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03 Cultural difference, families, hierarchy and growing as an individual

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01 Introducing Karunadevi and her spiritual background

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04 How he would like to live and be remembered

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03 A gradual transformation

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02 Caste and fighting

406

01 On first hearing about doctor ambedkar

407

04 Ideas of male friendship at the time

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01 Work as practice and not hiding from life

409

03 Joining a community

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02 Asking for ordination

411

01 Seeing the Buddha on her first retreat

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05 Ananda's trajectory on the path

413

02 Recording Bhante's talks on tape

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01 First meeting with Bhante

415

05 Proving yourself in life before you get ordained

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04 The danger of projection when you identify as an Order member

417

03 The right amount of perfection

418

02 Ethics and being guardians of awakeness

419

04 Chandrasiddhi's life story: meeting Buddhism in Mexico

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03 Amarapushpa's life story and connection to the Order

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02 Names: The Siddhi

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05 Her Order name and connection to the Buddha

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04 Marriage, living situations and security

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Mitra Info Workshop

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Kalyana mitrata and the spiritual life

426

Surmani Prabhakar Dhakade Live In Concert at Bodhgaya

427

01 Dhammarati - Introduction to the meeting

428

02 The Dedication Ceremony

429

03 International offerings and the Shakyamuni mantra (Indian style)

430

Sheffield Pilgrims

431

Abhaya On Beauty And The Imagination As Ways To Liberation

432

Maitripala - Buddhas In My Pocket

433

Karunamaya On An Indian Retreat Centre For Women

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01 Waking Up To A Wise Earth.MP3

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02 The Buddha And Adam Smith.MP3

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03 The Buddha And Charles Darwin.MP3

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04 The Values Of Modern Economics And Modern Economic Institutions.MP3

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05 The Tragedy Of The Commons.MP3

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Reverence: Renunciation and Commitment

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Solidarity: Connection and Bodhisattva Aspiration

441

Wise Attention: Sunyata and the Maya Way

442

The Illumined Image: Symbol, Poetry and Drama

443

Dwelling in Reality: the Stage of Completion

444

Integration: Dedication and Bridging the Gap

445

Sikkha, A Conversation with Dhammamegha And Dhammarati

446

Desert Island Discs - Dhammarati - Triratna50

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The Wind

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The 8 Wonderful Examples

449

Refuges + Precepts

450

Offerings Chorus - Voice of the Buddha

451

Tchaikovsky - Tebe Poem

452

Vaughn Williams - Elizabethan Part Song 3

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Vaughn Williams - Elizabethan Part Song 2

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Vaughn Williams - Elizabethan Part Song 1

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Arthasiddhi introduces the Programme

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Jnanadakini - Bringing The Dharma To Latin America

457

Triratna50 - European Dedication Ceremony

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01 Reading of the full poem "Advent"

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02 Sangharakshita's inspiration for "Advent" and the symbolism of The Stranger

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04 House and Stranger - Preparing the conditions for the transcendental to emerge

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05 Opening the door for the Stranger

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06 Further thoughts on "Advent"

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07 Sangharakshita One and Sangharakshita Two

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08 Reflecting on the meaning of the poem's title and the symbolism of The Guest

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03 Sangharakshita's LSD experiences and nibbling away at the ego

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03 The writing of the Arthurian poems

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01 Reading of The Bodhisattva's Reply

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02 What Are We to Do?

469

03 The origins of The Bodhisattva's Reply

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04 The Spiritual Necessity of Helping Others

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05 Verse 1 - Constraint, Evil, and Distortion

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06 Verse 2 - Prostitution and the Loss of Innocence

473

07 Verse 3 - The Victims of Industrialisation

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08 Verse 4 - Bodhisattva Action and Dr. Ambedkar

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09 Verse 5 - The Suffering of City Life

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11 Final Thoughts on The Bodhisattva's Reply

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01 Reading of the three Arthurian poems

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02 Drawing literary inspiration and personal meaning from myth and legend

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04 Verse 1 - Aligning the Heart and the Ideal

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05 Verse 2 - Be Careful What You Dream of

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06 Verse 3 - The Social Effect of Unskilfulness

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01 Reading of Four Gifts

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02 Writing of the Poem

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03 The Gift of the Lotus Flower - Development

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04 The Practice of Service to Others

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05 Understanding the Need for Development

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06 The Gift of the Golden Net - Interconnectedness

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07 A Vision of Existence

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10 Final Thoughts on Four Gifts

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01 Reading of In the Woods Are Many More

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03 Dharma Teachings - More and More of Less and Less

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04 The Interruption of the Orchid Merchant

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05 Remembering Time in Kalimpong

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06 The Importance of Reflection

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07 Enlightenment and Always More to Learn

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08 Final Thoughts on In the Woods Are Many More

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10 Verse 6 - The Bodhisattva's Answers to Suffering

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09 The Gift of the Garden - Cultivation

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08 The Gift of the Dance - Enjoyment and Spiritual Community

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02 Origins of In the Woods Are Many More in India