At Adhisthana, on the second half of our men’s Order Convention, Sanghadhara Interviews two Dharmacharis who have traveled from India along with 65 other Indian Order Members. We hear some of their experience and highlights from this event.
Rijupatha returns to lead our community gathering this Sunday 10Am - Noon, as we continue our exploration of the Threefold Spiritual Path with a focus on meditation. What role does meditation play in our spiritual lives? How is it connected to ethics and wisdom, the other two strands of the path? Listen to a great talk on this subject here and join us at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center this Sunday to explore these important questions in community with...
Drop-in anytime between 10 and 12.30 on 10th Sept for a friendly chat about what we do at Bristol Buddhist Centre and to try meditation. Tea and cake provided!
You can also learn more about our next course which starts on 14 Sept
There’s still time to book onto this amazing adventure! (see below for an alteration to the facebook presence)
On 6-11th October, young Buddhists from around the world will be gathering for an international retreat led by Subhuti and Maitriveer to celebrate 60 years of the Buddhist revival in India.
It’s an amazing opportunity to travel to the home of the Buddha and build friendships across our beautiful international sangha.
The retreat will coincide with Dhikshiboomi, where 1 million Indians will come together to celebrate Dr Ambedkar...
What is ‘mindfulness’ really, and why is it so important? Join us on this ‘sleepover’ retreat exploring the 3 aspects of mindfulness, and how we can apply them in our lives as young Buddhists.
To book email info [at] sheffieldbuddhistcentre.org
Dassini asks Viveka and Maitrisara, our amazing facilitators, what kinds of growth they see emerging from the 2016 International Council. And Viveka touches on how the spirit of friendship and imagination play a part in enriching our vision and the effectiveness of what we can offer the Triratna community around the world.
Summing up the last full day of the 2016 International Council, Parami travels with us in our time machine forward 30 years into the future to consider how the priorities this great international gathering takes forward might affect Triratna and the wide world. Internationality and possibility are our themes, so fire up the flux capacitor and let’s go back to the future…
Ratnashri from Mumbai and Vijaya from Nagpur talk to Dassini about their perspectives on the IC; being outside of India for the first time, and being inspired by the example of Dr Ambedkar to see learning and developing skills as having no age limit.
Vijaya shares her top 3 highlights from the meeting, the first being an approach to conflict resolution that builds confidence and supports individuals to see their own shortcomings in the light of the Buddha’s kindness.
