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Guided Meditations from the College Meeting OM

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 1 Dec, 2020 - 17:31

During the College Meeting, Subhuti led study on the Bardo Thodol, and guided two meditations based on the text. In the first, he leads through the Six Element Practice, using some verses from the Bardo Thodol to expand on the stage focused on consciousness; in the second, he draws on the text to guide a meditative reflection on the Bardo of Reality.

The recordings of these are available here for the Order, along with the Tharpe Delam Guru Yoga led by Padmavajra, and...

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We've got lots of great reading for you!

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 1 Dec, 2020 - 16:30

We've got lots of great reading for you!

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 1 Dec, 2020 - 16:30

We’ve got lots of great reading lined up for you this week: we’re discounting eleven life-enhancing paperbacks in our Monthly Sale for December and we’ve got a link to the latest issue of Vajra Bell magazine.

Announcing our Monthly Sale for December

Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, this time of year is a popular time for visiting friends and family and exchanging gifts, so we thought we’d bear that in mind when choosing which paperbacks to discount in our December sale. We’re calling this month’s...

Shantavira

Shabda December 2020

From Order Connection on Tue, 1 Dec, 2020 - 12:07

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 time and postage costs.

Terms and...

File Name	Size
ePub (eBook Readers, Smartphones, and Tablets	1.31 MB
mobi (Kindles and eReaders)	1.08 MB
PDF for digital (Computers and eReaders)	1.14 MB
HTML (Web Browsers)	144.6 KB
PDF for printing	792.63 KB

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ratnadharini

Chairs' Letter - November 2020

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 30 Nov, 2020 - 23:40

Chairs' Letter - November 2020

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 30 Nov, 2020 - 23:40

Dear Order members and friends,

Thinking back over my first year as chair of the College: I took on the responsibility in November 2019 as we marked the first anniversary of Bhante’s funeral, and in spite of having been a fairly active Deputy prior to that, it’s still taken some growing into. I wanted more channels of communication with the Order generally, and in January 2020 I began writing these monthly letters.

In March...

lokabandhu

Collected Pujas by Dhiramati new edition

From Triratna InHouse Publications on Mon, 30 Nov, 2020 - 11:33

Collected Pujas by Dhiramati new edition

From Triratna InHouse Publications on Mon, 30 Nov, 2020 - 11:33

Dhiramati’s pujas to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are a Buddhafield favourite - and there’s a great new edition just out of his Collected Pujas!

Lokeshvara

Some resources on Forgiveness

From Order Dharma on Thu, 26 Nov, 2020 - 15:18

Some resources on Forgiveness

From Order Dharma on Thu, 26 Nov, 2020 - 15:18

Back in August (2020) we had our first online order convention. The final ritual of the combined convention was a forgiveness ritual led by Malini from her home on Waiheke island in New Zealand.

Forgiveness, what it means, why it is not easy, and how it actually ‘works’ as a faculty of consciousness has long interested me. All the way back to meeting some of the people behind the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Cape Town, South Africa in 1998. I read...

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gunabhadri

List of websites for translated books

From Triratna Translations on Thu, 26 Nov, 2020 - 11:51

Where you can find and buy translated Dharma books within Triratna.
Let us know if something is missing or faulty, se bottom of page!

Wo Sie übersetzte Dharma-Bücher in Triratna finden und kaufen können.
Lassen Sie uns wissen, wenn etwas fehlt oder fehlerhaft ist, siehe unten auf der Seite!

Dónde encontrar y comprar libros de Dharma traducidos dentro de Triratna.
Háganos saber si falta algo o está defectuoso, véase al final de la página.

Où vous pouvez trouver et acheter des livres de...

ECA Safeguarding

Safeguarding in online activities

From Triratna Safeguarding on Tue, 24 Nov, 2020 - 15:24

We’re all used to teaching on Zoom these days.

So what do you do if a 15 year-old turns up unexpectedly? Do you know why pairs are not a good idea in classes where the participants aren’t already known to you?

And what can we do to help those finding themselves spending more time at home with depression, or with abusive parents and partners?

In April the Safeguarding team wrote to all the Safeguarding officers on its database with Safeguarding advice related to Coronavirus. That was before the creation of...

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Dayajoti

The Light Within Online Retreat: 18th - 20th December

From Buddhafield on Thu, 19 Nov, 2020 - 13:02

The Light Within Online Retreat: 18th - 20th December

From Buddhafield on Thu, 19 Nov, 2020 - 13:02

Buddhafield Online Retreat with Akuppa, Dayajoti & Others

As the longest night approaches, so an opportunity to see the bright light within arises. Our ability to shine out into the world depends on the inner work that we do. All that we need is possible when we can accept both the brightness and the dark.

Join Akuppa, Dayajoti and others for this weekend, at-home retreat to explore the light within. Meditations, movement practice and kula groups will take place throughout the weekend supported by...

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Another free eBook and three more news bites

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 16 Nov, 2020 - 17:30

Another free eBook and three more news bites

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 16 Nov, 2020 - 17:30

This week we have four news bites to share.

Our latest free eBook: Female Deities in Buddhism

This week we’re offering another free eBook: Female Deities in Buddhism by Vessantara. Female deities in Buddhism take many forms: queens and old crones, Buddhas and goddesses, mothers and wild women. Enter the magical realm of gently compassionate Kuan Yin from China, meet the elusive golden goddess from India representing Perfect Wisdom, and tangle with the energetic embodiments of freedom, the fearless sky-dancing dakinis of Tibet. Vessantara invites us to...

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