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Getting Ready For 600 Guests...

From International Convention 2018 - Sinhanada, The Lion’s Roar on Fri, 2 Feb, 2018 - 11:44
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  • The Needfuls...
  • The Giant Buddha 1
  • The Giant Buddha 2
  • Mahabodhi Stupa At Night

Getting Ready For 600 Guests...

From International Convention 2018 - Sinhanada, The Lion’s Roar on Fri, 2 Feb, 2018 - 11:44

A sneak peek from Bodhgaya as preparations get underway for the Order Convention celebrating our 50th anniversary!

We’ll process past the giant Buddha (64 ft!) every day on our way to the Mahabodhi Temple and the great stupa by the Bodhi tree. And, all praise to the workers and team on the Triratna Three Jewels land who are...
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Rainbows in the Sky - a new piece of writing by Sangharakshita

From Community Highlights on Fri, 2 Feb, 2018 - 11:32

Rainbows in the Sky - a new piece of writing by Sangharakshita

From Community Highlights on Fri, 2 Feb, 2018 - 11:32

In this piece completed on 22 January 2018, Sangharakshita recalls rainbows from his childhood days through to his Going Forth in 1947 and most recently as appeared over Adhisthana on his ninetieth birthday. And he affirms the place of Padmasambhava - the Rainbow-bodied one - in the life of the Order from the very beginning, and explains that a remark he made in 2009 about a re-founding of the Order “can only be in...
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Watch This Space For Live Coverage of the 2018 Order Convention in India!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 1 Feb, 2018 - 10:00
  • Stupa at the Mahabodhi Temple

Watch This Space For Live Coverage of the 2018 Order Convention in India!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 1 Feb, 2018 - 10:00

Over the next week or so we’ll be offering online coverage from the 50th Anniversary Order Convention from Bodhgaya, India.

Most of the Convention will be public, and (the internet gods permitting!) we’ll share content – talks, mantras, podcasts, pictures, videos, livestreams – on The Buddhist Centre Online, and around our social media channels.

We’ll be getting things underway with a live stream of Public Ordinations that will take place on Saturday under the Bodhi tree at the Mahabodhi temple, commemorating the spot where Buddha is...
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Tuesday Meditation: Exploring the Dhyanas

From Online Meditators on Tue, 30 Jan, 2018 - 17:02

Tuesday Meditation: Exploring the Dhyanas

From Online Meditators on Tue, 30 Jan, 2018 - 17:02

The dhyanas (or jhanas) are concentrated mental states where distracted mind falls away, a more refined awareness steps in, and deep contentment is cultivated. In this four-week series we’ll explore the dhyanas in meditation and try to catch a glimpse of them for ourselves.

Meditation sessions begin at 2:30pm ET / 7:30pm UK on Google Hangout, and the series will be on the following dates:
Jan 30
Feb 6
Feb 13
Feb 20

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What Meditation Really Is

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Fri, 2 Feb, 2018 - 00:00
Maitreyabandhu returns to our Sangha Night to take us to the heart of the key Buddhist practice of meditation. He is the author of a number of Dharma books and a published poet. His talks are always thought provoking and inspiring.
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I missed out

From Shabda Articles on Thu, 1 Feb, 2018 - 18:21

I missed out

From Shabda Articles on Thu, 1 Feb, 2018 - 18:21

I missed out the word ‘transltor’ from my previous list appreciating Bhante’s qualities
So Bhante has said of himself:
‘I am not Enlightened’
‘I am not a Guru’
‘I am a Spiritual Friend’
‘I am an Order Member’
And also, ‘I am just a translator’.

I think it is worth drawing attention to the fact that Bhante did make something of a point of describing himself as a (mere) translator by employing the...
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Bhante's Latest Writings

From Order Connection on Thu, 1 Feb, 2018 - 15:44

Bhante's Latest Writings

From Order Connection on Thu, 1 Feb, 2018 - 15:44

Dear Order members,

I am delighted to draw your attention to twelve short articles written by Bhante during 2017 with a further two written in January 2018.

These have been published in Shabda and on The Buddhist Centre Online, and you can also find them on Bhante’s website at:

https://www.sangharakshita.org/writings.html 

Each of the fourteen pieces has a short introduction, and...
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Ordinations at Bodh Gaya

From Order Connection on Wed, 31 Jan, 2018 - 17:47

Ordinations at Bodh Gaya

From Order Connection on Wed, 31 Jan, 2018 - 17:47

Dear Order Members,

We are delighted to let you know that there will be two ordinations taking place during the Order retreat which is now happening here in Bodh Gaya. Bharati Uttam Shetty from Nashik in Maharashtra and Dhangaj Singh from Bharatpur in Rajasthan will be privately ordained on the evening of Thursday 1st of February around 7.30pm local time.

Bharati’s private preceptor will be Dhammacharini Shubhajaya and Dhammachari Amogasiddhi will be private preceptor...

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