A major essay on Buddhism and Beauty, by Ratnagarbha, the editor of Triratna’s Buddhist arts journal, Urthona. Why art, Buddhism and beauty go hand in hand – a journey in the company of James Hillman, Sangharakshita and W. B. Yeats
From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 17 Feb, 2015 - 03:09The Buddha rated friendship extremely highly. One day one of his disciples declared to him ‘Friendship is half of the spiritual life’ to which he replied ‘Say not so Ananda – friendship is the whole of the spiritual life’
Getting support and encouragement from like minded friends is essential if we are to sustain interest and momentum in pretty much anything and meditation, growth and development is no different.
Here is the talk given at the Sydney Buddhist Centre’s Parinirvana day event. It explores four moments from the last days of the Buddha’s life and draws out some reflections that make this festival day more than just about the death of the Buddha.
From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Mon, 16 Feb, 2015 - 20:14Pour commencer les célébrations de la fête du Parinirvana, de la mort physique du Bouddha, nous avons passé une soirée à regarder The Triumph of Life. C’est un opéra qui raconte le dernier jour de la vie du Bouddha. Le livret en a été écrit par Sarvananda et Satyadaka, et la musique composée par Amalamati - tous des membres de l’Ordre bouddhiste Triratna. Il a été joué par une troupe et un orchestre composés essentiellement d’amateurs de la Communauté bouddhiste...
From Online Meditators on Mon, 16 Feb, 2015 - 17:15We’ll have an open space for regular meditators again tomorrow. Join us if you can for our usual international online sit!
How to connect Join us on February 17th at 2.30pm EST/ 7.30pm UK via our Google + page (you will need a Google account of some kind and will have to add us to your circles. Click ‘hangouts’ in the event posting on our page each week).
From Triratna News on Mon, 16 Feb, 2015 - 15:27Last month, in a survey of Buddhist buildings in England, Triratna’s Manchester Centre was described by the researcher as “one of the most compelling buildings I have visited on this project”.
English Heritage (EH) is a UK government-funded body traditionally concerned with the maintenance of cathedrals and castles. Last year, however, they started to research the conservation needs of buildings maintained by faiths more recently arrived in the UK. Many of them, including Buddhists, have converted...
From Triratna News on Thu, 12 Feb, 2015 - 21:26Last month saw the first of the year’s two gatherings of Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly (ECA) at Adhisthana.
Around 35 Chairs from the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe met 5th -12th January, joined at times by Public Preceptors Dhammarati, Paramabandhu, and Ratnadharini and Lokeshvara as International Order Convenor, as well as the Development Team employed by the ECA. (See below.)
This very harmonious and effective meeting began with small groups and continued with...
Mitra Ceremonies at el Centro Budista de Cuernavaca
During a sangha night on Friday, January 23 we welcomed three more mitras into the Triratna Sangha in Cuernavaca, Mexico, in the context of a 7-fold puja. These wonderful people are:
Kamalashila teaches on the sixteen stages of anapanasati to participants at the first Order Dharma day retreat at the new West London centre in January 2015.
