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Young Indian Futures

From Triratna News on Wed, 22 Aug, 2018 - 17:07

Young Indian Futures

From Triratna News on Wed, 22 Aug, 2018 - 17:07

Young Indian Futures has been successfully giving independence and dignity to young people from poor families in some of the most underdeveloped parts of India; and the project is growing, giving a bright future and freedom from poverty, to more and more underprivileged young people.

It’s a small Triratna project, funded entirely by voluntary efforts, based at Aryaloka Computer Institute, Nagpur, India. The Young Indian Futures Project gives training in computing, and other desirable employment skills, to young people from deprived communities in India. Over...

Manjuvajra

Why Did we forget Western Buddhism? - A Response

From Shabda Articles on Mon, 20 Aug, 2018 - 15:39

Why Did we forget Western Buddhism? - A Response

From Shabda Articles on Mon, 20 Aug, 2018 - 15:39

I wanted to respond to Sassanaratna’s article in April but I have since been at Uttaraloka on a three month retreat; thus the delay.

I lived in United States from 1980 to 1997 and had contacts with many American Buddhists – including most of those mentioned in the article – so I certainly did not identify Western Buddhism with the FWBO. It was quite clear, even then, that there was a strand of popular Buddhism emerging from the Vipassana tradition. So,...

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Sadayasihi

New Website for the Sikkha Project

From Order Dharma on Mon, 20 Aug, 2018 - 11:40

New Website for the Sikkha Project

From Order Dharma on Mon, 20 Aug, 2018 - 11:40

Sikkha is the name of a project overseen by Triratna’s International Council. Its aims are to support the development of training within Triratna for every level of experience, to discover and share how the different elements of our system are taught and practiced most effectively, and to create resources and training to fill any gaps.

The new Sikkha website is now up and running. Here you will find the first offering of three introductory courses. For each course...

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Sadayasihi

Newsbyte: Buddhafield East Café

From Triratna News on Mon, 20 Aug, 2018 - 11:00

Newsbyte: Buddhafield East Café

From Triratna News on Mon, 20 Aug, 2018 - 11:00

“It’s just gorgeous - the candlelit evenings in the rainbow tent with friends gathering, onion bhajis, chai and music”.

The Buddhafield East Café sells tea, vegan cakes and onion bhajis to raise money for Buddhist projects. The people working in the café get a ticket into the Buddhafield Festival, and they form a team-based right livelihood for a week - meditating, tuning in with each other each day and having fun together as they work. This...

Nandavajra

Trustees for Tara Sanctuary and Natural Burial Ground

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 20 Aug, 2018 - 10:17

Trustees for Tara Sanctuary and Natural Burial Ground

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 20 Aug, 2018 - 10:17

Trustees for Tara Sanctuary and Natural Burial Ground

We are seeking two new Trustees for this Triratna Charity. (Charity Trustees are volunteers, ie it’s not a paid role).

The Charity will be setting up a new right livelihood, creating a beautiful ecological burial ground and retreat site: a place to honour death and the preciousness of life. We are still in the initial phase of looking for suitable land near Bristol, UK. See below for our Mission Statement. See also our website ...

Prajnaketu

Learning points...and turning points?

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Sun, 19 Aug, 2018 - 17:33

Learning points...and turning points?

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Sun, 19 Aug, 2018 - 17:33

Prajnaketu explores his experiences of the demanding fourth week of the summer men’s Karuna appeal…

Dhammavijaya

India Dhamma Trust in the BigGive Christmas Challenge

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Fri, 17 Aug, 2018 - 17:19

India Dhamma Trust in the BigGive Christmas Challenge

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Fri, 17 Aug, 2018 - 17:19

THE BIG GIVE CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE

This year, India Dhamma Trust is applying to take part in the BigGive’s Christmas Challenge https://www.thebiggive.org.uk/christmas-challenge/

The Challenge works by acquiring pledges to match gifts made to the charity on a specific week in November/December. These gifts may be matched again by The BigGive’s own philanthropist Champions, meaning the potential for gifts made in that week to be quadrupled.

We are hoping to acquire pledges to matchfund (send no money now) amounting to £2500.

This...

Amaradaya

Buddhafield East Cafe- NewsByte

From Clear Vision Trust on Fri, 17 Aug, 2018 - 15:25

Buddhafield East Cafe- NewsByte

From Clear Vision Trust on Fri, 17 Aug, 2018 - 15:25

Buddhafield East Cafe goes from strength to strength, moving to the heart of the field at this years Buddhafield Festival. Clear Vision spends a few days with them to see how they make baking cakes into a spiritual practice.

Saccanama

Women's Ordinations at Adhisthana August 2018

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 17 Aug, 2018 - 14:39

Women's Ordinations at Adhisthana August 2018

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 17 Aug, 2018 - 14:39

We are delighted to announce that the following seven women received their Public Ordination at Adhisthana Retreat Centre on Sunday August 12th 2018.

PUBLIC PRECEPTOR DAYANANDI:

Maggie Muir becomes Hrdayaka
(Sanskrit: dot under the ‘r’ long last ‘a’)
Name meaning: ”She who has a (kind)...