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New Issue of Urthona OUT NOW

From Urthona - A Journal of Buddhism and the Arts on Mon, 10 Apr, 2023 - 11:12

New Issue of Urthona OUT NOW

From Urthona - A Journal of Buddhism and the Arts on Mon, 10 Apr, 2023 - 11:12

URTHONA 36 unknown landscapes

Urthona Issue 36 ‘Unknown Landscapes’ is out now! A sumptuous issue devoted to landscape art and writing…

Landscapes move and uplift us in ways that are hard to pin down. Artists explore such emotional responses and bring clarity, awareness and transformational depth to the process. They help us to make the appreciation of landscape more conscious and meaningful.

As Christopher Neve in his wonderful book ‘Unquiet Landscape’ says of the work of Paul Nash: ‘pictures, like the landscape itself, enunciate with the greatest...

Zac

Dharmabytes: Simply Kind

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 10 Apr, 2023 - 06:00

Aryajaya talks about the significance of Going For Refuge to the Three Jewels. Excerpted from the talk Commitment Is Key given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 2016.

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FBA Podcast: Living In Interesting Times - Now It's Really Getting Interesting

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 8 Apr, 2023 - 06:00

At the Order Convention in 1989 Nagabodhi gave a talk: ‘Living in Interesting Times’ in which he explored some of the challenges facing our Order in the coming years as our internal and external conditions changed. He returned to the theme at an Order event in 2003, and then most recently with this talk given at the Order Convention in 2016: “Living in Interesting Times; Now it’s Really Getting Interesting”. As well as reviewing whether any of...

Varasuri

Celebration of Life / Memorial for Saramati

From Order Connection on Fri, 7 Apr, 2023 - 16:37

Celebration of Life / Memorial for Saramati

From Order Connection on Fri, 7 Apr, 2023 - 16:37

Dear Fellow Order Members,

First of all, I would like to extend my gratitude and appreciation for all the kind messages so many of you sent to Saramati, me and our family over the months of his dying and death. I have been quite overwhelmed by the outpouring of beautiful and thoughtful memories you have shared. Please be assured we have read them all, even if I have not been able to respond to all of you.

Our sons and I, along with our...

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Zac

Dharmabytes: Sensitivity to Conditions

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 6 Apr, 2023 - 06:00

Vidyatara speaks of her work supporting the Order under the framework of the Four Lineages.

Excerpted from the talk Co-Creating Structures That Serve the Arising of the Bodhicitta given at the Triratna Buddhist Order Womens UK and Ireland Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana, 2014. The theme for the weekend was Appreciation of the Order as a System.

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Zac

Boundless Space and Limitless Light

From Buddhist Voices on Wed, 5 Apr, 2023 - 15:36

In 2018, Satyalila had the pleasure of sitting down with Akasasuri at the Adhisthana Library for an interview as part of the Fifty Years Fifty Voices project. Extracts from this interview were used in the project, and now we are gradually releasing the full interviews to provide a deeper dive into the lives of various members of the Triratna Buddhist Order across the globe.

In this far-reaching conversation, Satyalila and Akasasuri touch on many aspects...

nagaketu

Public Ordinations at Hsuan Tsang Retreat Centre

From Triratna News on Wed, 5 Apr, 2023 - 09:44

Public Ordinations at Hsuan Tsang Retreat Centre

From Triratna News on Wed, 5 Apr, 2023 - 09:44

Dear Friends,

We are happy to announce that the Public Ordination of the following people was held on 18th March 2023 at Hsuan Tsang Retreat Centre, Bordharan, in Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

Public Preceptor Dhammachari Amoghasiddhi:

Motilal Raut becomes Bodhimaṇi (registered spelling Bodhimani) meaning ‘Jewel of Awakening’
Private Preceptor Dhammachari Ratnasiddhi

Sudhakar Patil becomes Vinayasāgara (registered spelling Vinaysagara) meaning ‘Ocean of Discipline’
Private Preceptor Dhammachari Maitreyasagar

Pramod Khandare becomes Ānandadīpa (registered spelling Anandadipa) meaning ‘Lamp of Joy’
Private Preceptor Dhammachari Maitreyasagar

Durwas Humne becomes Vivekasāgara (registered spelling Viveksagara) meaning ‘Ocean of Solitude’
Private Preceptor Dhammachari Maiteyasagar

Mulchand...

Nagaketu

Public Ordination at Hsuan Tsang Retreat Centre

From Order Connection on Tue, 4 Apr, 2023 - 18:53

Public Ordination at Hsuan Tsang Retreat Centre

From Order Connection on Tue, 4 Apr, 2023 - 18:53

Dear Friends,

We are happy to announce that the Public Ordination of the following people was held on 18th March 2023 at Hsuan Tsang Retreat Centre, Bordharan, in Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

Public Preceptor Dhammachari Amoghasiddhi:

Motilal Raut becomes Bodhimaṇi (registered spelling Bodhimani) meaning ‘Jewel of Awakening’
Private Preceptor Dhammachari Ratnasiddhi

Sudhakar Patil becomes Vinayasāgara (registered spelling Vinaysagara) meaning ‘Ocean of discipline’
Private Preceptor Dhammachari Maitreyasagar

Pramod Khandare becomes Ānandadīpa (registered spelling Anandadipa) meaning ‘Lamp of Joy’
Private Preceptor Dhammachari Maitreyasagar

Durwas Humne becomes Vivekasāgara (registered spelling Viveksagara) meaning ‘Ocean of Solitude’
Private Preceptor Dhammachari Maiteyasagar

Mulchand...

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Zac

Dharmabytes: Still Friends - New Name

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 4 Apr, 2023 - 18:00

With humour and engaging personal stories, Padmavajra speaks to the moment in our collective history when Bhante Sangharakshita changed the name of our community from Friends of the Western Buddhist Order to Triratna Buddhist Community.

Excerpted from the short talk Changing Our Name to Triratna Buddhist Community given at the Triratna International Retreat, May 2010.

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Maitriyogini

Podcast from Saddhanandi and Nagabodhi

From Adhisthana on Tue, 4 Apr, 2023 - 14:45

Podcast from Saddhanandi and Nagabodhi

From Adhisthana on Tue, 4 Apr, 2023 - 14:45

Jnanadhara is joined by Saddhanandi and Nagabodhi for a special podcast about the upcoming online Triratna Day. Both excellent and engaging speakers, enjoy listening to them both reminisce about Triratna’s past as well as discuss Sangharakshita’s place within our tradition through the perspective of ‘Is a Guru Necessary?’ - a talk Sangharakshita gave in 1970.

To participate in the full online Triratna Day, view the programme.

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