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Akasharaja

Death of Dharmacharini Dhivati, UK

From Order Messenger on Mon, 20 Apr, 2015 - 14:38

Death of Dharmacharini Dhivati, UK

From Order Messenger on Mon, 20 Apr, 2015 - 14:38

This is to tell you that Dhivati died peacefully on the morning of 19th April 2015. Her daughters Liz and Julia were with her. Her son Bill was away, unfortunately. She’d been in a care home for just a short while and had said to friends that she was ready to go. She was 90.

With metta,
Dayapakshini

Dhivati was ordained in June 1995 and given the Green Tara sadhana. Her private preceptor was Ratnasuri...

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Maniraja

Upcoming Ordinations at Guhyaloka

From Order Messenger on Mon, 20 Apr, 2015 - 14:35

Upcoming Ordinations at Guhyaloka

From Order Messenger on Mon, 20 Apr, 2015 - 14:35

I am pleased to tell you that all twelve of the men attending the 2015 Spring Ordination course will soon be privately and publicly ordained.

The men to be ordained are:

Eoin Dowling
Pedro Raul
Vidal Anaya
Damian Gill
John Gridley
Chris Effendowicz
Tim Crosskey
Ian Ward
David Welsh
Peter Cox
Ben Niblock
Ian Barker
Klaus Stock

The Private Ordinations will take place over three evenings starting...

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Shantavira

Shabda May 2015

From Order Messenger on Sun, 19 Apr, 2015 - 10:38

Here is the latest edition of Shabda in five digital formats:

  • eBook Shabda .EPUB – read on most other eBook readers (eg Nook or Kobo, etc) and most eReader apps on tablets, smartphones etc.
  • eBook Shabda .MOBI – read on any Kindle, and some eReader apps on tablets, smartphones, etc.
  • PDF Shabda – read with any PDF reader
  • HTML Shabda (zip file) – unzip, and then read with any web browser
  • Print Shabda: Print your own (and your friends’) Shabdas. Save the Order’s postage costs.


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saddhaloka

New Chair of College arrives at Adhisthana

From College of Public Preceptors on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 14:22

New Chair of College arrives at Adhisthana

From College of Public Preceptors on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 14:22

Saddhaloka, new Chair of the College of Public Preceptors arrived to live at Adhisthana last Thursday evening.

he writes: After twenty years I packed my possessions and life at Padmaloka into a van and drove right across England to Adhisthana, and a warm welcome from the community and the balmy Spring weather. I have just about settled in to my new room, but no time yet to really settle into my new life here. Now I am off to...

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Sangharakshita As Friend and Teacher

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 00:00
A personal talk by Guhyavajra reminiscing about Sangharakshita as friend and teacher. Talk given the 17th of april 2015 at the Stockholm Buddhist center
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Free Buddhist Audio

Sangharakshita As Friend and Teacher

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 00:00
A personal talk by Guhyavajra reminiscing about Sangharakshita as friend and teacher. Talk given the 17th of april 2015 at the Stockholm Buddhist center
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Satyalila

Translation Alchemy And Insight Practice In The Order Crucible

From Dharma Articles on Fri, 17 Apr, 2015 - 16:54

An imaginative perspective on Bhante as Alchemist-Translator and his ‘opus’.

Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble.
If I stay it will be double.
(The Clash)
  
It is difficult to go forth (from home to the homeless life); and difficult to delight therein once one has gone forth. (At the same time) household life is painful…
(Dhammapada v 302)

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Khemasuri

The Triratna Buddhist Order In A Post-Sangharakshita Era

The Triratna Buddhist Order In A Post-Sangharakshita Era

From Dharma Articles on Fri, 17 Apr, 2015 - 16:48

This paper is intended for members of the Triratna Buddhist Order and also those in training to enter the Order.

It has come out of a desire to honour the way the Order has been set up by Sangharakshita and a heartfelt aspiration for the Order to both survive and, more than that, to thrive after his death…

To download, click to read and choose ‘download’ from the sharing options (top right of the on-screen controls).

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Free Buddhist Audio

Building the Buddhaland

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Fri, 17 Apr, 2015 - 01:00
Suryamati explores the teaching on the Samgrahavastus, the four means of unification. A talk given at Sangha Night, Sheffield Buddhist Centre, as part of a series of talks on Buddhism Through Time and Space.
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Myths and Parables From the White Lotus Sutra - Queerer Than We Can Suppose

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 - 00:00
Subhadramati continues the Dharma night series exploring the wisdom of the White Lotus Sutra by reflecting on the setting and context of the parables. From Monday 13th April

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