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FBA Podcast: Urban Metta

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 19 Jan, 2019 - 11:00

In this week’s FBA Podcast entitled Urban Metta Bodhilila talks about how city life offers constant opportunities for practising metta in quite challenging situations and can provide a crucible for our spiritual practice, particularly our ethical practice.

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Video - Triratna's Gender Diverse Working Group

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 21 Jan, 2019 - 15:24

Video - Triratna's Gender Diverse Working Group

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 21 Jan, 2019 - 15:24

“[Being Gender Diverse] isn’t a matter of a whim or ideology but a deeply experienced need to find oneself in the world in a different kind of way from the conventional man/woman division. And, recognising that the Dharma is all about experiencing our humanity as deeply and truly as possible, that includes bringing in our gender experience obviously.”

Jnanamitra speaks with Saddhaloka, chair of the College of Public Preceptors, about the work of Triratna’s Gender Diverse...

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New Books Coming This Year

From Windhorse Publications on Wed, 23 Jan, 2019 - 11:13

New Books Coming This Year

From Windhorse Publications on Wed, 23 Jan, 2019 - 11:13

Happy New Year.

We wanted to give you a heads-up on the new books we are publishing in 2019.

The Complete Works

Eight volumes of The Complete Works of Sangharakshita have already been published, and we look forward to the launch of four new volumes in April. The existing 251 subscribers to The Complete Works will automatically receive the new volumes upon publication – you too can subscribe to join these individuals and Centres. Volumes are also available for individual purchase.

The four new volumes coming in April are:

Vol 2: The Three Jewels I The nine texts...

Saddhaloka

Triratna's Panel Process and Safeguarding - Questions and Answers (Part 1)

From Order Connection on Wed, 23 Jan, 2019 - 17:16

From the Triratna Ethics Kula

It’s been quite a strong time of late in the Order, prompted by the recent suspension of Suvajra and the process used to inform that suspension. We’ve had a lot of questions and requests for clarification in the Triratna Ethics Kula and we are keen to let the Order know more about our work, and to respond to some of the questions that have come our way. We hope then this FAQ (Frequently Asked...

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Saddhaloka

What is the Ethics Kula?

From Order Connection on Wed, 23 Jan, 2019 - 16:51

Until very recently most Order members had not heard about the Ethics Kula and what job it does, so this is a brief introduction to its work.

The Triratna Ethics Kula was started in 2017 at the request of Munisha, the Triratna Safeguarding Officer. In developing Triratna’s Safeguarding work she was finding that at times she was having to deal with cases that really needed the involvement of the College and Order Convenors, and she wanted to have a straightforward way of...

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Development Team

A short summary of the recent ECA

From European Chairs' Assembly on Wed, 23 Jan, 2019 - 11:34

the attached pdf is a brief description of the January European Chairs Assembly (ECA) meeting at Adhisthana.

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Sadayasihi

Video: Suryagupta in conversation with Subhuti

From Community Highlights on Tue, 22 Jan, 2019 - 17:13

Video: Suryagupta in conversation with Subhuti

From Community Highlights on Tue, 22 Jan, 2019 - 17:13

Here’s Suryagupta in conversation with Subhuti about his life and practice. Subhuti has been the President of the London Buddhist Centre for over 30 years and was part of the original team who built the LBC in the 1970s.

Watch recent film ‘What the London Buddhist Centre (Really) Is’

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The International Course at Adhisthana

From Community Highlights on Tue, 22 Jan, 2019 - 16:49

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The International Course at Adhisthana

From Community Highlights on Tue, 22 Jan, 2019 - 16:49

The International Course took place in October 2018 in Adhisthana with 14 Order Members who hold positions of responsibility in Triratna from the US, Germany, India, Australia, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Mexico. The course ran for four weeks and was an opportunity to develop the deep connections and shared vision that our founding generation forged in 1970s squats.

Here is a short video from Future Dharma about the course.

Visit Future Dharma’s website or...

Saddhaloka

Resignation of Maitrin

From Order Connection on Tue, 22 Jan, 2019 - 14:43

Resignation of Maitrin

From Order Connection on Tue, 22 Jan, 2019 - 14:43

Dear Order members

This is to let everyone know that Maitrin (Joakim Eneroth) from Sweden has decide to resign from the Order. He was ordained at Guhyaloka in 2008 with Satyaraja as Private Preceptor and Saddhaloka as Public Preceptor. His resignation letter can be found below. We wish him well and happiness.

with Metta

Saddhaloka

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Dear Saddhaloka,

I have enjoyed and appreciated practicing with Triratna since 1996. But I have...

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Development Team

Two exciting opportunities in Cambridge, UK

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 22 Jan, 2019 - 11:33

Two exciting opportunities in Cambridge, UK

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 22 Jan, 2019 - 11:33

Two exciting opportunities for full-time supported positions at Cambridge Buddhist Centre:

We are recruiting for a new full-time, supported Assistant to the Centre Manager

We are looking for an Order Member, or mitra who is training for ordination, who is keen to be fully involved in the life of the Centre, including supporting courses and classes. The Centre is at the hub of a very lively, growing Sangha and you would be working in a friendly and effective Centre Team.

The job of the new Team...

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