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The Triratna Haiku Challenge

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 14 Apr, 2020 - 11:24

The Triratna Haiku Challenge

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 14 Apr, 2020 - 11:24

What is it?
An invitation to pause, open to all the senses, and notice… write the noticing down in three short lines as a “haiku”. Write a few in turn, see what occurs to you. Then if you wish, send your favourite/s to me (details on how to submit them below) so I can post them on the triratnaarts* Instagram or facebook page where the challenge began. (Perhaps at the end we can post a selection...
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jinavamsa

Update on support for Order members during the pandemic

From Abhayaratna Trust on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 15:31

Update on support for Order members during the pandemic

From Abhayaratna Trust on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 15:31

Since March 19th, Abhayaratna Trust, the Order’s care network, has been in touch with Order members around the world who have been experiencing financial hardship as a result of the spread of Covid-19. So far, the charity has given modest grants to 23 Order members living in Mexico, the United States, Spain, India and the UK, and expects to give further grants in the coming months.

The majority of grants have been to those who are self-employed and badly affected by...
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kusaladevi

Triratna online Fundraising - Resources now live on Sikkha online!

From Centre Fundraising Forum on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 18:44

Triratna online Fundraising - Resources now live on Sikkha online!

From Centre Fundraising Forum on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 18:44

We have now gone live on Sikkha online with our Centre Fundraising Support Resources, including a Triratna Online Fundraising Toolkit, a video from Amalavajra, ”What, fundraise now?!” and a document comparing various giving platforms to receive your donations.

Head over to the...
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Vajrashura

Invitation to Online Seminar on Teaching the Dharma Online

From Order Dharma on Sat, 11 Apr, 2020 - 13:48

Invitation to Online Seminar on Teaching the Dharma Online

From Order Dharma on Sat, 11 Apr, 2020 - 13:48

Dear Friends,

I’m writing on behalf of the Sikkha Project to invite you to an online training seminar: Communicating the Dharma Effectively Online. The seminar will take place on Saturday, April 18th at 9am and then again at 5pm UK time (BST), taking into account the needs of the different time zones. We hope people from around the world will be able to participate.

It was a shock to close the London Buddhist Centre for the first time in its history on 16th March....
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Centre Team

Global Community India! (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 15)

From Community Highlights on Mon, 13 Apr, 2020 - 19:46

This week we are celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Doctor B. R. Ambedkar, one of the great Buddhist leaders of modern times and the radical father of the Indian Constitution. Today’s episode of the Toolkit Daily focusses on what it means to be a global community and explores Dr. Ambedkar’s vision of common humanity based around the evolution of just societies.

Our guests, Arun Bodh and Dayamudra, are from Jai Bhim International and Lokuttara Leadership...
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akasajoti

Practising at Home

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 11:33

Practising at Home

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 11:33

A helpful resource from the London Buddhist Centre sharing tips which can support us in sustaining a meditation practice at home or engaging in home-retreats here on The Buddhist Centre Online.

In this video series on ‘Practising at Home’, Ksantikara & Danayutta explain the foundations of setting up a home practice: how we can establish supportive routines in our everyday life, stay in connection with our inspiration and motivation in the face of adversity, and cultivate a sense of practising with others. 
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Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: The Wheel of Life as a mirror

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 13 Apr, 2020 - 14:00

Sangharakshita describes in all its wealth of detail, the Wheel of Life. It’s really a painting but a mirror, giving one successively more profound insights into oneself, and revealing the next step in escaping the endless round.

From the talk entitled The Symbolism of the Tibetan Wheel of Life, part of the series Creative Symbols of the Tantric Path to Enlightenment, 1972.

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Going for \refuge in a Time of Fear (Facebook Live 11.04.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Mon, 13 Apr, 2020 - 10:27

Going for \refuge in a Time of Fear (Facebook Live 11.04.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Mon, 13 Apr, 2020 - 10:27

Kalyananara explores “Going for Refuge in a Time of Fear”. Talk and led meditation. Saturday 11th April, 10.30 to 11.30am. Livestreamed on Facebook. Kalyananara leads us in a Metta Bhavana meditation.
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Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: The Wheel, The Spiral and The Goal

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 11 Apr, 2020 - 14:00

Vadanya launches a series of talks on three great Buddhist symbols that describe the way things are: the wheel of life, the spiral path, and the ultimate goal of Enlightenment. Together they form a guide to escape from the ultimate vicious circle into the complete freedom and fulfilment of Awakening.

Here, Vadanya explores on the wheel by describing the symbolism of each of the four concentric rings which make up this rich representation of samsara, the never-ending repetition of habitual...

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