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North American Convention 2014: Rijupatha's Ordination

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 18 Sep, 2014 - 14:20

North American Convention 2014: Rijupatha's Ordination

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 18 Sep, 2014 - 14:20

We got off to the best of starts last night at the 2014 North American Trirtana Buddhist Order Convention - with the ordination of Eric Wentworth (part of The Buddhist Centre Online/Free Buddhist Audio team!) as Rijupatha. ‘Riju’ is ‘ethical uprightness’ and ‘patha’ is ‘Path’. A perfect lead-in to four days of practice and exchange to...

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Triratna Sustainable Buddhist Centre Project

From Triratna News on Wed, 17 Sep, 2014 - 00:59

Triratna Sustainable Buddhist Centre Project

From Triratna News on Wed, 17 Sep, 2014 - 00:59July’s meeting of the European Chairs’ Assembly at Adhisthana saw the launch of a new environmental initiative for Triratna worldwide.

The Triratna Sustainable Buddhist Centre Project isn’t just a good idea! It comes complete with a practical Centre Certification Scheme devised by Amalaketu. He’s Chair of the Colchester Buddhist Centre, UK and a specialist in energy efficiency.

The aim of the scheme is to champion sustainability across Triratna and to support Buddhist centres to exemplify...

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Dharmabytes Podcast #382 - 'Padmasambhava at Work' by Parami

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 20:21

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Find magic and ritual in today’s FBA Dharmabyte, ‘Padmasambhava at Work’. Parami shares what it’s like ordaining someone – a channel to the transcendental. She talks about her personal link with Sangharakshita and the birth story of Padmasambhava and his taking Buddhism to Tibet – the marriage of cognition, feeling and emotion. From the talk ‘Energy At Its Most Abundant’ by...

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Following Up On The International Council 2014

From Community Highlights on Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 18:47

Following Up On The International Council 2014

From Community Highlights on Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 18:47From 5-13 August this year, 28 members of the Triratna Order from 9 countries met at Adhisthana to discuss a range of issues that are currently alive in the Triratna Community. This was the 3rd International Council…

After such a seemingly important gathering it’s always good to ask what will happen next! Will anything concrete come of it? How might it help Triratna develop and better support our wide community of practice?

Here, as a...

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3rd International Council: Executive Summary - The Film...

From Triratna International Council on Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 18:27

3rd International Council: Executive Summary - The Film...

From Triratna International Council on Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 18:27From 5-13 August this year, 28 members of the Triratna Order from 9 countries met at Adhisthana to discuss a range of issues that are currently alive in the Triratna Community. This is an Executive Summary of the meeting - the 3rd International Council.

Full day-by-day Minutes are also being prepared and will be uploaded on this webspace. In the meantime, you can get a sense of the meeting and the people involved in the meeting by reading the...

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Vessantara explains why The Abhayaratna Trust needs our support

From Abhayaratna Trust on Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 12:28

Vessantara explains why The Abhayaratna Trust needs our support

From Abhayaratna Trust on Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 12:28At the recent Triratna Order Convention,
Vessantara made this appeal on behalf of
The Abhayaratna Trust - to help Triratna
Order members around the world
experiencing financial hardship.

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A couple of inspiring things

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Mon, 15 Sep, 2014 - 23:20

A couple of inspiring things

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Mon, 15 Sep, 2014 - 23:20Hi

Michael gave me a book a while back titled ‘The Art of Meditation’ by scientist, philosopher and Buddhist Mattheiu Richard. I have been reading portions of it lately: here’s one of them:

‘One of the great tragedies of our time is that we significantly underestimate our capacity for change. Our character traits remain the same as long as we do nothing to change them, and as long as we continue to tolerate and reinforce our habits and...

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TRIRATNA HISTORY FILMS—all in Finnish

From Lights In The Sky on Sun, 14 Sep, 2014 - 23:40

TRIRATNA HISTORY FILMS—all in Finnish

From Lights In The Sky on Sun, 14 Sep, 2014 - 23:40

Messages from Sarvamitra in Tempere…1 Friday Hello Suryaprabha, Erkki Ranta has translated the subtitles for FWBO/Triratna history films 2, 3 and 4, and we are going to watch them together this Sunday in Tampere…

2 Sunday This was most of us on Sunday, with some people coming and going during the day. Starting at 12,...

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Dharmabytes Podcast #381 - 'What is freedom?' by Sagaraghosa

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sun, 14 Sep, 2014 - 16:22

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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “What is freedom?” Sagaraghosa offers a pithy talk exploring the Buddha’s practical suggestions to find greater freedom in one’s life – genuine freedom that does not rely on external factors to give a sense of freedom.

From the talk, “The Liberated Mind,” third in a series of four talks given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in 2011...

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FBA Podcast No.246: Dreams and Rebirth by Sangharakshita

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sun, 14 Sep, 2014 - 16:08

FBA Podcast No.246: Dreams and Rebirth by Sangharakshita

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This week’s FBA Podcast is a quite unusual and unexpectedly intimate talk from Sangharakshita, ‘Dreams and Rebirth’. Given at the wonderful old converted church that is now the resplendent Sheffield Buddhist Centre in the UK. Some lovely, evocative accounts from his personal dreamlife – tales of mediaeval monks! - and a significant and highly personal exploration of...

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