ago about his work to support the extraordinary Nagaloka Institute project in India, which provides education and Buddhist training to young people from the some of the poorest communities in India. It was an incredibly inspiring evening and he was overwhelmed at the genrosity of the seacoast Sangha.