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Death of Anumodaka

From Order Connection on Fri, 12 Aug, 2022 - 12:57

Death of Anumodaka

From Order Connection on Fri, 12 Aug, 2022 - 12:57

Dear Order Members,

This is a brief notice giving some detail of Dh. Anumodaka’s death. He died on Wednesday 15th  June 2022 at 12.10pm at the Mary Seacole Nursing Home in Haggerston, London, aged 82. He had been an Order member for about twenty years, and came across the movement about forty years ago via the London Buddhist Centre. He had been suspended from the Order about ten years ago, for various ethical breaches. I had seen little of Anumodaka recently. Sasanajyoti has been...
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Green Earth Awakening Camp 2022

From Buddhafield on Fri, 12 Aug, 2022 - 11:39

Green Earth Awakening Camp 2022

From Buddhafield on Fri, 12 Aug, 2022 - 11:39

14 - 18th September 2022 | Blackdown Hills, Somerset

Our more intimate gathering, at the turning of the summer season, delving into community, nature based practice, land-based skills, crafts, and creative ways to forge social and ecological resilience.

We are an off-grid, drug and alcohol free, temporary camping community of up to 500 people, with workshops, talks, movement, meditation and celebration.

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Here’s a sneak peak at what to look forward to at...
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Dharmabyte: An Existential Choice

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 11 Aug, 2022 - 06:00

Acting Out of Kindness

Dhammarati explores Going for Refuge and its central emphasis in the Triratna Buddhist Order here, bringing in the story of his own spiritual journey as an example of finding one’s unique response. He also looks to historical sources to identify some of the ways we can deepen our connection practically and experientially.

Excerpted from the talk The Triratna Emphasis On Going For Refuge given on a mens ordination training retreat at Aryaloka...
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Fifty Years, Fifty Voices: Manjuvajra (Highlights)

From Buddhist Voices on Wed, 10 Aug, 2022 - 09:55

What’s happened over the years is I’ve got more and more confident in the existence of the Buddha, the effectiveness of the Dharma and the joy of the Sangha.

Manjuvajra’s Annals:

In 1968 I was 21 years old, living in London, enjoying the ‘Swinging 60’s’, studying physics at Imperial College, exploring sex and drugs, dabbling in religion and psychology, and spending the summer hitch-hiking with my future wife across Europe to Yugoslavia and Turkey.

In 1978 I was doing research connected...
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Dharmabyte: As Long As Breath Lasts

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 8 Aug, 2022 - 06:00

Giving Yourself to the Three Jewels 

What is it to look to the ‘Three Jewels’ as a response to our dissatisfaction? Viveka takes a wide-ranging look at one of the most important aspects of Buddhist practice, whose significance is upheld in every tradition. From the talk entitled Going for Refuge given at San Francisco Buddhist Center, 2006.

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Shakyamuni: Sage of the Shakyan Clan - A Young Men's Retreat

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sun, 7 Aug, 2022 - 15:08

Shakyamuni: Sage of the Shakyan Clan - A Young Men's Retreat

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sun, 7 Aug, 2022 - 15:08

‘They call him Buddha, Enlightened, Awake, dissolving darkness, with total vision, and knowing the world to its ends, he has gone beyond all the states of being and of becoming. He has no inner poison-drives: he is the total elimination of suffering.’
Pingiya’s Praises of the Way to the Beyond

On this weekend we will dwell on the life and teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni: Sage of the Shakyan clan.

Discoverer of the way to Enlightenment, Shakyamuni Buddha is the one who’s lineage...
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Going Forth, Going Beyond: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Bhante's Going Forth

From Order Connection on Sat, 6 Aug, 2022 - 18:11

Going Forth, Going Beyond: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Bhante's Going Forth

From Order Connection on Sat, 6 Aug, 2022 - 18:11

August 18th, live from the UK & Ireland Area Order Convention

We’ll be celebrating this significant anniversary on the UK & Ireland Area Convention, and as it will be possible to stream the event we would like to invite Order Members from around the world to join any sessions on this day. Other events during the convention will be streamed and you can access them in real time or catch up later.

See...
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Fifty Years, Fifty Voices: Maitripala (highlights)

From Buddhist Voices on Thu, 4 Aug, 2022 - 12:45

I don’t need to go away from samsara to be really going for refuge. I can be right in the middle of it.

Maitripala Annals:
 
In 1968, I was 12 years old. I was living with my parents and siblings in suburban Reservoir, Melbourne Australia.
I was second eldest (first daughter) of five children. We had moved up to the city from an idyllic country life in Gippsland to have closer access to secondary schools. My early life...
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Feeling the Heat: Communities Adapting to a Changing Climate

From Karuna Fundraisers on Sat, 6 Aug, 2022 - 10:01

Feeling the Heat: Communities Adapting to a Changing Climate

From Karuna Fundraisers on Sat, 6 Aug, 2022 - 10:01

At Karuna USA we believe that every individual deserves a decent life and the opportunity to achieve their potential, regardless of caste, race or ethnicity. This ‘vision’ is oh-so apparent to us as temperatures soar across the globe.

With records continuing to be broken in the US and Europe, Karuna USA’s focus countries of India, Nepal and Bangladesh are similarly suffering under the staggering heat. March and April of this year were the hottest on record in India, regularly...

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