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A Buddha Like No Other

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Fri, 15 Jul, 2016 - 00:00
This fifth talk in the series on the Five Stages of Spiritual Life goes into the theme of spiritual rebirth and what that means for us.
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Ask A Scholar!

From Order Dharma on Wed, 13 Jul, 2016 - 21:57

Ask A Scholar! (group)

From Order Dharma on Wed, 13 Jul, 2016 - 21:57

This is a space where you can ask a Triratna scholar any question you like about the Buddha’s teaching or about Bhante’s translation of it!

Click + follow and simply start a new thread by choosing + discussion from the posting bar. 

Alternatively, if you want to start a discussion using another kind of post (eg. video, talk, etc.) choose your post format and remember to tick ‘list this in discussions’.

You can view a list of all discussions...
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The Fourth Gift - A Garden Planted In a Wilderness

From Combined Order Convention 2016 on Wed, 13 Jul, 2016 - 16:42

A talk given in a symposium of talks based on Bhante’s poem ‘Four Gifts’ at the Combined European Order Weekend at Wymondham College.

Talk given on the 21st of August 2010.

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Four Gifts
I come to you with four gifts. The first gift is a lotus-flower. Do you understand?
My second gift

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A Blueprint for a New World

From Combined Order Convention 2016 on Wed, 13 Jul, 2016 - 15:48

Is it possible to create a society in which all social, economic, and political arrangements will support the development of true individuality? In this lecture a number of principles essential to the successful transformation of our current society are discussed.

Talk given in 1976.

This talk is part of the series Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow.

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The Nucleus of a New Society

From Combined Order Convention 2016 on Wed, 13 Jul, 2016 - 15:44

Sangharakshita describes the events of his life that led him to found the Western Buddhist Order, and explains how an individual can join it. He then discusses its relation to the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order and introduces the idea of the nucleus of a new society.

Talk given in 1976.

This talk is part of the series Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow.

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A Vision of Human Existence

From Combined Order Convention 2016 on Wed, 13 Jul, 2016 - 15:25

In this lecture the Buddhist distinction between wrong views, right views, and Perfect Vision is explained. The Buddha communicated his ‘Perfect Vision’ of existence both in conceptual terms - the law of conditionality - and also in symbols such as the Wheel of Life and the Path.

Talk given in 1976.

This talk is part of the series Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow.

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A Method of Personal Development

From Combined Order Convention 2016 on Wed, 13 Jul, 2016 - 15:13

In Buddhist practice, the traditional method of choice for effecting positive change in one’s life is meditation. Here Sangharakshita takes a closer look, focussing on the ‘superconscious states’ (characterised in turn by integration, inspiration, permeation, and radiation), the practice of developing universal friendliness, and the distinction between calm and Insight.

Talk given in 1976.

This talk is part of the series Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow.

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Job opportunity at Karuna: Leadership Gifts fundraiser

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 13 Jul, 2016 - 13:14
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Job opportunity at Karuna: Leadership Gifts fundraiser

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 13 Jul, 2016 - 13:14

Job opportunity at Karuna: Leadership Gifts fundraiser

Karuna was formed in 1980 as the Triratna Buddhist Community’s response to the suffering of India’s Dalit community. For 30 years, Karuna has worked with some of South Asia’s most disadvantaged people, sending over £1 million every year to support Dalit and tribal communities fulfil their potential through our social and Dharma projects.

We currently have a full time vacancy for a leadership Gifts fundraiser

The Karuna Trust is a dynamic Buddhist charity working in partnership with grassroots led...
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New Look for a Classic Teaching

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 12 Jul, 2016 - 12:57
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New Look for a Classic Teaching

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 12 Jul, 2016 - 12:57

We are pleased to announce the release of one of our steady sellers – first published in 2010 – with a beautiful new cover.

This Being, That Becomes: The Buddha’s Teaching on Conditionality by Dhivan Thomas Jones (with the collaboration of Sagaraghosa) is now available. We have also reduced the price of the paperback from £12.99 to £10.99 to make this important book more accessible. It is also available as an eBook.

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Welcome Pack For Mitras!

From Mitra Support on Mon, 11 Jul, 2016 - 21:43

Here are a few general resources around what it is to be a Mitra to get you started, as well as some great background on Triratna itself. 

You can read an online version of the Dharma Training Course Guide, and get more detail about the general structure of Triratna. Or try exploring our timeline, and read more about our history over the past 50 years.

To go deeper,...

File NameSize
Becoming A Mitra (PDF)484.97 KB
Becoming A Mitra (epub)3.99 MB
The Triratna Story (PDF)858.6 KB
Una guía acerca de hacerse mitra en la Comunidad Budista Triratna (PDF)1.04 MB
A Guide to Triratna Dharma Training Course for Mitras (PDF)303.23 KB
What Is A Mitra? by Padmavajra (PDF)97.21 KB
Becoming A Mitra - Frequently Asked Questions134.3 KB

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