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Hot off the Press: 'Introducing Mindfulness'

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 28 Sep, 2020 - 16:30

Hot off the Press: 'Introducing Mindfulness'

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 28 Sep, 2020 - 16:30

We’re delighted to introduce you to the newly published Introducing Mindfulness: Buddhist Background and Practical Exercises by Bhikkhu Anālayo.

Anālayo has been writing about mindfulness as a scholar, practitioner and meditation teacher for two decades. In 2004 we published his ground-breaking study of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta based on his comparative studies of early Buddhist texts. He is one of a handful of people who can read and research texts in Pāli, Sanskrit and Chinese. It is a real delight when someone with...

Satyakirti

The Smooth Road to Emancipation - Online Guru Yoga Weekend for all Dharmacharis and Dharmacharinis OM

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 28 Sep, 2020 - 14:23

The Smooth Road to Emancipation - Online Guru Yoga Weekend for all Dharmacharis and Dharmacharinis OM

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 28 Sep, 2020 - 14:23

Friday, 11 December 2020 to Sunday, 13 December 2020

This is a special online weekend lead by Padmavajra at Padmaloka on the Guru Yoga from the Tharpe Delam. Bhante was introduced to this practice by the Venerable Khachu Rinpoche at the time of receiving the Padmasambhava abhishekha. He made his own translation of the text with the help of Dhardo Rinpoche and introduced Padmavajra to the practice in 1976.

This Guru Yoga involves the transformation of ourselves into Vajrayogini - the archetypal devotee-disciple and then imagining...

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Centre Team

Addressing Ethical Issues in Triratna

From Triratna News on Thu, 24 Sep, 2020 - 11:38

Addressing Ethical Issues in Triratna

From Triratna News on Thu, 24 Sep, 2020 - 11:38

For many years, ethical issues from Triratna’s past have affected the individuals who were involved and the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community as a whole, and a number of people have come forward with accounts of the suffering they experienced within Triratna. Some of these issues involved the sexual behaviour of Sangharakshita, Triratna’s founder.

The Adhisthana Kula arose from a wish to acknowledge openly and respond effectively to these issues. The members of the Kula worked together over...

Parami

Public Ordinations at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Tue, 29 Sep, 2020 - 09:46

Public Ordinations at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Tue, 29 Sep, 2020 - 09:46

Dear Order members,

I am delighted to let you know the names of the 16 women publicly ordained at Adhisthana on Monday 28th September 2020. We were able to celebrate the ceremony outdoors in the Prajnaparamita courtyard which meant that, under Covid conditions, we didn’t need to wear masks. It was joyful to welcome these women into the Order, a positive day in a year which, for many, has been difficult.

All names are as...

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Sadayasihi

Iain McGilchrist coming to PoetryEast for Two-Part Special

From London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 29 Sep, 2020 - 11:20

Iain McGilchrist coming to PoetryEast for Two-Part Special

From London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 29 Sep, 2020 - 11:20

Join PoetryEast for a two-part conversation with renowned psychiatrist, writer, and literary scholar, Iain McGilchrist - author of The Master and His Emissary.

Part one: ‘The Divided Brain’ will premier on Tuesday 13th October at 7pm (BST). Part two: ‘The Making of the Western World’ on Tuesday 20th October at 7pm (BST).

Jnanavaca and Maitreyabandhu (from the London Buddhist Centre) will be in conversation with Dr McGilchrist about brain science, transcendence, poetry, and art.

PoetryEast...

Parami

Public Ordinations at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Tue, 29 Sep, 2020 - 09:46

Public Ordinations at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Tue, 29 Sep, 2020 - 09:46

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Sadayasihi

Public Ordinations at Adhisthana

From Triratna News on Tue, 29 Sep, 2020 - 09:46

Public Ordinations at Adhisthana

From Triratna News on Tue, 29 Sep, 2020 - 09:46

We are delighted to let you know the names of the 16 women publicly ordained at Adhisthana on Monday 28th September 2020.

Public preceptor: Santavajri

Ng Yin Wan becomes Maitrigandhi (long second i)
A Sanskrit name meaning One who is fragrant with loving kindness
Westernised (Shabda) spelling: Maitrigandhi
Private preceptor: Khemasiddhi

Genny Whiting becomes Vandanacitta (long final a)
A Sanskrit name meaning She who has a heart of devotion
Westernised...

Guhyavajra

Greed, Hatred, Delusion and categories of Western thought - Guhyavajra

From Shabda Articles on Tue, 29 Sep, 2020 - 02:16

Greed, hatred, delusion and categories of Western thought – Guhyavajra

Open to all 28/09/2020

I recently had an attractive circular sent to me by email from the Triratna International Council office with an update based on recent zoom meetings. Reading through the...

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Hot off the press: 'Introducing Mindfulness'

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 28 Sep, 2020 - 16:30

Hot off the press: 'Introducing Mindfulness'

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 28 Sep, 2020 - 16:30

Here at Windhorse Publications we’re delighted to announce the release of Introducing Mindfulness: Buddhist Background and Practical Exercises by Bhikkhu Anālayo.

This is not only a book for people interested in exploring mindfulness for the first time. It is also a skilled and thoughtful intervention into many of the debates about the nature and status of mindfulness in its secular forms and in non-dual and vipassana Buddhist practices.

You can buy Introducing Mindfulness now from our website or your local bookshop for £13.99. It will be...

Satyakirti

The Smooth Road to Emancipation - Online Guru Yoga Weekend for all Dharmacharis and Dharmacharinis OM

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 28 Sep, 2020 - 14:23

The Smooth Road to Emancipation - Online Guru Yoga Weekend for all Dharmacharis and Dharmacharinis OM

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 28 Sep, 2020 - 14:23

Friday, 11 December 2020 to Sunday, 13 December 2020

This Guru Yoga involves the transformation of ourselves into Vajrayogini - the archetypal devotee-disciple and then imagining...

Read more about The Smooth Road to Emancipation - Online Guru Yoga Weekend for all Dharmacharis and Dharmacharinis

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