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The Burning Monk - Devamitra tells the story of Thich Quang Duc

From Triratna News on Wed, 9 Feb, 2022 - 16:34

The Burning Monk - Devamitra tells the story of Thich Quang Duc

From Triratna News on Wed, 9 Feb, 2022 - 16:34

In June 2013, Devamitra toured several Triratna centres, including the LBC, giving talks in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the immolation in Saigon of Thich Quang Duc – better known as ‘the burning monk’. On hearing this story, Alex Estrella felt strongly that it needed to be told on film.

As the first step of a much bigger project, Alex recently filmed Devamitra in the LBC shrine room...

Maitrisara

Death of Chandradarshana

From Order Messenger on Wed, 9 Feb, 2022 - 14:53

Death of Chandradarshana

From Order Messenger on Wed, 9 Feb, 2022 - 14:53

Dear members of the Order,

Our beloved sangha sister, Dharmacharini Chandradarshana died peacefully this morning, 9th February, at her home in Solihull, near Birmingham UK. Her yidam is White Tara. She was surrounded by her family at the time of her death.

Her two Kalyana Mitras, Bodhaniya and Bodhinita have been visiting regularly these past few weeks, chanting the White Tara mantra, the Shakyamuni mantra and the precepts.

Chandradarshana was ordained by Shantavajri (publicly and privately) only two weeks before her death. Her Sanskrit name...

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Lokeshvara

Proposing Saraha to become International Order Convenor

From Order Messenger on Wed, 9 Feb, 2022 - 10:13

Proposing Saraha to become International Order Convenor

From Order Messenger on Wed, 9 Feb, 2022 - 10:13

From Aryajaya and Lokeshvara

We would like to propose Saraha as the International Order Convenor to replace Lokeshvara, and we are asking for your blessing. (This post is also in February Shabda)

Given the size of the Order today it is not possible for all of us to have a personal connection with anyone appointed to a central position. At the same time, in asking for blessings for this appointment, we also give an opportunity for anyone to correspond with us or Saraha, similar...

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Shantidevi

Re The five aspects of the dharma life Mitra study

From Mitra Study Leaders on Tue, 8 Feb, 2022 - 10:06

Re The five aspects of the dharma life Mitra study

From Mitra Study Leaders on Tue, 8 Feb, 2022 - 10:06

Dear All Re The five aspects of the dharma life

I know and appreciate how much work must have gone into this module and The Journey and the Guide book and overall the study material was useful. However I thought a few comments may be helpful when the module is next reviewed.

The Mandala of Integration - subheading Women and Men - Unfortunately this topic brought up some issues for our women’s study group which included two transgender mitras. The following lines were a bit shocking for us as facilitators...

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Zac

Dharmabyte: Vertical Imagination as Divine Eye

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 7 Feb, 2022 - 06:00

Living ethically requires us to have imagination in how we treat others, and truly put ourselves in others’ shoes. Here, Sangharakshita discusses vertical imagination as seeing the world with the Divine Eye.

Excerpted from the talk entitled Living with Ethics (book launch) given at Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 2009.

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ratnavyuha

Ordination In New Zealand

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 6 Feb, 2022 - 10:31

Ordination In New Zealand

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 6 Feb, 2022 - 10:31

Dear friends,

I am delighted to announce that the former Chris Bicknell was publicly ordained today at the Wellington Buddhist Centre.

He becomes Jnanamudra (the ‘Jn’ may be pronounced -jnya and a long first ‘a’), a Sanskrit name meaning ‘he who has the seal of knowledge‘.

His private preceptor is Purna and his public preceptor is myself

with Metta,
Ratnavyuha

Ratnavyuha

Ordination In New Zealand

From Order Messenger on Sun, 6 Feb, 2022 - 09:56

Ordination In New Zealand

From Order Messenger on Sun, 6 Feb, 2022 - 09:56

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Zac

FBA Podcast: Less of Me, More of We

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 5 Feb, 2022 - 06:00

What is it to have a Big Future, how do prevailing cultural values influence us and our engagement with the Dharma? One answer is to engage as wholeheartedly as we are able to with building Sangha and sharing our lives with others. If we are less self preoccupied and more concerned about others we will find personal happiness and be a force for good in the world.

Dharmashalin speaking at BigFutureBuddhaNow, the 7th annual BIG Young...