From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 18 Aug, 2012 - 19:39This talk was first given on Lord Buddha TV in India - how cool is that? In “The Buddha’s Advice to a Banker” Subhuti talks about a conversation the Buddha had with his leading lay disciple, who was one of the wealthiest men in North India. In this conversation the Buddha talks on prosperity, wealth and what makes for happiness.
“It is not wealth that bring meaning to life but the qualities of your mind and...
These are the accompanying notes for the series of talks which Saddharaja has given on Team-Based Right Livelihood. All the talks are available to listen to, and are posted on our page.
From Triratna News on Thu, 16 Aug, 2012 - 12:21Dhivan writes from Cambridge, UK with new of the online relaunch of Triratna’s scholarly journal the Western Buddhist Review. You’re invited to subscribe of course! He says - “WBR is the free, on-line, peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Triratna Buddhist Order and community, providing a forum for longer articles exploring all aspects of the theory and practice of Buddhism, and especially those exploring the translation of traditional Buddhist concerns into the language and outlook of modern...
From Dharma Parlour on Wed, 15 Aug, 2012 - 22:50Thanks to Upeksapriya from Triratna’s VideoSangha, the remaining talks given in the recent Buddhafield Festival’s Dharma Parlour are now online and available. Browse the set here, or just choose your favourite from the list below!
Karuna är ett sanskritord som betyder ”medkänsla i handling, grundad på visdom”. Organisationen grundades 1980 av personer knutna till Buddhistiska gemenskapen Triratna (f.d. FWBO/VBV) och vägleds av buddhistiska värderingar. Karuna började arbeta tillsammans med Indiens daliter – en grupp som förtrycks på grund av ett kastsystem som gett dem namnet ”oberörbara”. Buddhismen har haft en viktig frigörande roll för många daliter i Indien. Karuna arbetar numera också med andra utsatta grupper som ursprungsbefolkningar och tibetanska flyktingar. Verksamheten är...
From Western Buddhist Review on Tue, 14 Aug, 2012 - 16:56The Western Buddhist Review has quite a long history. Issue 1 was published in 1994, edited by Kamalashila, while he was still living at Vajrakuta in North Wales, at that time the study centre of the FWBO. Issue 2 was published in 1997, and Issue 3 in 2001. All three were published in paperback format, with handsome designs by Dhammarati. Issue 3 was also published on-line, and Issues 4 (2004) and 5 (2010), edited by Nagapriya and Jñanaketu respectively,...
From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 14 Aug, 2012 - 15:37Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “The Show of Wealth,” is an excerpt from the talk “Padmasambhava and the King of Tibet” another tour-de-force from Vajratara. Looking to approach the great figure of Padmasambhava – the ‘Second Buddha’ – through his famous meeting with the King of Tibet. As ever, a provocative, fully engaged and fully engaging take on the Dharma and the challenges that face us on the Path.
From Triratna News on Mon, 13 Aug, 2012 - 12:54Triratna has a growing number of non-English introductions to Buddhism and meditation available online, and today we have news of three new offerings: guided meditation videos in French, Russian and Turkish, courtesy of Order members Suvannavira in Moscow and Vajracaksu in Istanbul.
Suvannavira writes saying “The idea was to have full-length video guided meditations on the body that people could meditate along with, and use to receive basic instruction on posture for meditation. They can also serve as resources...
