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Reordination of Amritketu

From Order Messenger on Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 - 15:04

Reordination of Amritketu

From Order Messenger on Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 - 15:04

Dear Order Members

Jai Bhim, Namo Buddhaya. It gives me great pleasure to formally announce that Dhammachari Amritketu, who had resigned from the Order two years ago, has now been reordained. After all matters were duly and appropriately resolved, the Public Preceptors’ Kula, with the approval of the College President, have welcomed him back into the Order.

On 18th September, at the Urgyen Sangharakshita Retreat Centre, a ceremony was conducted with his Private Preceptor, Jnanadhvaja, and Public Preceptor Yashosagar,...

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Themes From The Bardo Thodol (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 - 11:00

Satyaraja offers this practical exploration of some themes from the Bardo Thodol, or the Great Liberation through Hearing in the Intermediate State. The talk was given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2022.

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Vajranatha

Please help 2 Venezuelan mitras get to a GFR retreat

From metta for merida on Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 - 18:13

Please help 2 Venezuelan mitras get to a GFR retreat

From metta for merida on Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 - 18:13

Please help America and Johana, two mitras from Venezuela, to travel to Spain for an ordination training retreat.

They both live in Mérida, in the Venezuelan Andes. They have an invitation to an ordination training retreat in Spain. However, they will never be able to afford the travel and retreat expenses because of the circumstances in their country.

Can you help by making a donation and sharing this information with others?

Summary of Expenses 2 Flights €1,600, 2 Retreats €700, medical insurance €200...

Vajrapriya

Re-opening Nominations for International Order Convenor

From Order Messenger on Mon, 15 Sep, 2025 - 17:29

Re-opening Nominations for International Order Convenor

From Order Messenger on Mon, 15 Sep, 2025 - 17:29

Dear Order member,

You are probably aware that Aryajaya formally put down her responsibility as International Order Convenor (IOC) at the end of January 2025, during the International Convention in Bodhgaya.

Back in April 2024, we launched a process to find and appoint her successor, and one year later Satyalila was appointed.

She had to delay her start due to the sudden illness of her partner, Prajnamati. Since then,...

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Explore the Moon of Non-Separation! Oct 3-5

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 - 14:34

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Guhyanaga

Death of Padmamitra

From Order Messenger on Tue, 16 Sep, 2025 - 11:04

Death of Padmamitra

From Order Messenger on Tue, 16 Sep, 2025 - 11:04

Dear Order Members,

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Dhammachari Padmamitra on 15th September 2025. Born on 16th June 1947, he dedicated his life to the Dhamma and passed away peacefully at 6:30am at his home in Nanded, Maharashtra, India.

Padmamitra was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order on 14th October 2018 by Private Preceptor Jnanadhavaja and Public Preceptor Yashosagar. He remained deeply committed to the path of wisdom and compassion throughout...

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Vajrapriya

Re-opening Nominations for International Order Convenor

From Order Messenger on Mon, 15 Sep, 2025 - 17:29

Re-opening Nominations for International Order Convenor

From Order Messenger on Mon, 15 Sep, 2025 - 17:29

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Relaxing Into What Is (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 15 Sep, 2025 - 11:13

Bhadra takes us through the myth of Persephone and an experiential exploration of awareness to celebrate the vital contribution the bardo; the in-between state, makes towards the spiritual life. Excerpted from the talk Celebrating the In-Between given at Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2016.

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In the Light of Awareness (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 15 Sep, 2025 - 10:50

Vidyamala offers ways to approach higher states of concentration in meditation and how they bloom out of paying attention to pleasant vedana that has a felt quality of openness within it. Dhyana is not random but a result of where we place our attention in each moment. Excerpted from the talk Introduction to Citta and Dhyana with Guided Meditation given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2019.

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