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Podcast - The Spirit of the Abhayaratna Trust

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 4 Feb, 2019 - 17:45

This is not theoretical, this is how it is, it’s life: sickness and ageing are very challenging.

Mahasraddha is the Director of the Abhayaratna Trust which exists to help support Order Members in financial difficulty.

In this conversation Mahasraddha outlines his vision for the Trust - and its spirit, which is based on Sangharakshita’s lecture, ‘A Case of Dysentery’. He also mentions a number of projects that the Abhayaratna Trust have in the pipeline, including establishing local care networks and supporting...
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The Three Jewels meet the Climate Emergency

From Triratna News on Mon, 11 Feb, 2019 - 16:05

The Three Jewels meet the Climate Emergency

From Triratna News on Mon, 11 Feb, 2019 - 16:05

In December the Bristol Buddhist Centre hosted a practice morning on the theme ‘The Three Jewels Meet the Climate Emergency’. The event offered a space for the Sangha to come together to explore thoughts and feelings around the climate emergency, how Dharma practice helps with facing the reality of the situation, and what ‘taking action’ might look like in this context. This was followed by an action outside Barclays bank in the afternoon with meditation, leafletting and singing ‘climate carols.’

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Dharmabyte: Owning Your Shadow

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 11 Feb, 2019 - 14:00

In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, is from a talk given by Vijayasri as a follow up to a showing of Sangharakshita’s video on Buddhism, world peace and nuclear war. In Owning Your Shadow Vijayasri explores the concepts of violence and non-violence as aspects of the power mode / love mode relationship, and looks at the Jungian concept of the shadow. We examine the idea that change is possible, but that growth and development requires personal...
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Launching a new International Convention Sequence

From Order Connection on Wed, 13 Feb, 2019 - 10:21

Launching a new International Convention Sequence

From Order Connection on Wed, 13 Feb, 2019 - 10:21

“When we gather together in this sort of way, a completely different atmosphere is generated, one might say a quite different level of consciousness is reached.” - ‘Gathering in large numbers’ Sangharakshita at the International Retreat 2008

The sequence for alternating International Conventions on a 3 yearly basis between the UK and India was a proposal for 10 years, and that time period has now finished. It has been a very successful sequence and important in broadening internationality.

The International and Area Order...
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The Three Jewels meet the Climate Emergency

From Triratna News on Mon, 11 Feb, 2019 - 16:05

The Three Jewels meet the Climate Emergency

From Triratna News on Mon, 11 Feb, 2019 - 16:05

In December the Bristol Buddhist Centre hosted a practice morning on the theme ‘The Three Jewels Meet the Climate Emergency’. The event offered a space for the Sangha to come together to explore thoughts and feelings around the climate emergency, how Dharma practice helps with facing the reality of the situation, and what ‘taking action’ might look like in this context. This was followed by an action outside Barclays bank in the afternoon with meditation, leafletting and singing ‘climate carols.’

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Dharmabyte: Owning Your Shadow

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 11 Feb, 2019 - 14:00

In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, is from a talk given by Vijayasri as a follow up to a showing of Sangharakshita’s video on Buddhism, world peace and nuclear war. In Owning Your Shadow Vijayasri explores the concepts of violence and non-violence as aspects of the power mode / love mode relationship, and looks at the Jungian concept of the shadow. We examine the idea that change is possible, but that growth and development requires personal...
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FBA Podcast: Faith and Wisdom

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 9 Feb, 2019 - 14:00

This week’s FBA Podcast by Danadasa is entitled Faith and Wisdom. In this Buddhist path of transformation, how we relate to practice has a profound effect upon that which unfolds. How do we relate to the idea of path and goal? How do we relate to effort? How do we relate to not knowing? During this 4-week Sangha Night series, Danadasa will explore what is meant by a wise relationship to practice through the perspective...
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Working At Karuna: Kusaladevi's Story

From Community Highlights on Fri, 8 Feb, 2019 - 14:10

Working At Karuna: Kusaladevi's Story

From Community Highlights on Fri, 8 Feb, 2019 - 14:10

Karuna exists to end caste-based discrimination, poverty and inequality in India and Nepal. Kusaladevi writes about her experience working for Karuna: ”It’s hard to summarise my time working at Karuna. It was such a significant part of my life for around 8 years, coinciding with my ordination process and it feels hard to separate the two out. I feel so fortunate to have worked for a charity that combined my interest in International Development with the Dharma.

I never ever would have...
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Forthcoming Ordination at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Thu, 7 Feb, 2019 - 16:00

Forthcoming Ordination at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Thu, 7 Feb, 2019 - 16:00

Helen Rey/Scarlett will have her private ordination during a short retreat at Tiratanaloka 22 - 28 February. Her Public Ordination will be at Adhisthana at 3.00pm on Thursday 28 February. All are welcome to attend.

Helen is English and was a member of the Sheffield sangha and did a substantial amount of her ordination training at Tiratanaloka before moving to the US in 2008. She now lives in Seattle.

‘An ever-widening circle…’

With metta,

Punyamala

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