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UK & Ireland Area Convention - bookings open

From Order Connection on Wed, 3 Apr, 2019 - 13:05

UK & Ireland Area Convention - bookings open

From Order Connection on Wed, 3 Apr, 2019 - 13:05

A Mandala of Awakening
Area Convention 6-11 August
Wymondham College, Norfolk, UK

Booking now open - book here

While this is a UK and Ireland Area Convention, there is an open invitation for any Order member around the world who would like to come.

As you may already know from our previous post about the convention, we have asked Prakasha to give four talks, the four main sadhanas that Bhante practised while living in...

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Sadayasihi

Future Dharma Fund's First Published Annual Report

From Triratna News on Wed, 3 Apr, 2019 - 12:23

Future Dharma Fund's First Published Annual Report

From Triratna News on Wed, 3 Apr, 2019 - 12:23

FutureDharma Fund has published their first annual report detailing all the projects worldwide - from India, mainland Europe, Americas and into Australia and New Zealand - that they are making possible. FutureDharma Fund was established in 2016 to raise funds to help the Triratna Buddhist Community reach more and more people as we move into our next 50 years.

Last year some 500 people gave £274,000 to support 35 projects around the world - projects such as supporting a ...

Satyalila

50 Years, 50 Voices: Dharmashalin

From Buddhist Voices on Fri, 29 Mar, 2019 - 17:45

This is living a Dharma life. This is actually applying it. This is mess in progress.

Dharmashalin

Dharmashalin’s Annals
In 1968 I was not even a glint in my father’s eye. My parents first met on the 5th of September 1969 when my Mum showed my Dad where the canteen was on his first day of work.

In 1978 I was born on the 16th of June.

In 1988 I was 10 years old, totally absorbed in the world of Dungeons and...

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Make a Difference - Women in India

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 28 Mar, 2019 - 13:00

Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, Make a Difference - Women in India, is excerpted from the talk Triratna Sangha In India and the Work of the India Dharma Trust by Tarahridaya.

This talk was given as part of Manchester Buddhist Centre’s celebration of Dr Ambedkar’s 60th anniversary of his conversion to Buddhism. She provides a personal recount of the transformative nature of the Dharma and the Triratna Buddhist movement witnessed in India.

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Programme Triratna International Gathering 22-26 August

From Triratna International Gathering 2019: Alchemy of the Dharma on Thu, 4 Apr, 2019 - 15:24

Programme Triratna International Gathering 22-26 August

From Triratna International Gathering 2019: Alchemy of the Dharma on Thu, 4 Apr, 2019 - 15:24

With Alchemy of the Dharma as overall theme we already have a lovely line-up of events and more to come as time moves on.
What we already know about the programme for definite:

3 TALKS
- Transforming Self - by Ratnaguna
- Transforming Through Sangha - by Sanghamani
- Transforming World - by Prasadacarin
Short talks about the transformative power of the Dharma in Latin America and India
Event on Bhante as Alchemist - by Maitreyabandhu and others
Various workshops

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Buddhist Revival in India

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 4 Apr, 2019 - 14:00

Maitrivir-Nagarjuna gives us today’s FBA Dharmabyte: Buddhist Revival in India. This excellent talk was recorded for the San Francisco sangha’s celebration of the anniversary of the great mass conversion initiated by Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, the great leader of the Dalit community of Indian Buddhists. It is a pretty comprehensive overview of why Dr. Ambdekar converted to Buddhism, the significance of the anniversary itself, and Ambedkar’s vision of ‘prabuddha bharat’: Enlightened India, and, in fact,...

Sadayasihi

The Sikkha Project

From Triratna News on Thu, 4 Apr, 2019 - 10:36

The Sikkha Project

From Triratna News on Thu, 4 Apr, 2019 - 10:36

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 Sikkha website is now open to all. Here you will find some recommended introductory courses - including a newly published course from...