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Some Glimpses Into The Vision And Sometimes Messy Unfolding Of The Triratna Buddhist Order on its 50th anniversary

From Buddhist Voices on Fri, 18 May, 2018 - 13:04

This is a talk I gave on our Sangha Night in Bristol to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Order in April.  It puts the ‘Fifty Years, Fifty Voices’ project in context alongside the Sangharakshita Complete Works and includes a sneak preview of a number of ‘voices’ from the project, including Vessantara on Bhante in the early days, Buddhadasa on the Order & Arya Sangha, Vajratara on what she loves about the Order, , Manjusvara...

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Sadayasihi

Buddhist Action Month is nearly here. What are you planning?

From Triratna News on Fri, 18 May, 2018 - 11:52

Buddhist Action Month is nearly here. What are you planning?

From Triratna News on Fri, 18 May, 2018 - 11:52

June is Buddhist Action Month (BAM) and Triratna Sanghas all over the world have been planning activities as part of this festival of Buddhist social action. Beginning in 2012 as a day, this is a pan-Buddhist initiative from the UK’s Network of Buddhist Organisations. 

This year we have an invitation to explore two particular angles of ‘transforming self, transforming world’:

transforming self: looking at the effect of digital technology on the well-being of us...
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Suchandra

Talk on Ordination Vow's OM

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 18 May, 2018 - 06:00

Talk given by Dh. Amrutdeep on Ordination Vow’s at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center in Men’s Going for Refugee retreat.

In this talk Dh. Amrutdeep explain significance of Ordination Vow’s.

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Mr. Ramdas Athawale Visit

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Thu, 17 May, 2018 - 16:47

Mr. Ramdas Athawale Visit

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Thu, 17 May, 2018 - 16:47

Mr. Ramdas Athawale surprise visit to Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center during Women General Retreat. Dh. Ratnasambhava has welcome him with his family in main Shrine. After performing ritual of placing candle and incense to Buddha Rupa and address retreatant for six minutes.
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Vidyadasa

International Family Retreat : Retiro Internacional De Familias

From Triratna Buddhist Families on Thu, 17 May, 2018 - 14:47
  • International Family Retreat

International Family Retreat : Retiro Internacional De Familias

From Triratna Buddhist Families on Thu, 17 May, 2018 - 14:47

We offer a retreat for fathers, mothers, sons and daughters. In 2017 we ran a very successful family retreat in Suryavana and we want to continue offering this space for people interested in Buddhist practice especially as a parent. The retreat is open to anyone. The intention of gathering people from various countries with their children. This will create an atmosphere of internationality with all the wealth of a retreat with people from various cultures and ways of seeing life and raising their children living and practicing...
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Buddhists and Stoics in the Philosophy Café

From Western Buddhist Review on Sat, 12 May, 2018 - 13:22

Buddhists and Stoics in the Philosophy Café

From Western Buddhist Review on Sat, 12 May, 2018 - 13:22

We present here a review of a new book exploring common ground between Buddhism and the philosophical tradition of Stoicism:

More Than Happiness: Buddhist and Stoic Wisdom for a Sceptical Age

by Antonia Macaro

Icon Books, London, 2018. £12.99 hb

review by Dhīvan

I met the author of More Than Happiness, Antonia Macaro, at a mindfulness retreat in 2016 led by Ven Anālayo,[i] and then again in November 2017 at a Bodhi College weekend on ‘Philosophy as a Way of Life’. An encouragingly large number of us listened to Stephen...
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Talks on Padmasambava from the Men's UK and Ireland Order Weekend OM

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sun, 13 May, 2018 - 09:57

Talks on Padmasambava from the Men's UK and Ireland Order Weekend OM

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sun, 13 May, 2018 - 09:57

Padmavajra and Maitreyabandhu gave talks on Padmasambhava at the Triratna Buddhist Order Men’s UK & Ireland Area Order Weekend Padmaloka, 5 May 2018.

The weekend was devoted to the Rainbow-bodied One, the Greatly Precious Guru Padmasambhava. Recently, Bhante reminded us how important Padmasambhava has been for him. He also reminded us that Padmasambhava continues to be very much alive in his own life, as well as in the life of the Order. During the weekend Padmasambhava was evoked and it was explored what...
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Candradasa

50 Years, 50 Voices: Ratnakumar (Highlights)

From Buddhist Voices on Thu, 17 May, 2018 - 15:00

I asked him, “If I would go there, will I get food?” And he said “Yes, obviously there will be a feast and you can have enough to eat.” And I thought then, “I’ll go.”

Ratnakumar’s Annals
In 1968 I wasn’t born.

In 1978 I wasn’t born.

In 1988 I was four years old, having been born into a low caste Hindu family in Orissa.

In 1998 I was about 14. I went to the birthday celebration of Dr Ambedkar with my cousin and decided that day to...
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Saccacitta

Friedrich Nietzsche - the Three Metamorphoses

From Shabda Articles on Wed, 16 May, 2018 - 23:56

Friedrich Nietzsche - the Three Metamorphoses

From Shabda Articles on Wed, 16 May, 2018 - 23:56

“Of the three metamorphoses of the spirit I tell you: how the spirit becomes a camel; and the camel, a lion; and the lion, finally, a child.”

In his book “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” Friedrich Nietzsche spoke for many of us in proclaiming “God is dead”. For me at least this statement captured an existential reality I found myself in during my early 20’s. I had survived a period of suicidal ideation in my late teens which left me relatively free; “That...
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Benefit the world by doing a Karuna Appeal for Buddhist Action Month

From Community Highlights on Wed, 16 May, 2018 - 12:05

Benefit the world by doing a Karuna Appeal for Buddhist Action Month

From Community Highlights on Wed, 16 May, 2018 - 12:05

“After this I feel I can do anything in the whole world” - Vicki from Sheffield at the end of her 2018 spring Karuna appeal.  Karuna Appeals provide participants with an opportunity to connect with others and themselves, all while giving something back to the world. 

Are you interested in going beyond who you think you are? To benefit the world during Buddhist Action Month (BAM)?  There are 2 spaces available in the next women’s appeal, from 2 June...

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