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The Buddhist Centre Online, 
Editorial Policy and the Nature of the Order

From Threads on Tue, 23 Jun, 2020 - 21:01

Introduction
This is a necessarily full, hopefully somewhat nuanced response to the many complex points made recently regarding general editorial perspectives on The Buddhist Centre Online since our publication earlier this month of the post, ‘Reflecting on Racism with James Baldwin’. 

It is written as a formal reply to this critical post: ‘An Open Letter to the Order’. And, though it is addressed to Garavachitta as the post’s author, it is presented here for the consideration...

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Prajnahridaya

Join the Padmaloka Community for Dharma Day Festival Celebrations - Sunday 5th July

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 23 Jun, 2020 - 16:37

Join the Padmaloka Community for Dharma Day Festival Celebrations - Sunday 5th July

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 23 Jun, 2020 - 16:37

To celebrate Dharma Day this year, Padmaloka will be offering a full online festival programme including live streamed meditations and rituals from the Shrine Room and a live talk and Q&A by Padmavajra.

The entire festival day programme will be broadcast to everyone for free via Youtube; there is no need to book or let us know you’ll be attending. On the day itself you can use the following links to tune in:

7:00 - 8:25am - Tiratnavandana and Morning Meditation: https://youtu.be/LdD71GLx4O8
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Christine

Aryadrishti on Carbon offsets, Promise the Pod, and Dana

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 21 Jun, 2020 - 22:49

Aryadrishti on Carbon offsets, Promise the Pod, and Dana

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 21 Jun, 2020 - 22:49

Follow on from Aryadrishti’s talk, The Earth is My Witness. Three points of discussion that arose with regards to how we can mitigate our impacts on the world, whether ecological, environmental, political, social and/ or Dharmic.

Carbon offsets for air travel (from research done by Mary Salome and Nancy Artz) 

Carbon offsets are not a perfect solution, but they are a helpful starting point to address the climate crisis. You can use the calculator to come up with an amount to a local organization that...
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Suddhayu

A Statement From Pan-American Chairs of Triratna (PACT) Regarding Black Lives Matter (English, Español, and Português)

From Buddhist Action on Sat, 20 Jun, 2020 - 03:51

A Statement From Pan-American Chairs of Triratna (PACT) Regarding Black Lives Matter (English, Español, and Português)

From Buddhist Action on Sat, 20 Jun, 2020 - 03:51

Recent police killings of Black people in the United States has given rise to a worldwide effort to bring awareness to the history of Black oppression and to challenge the current oppressive and often dangerous conditions faced by Black communities. Black lives matter. Triratna Buddhist Community in the Americas is dedicated to overcoming the hatred and oppression faced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities – in our sanghas, in our towns and cities, and around the world.

We are the...
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kusaladevi

Getting Real (Soulful Conversation and Meditation) With Viveka and Paramananda

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 19 Jun, 2020 - 17:19

Getting Real (Soulful Conversation and Meditation) With Viveka and Paramananda

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 19 Jun, 2020 - 17:19

Join Viveka and Paramananda for the second of their four live conversations, on Monday June 22nd

USA 9am PST | México 11am | USA 12pm EST | UK & IE 5pm | Europe 6pm CET

These conversations take place in Zoom and are approximately 60 minutes long. You can see their first conversation here on Facebook.

Visit our Events space to reserve a place and make a donation.

Viveka is the former Chair...
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Carol Robertson

Buddha Amoghasiddhi (Facebook Live 17.06.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 17:53

Buddha Amoghasiddhi (Facebook Live 17.06.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 17:53

Come on a journey to the wild and expansive lands of the north, and meet with the mysterious green Buddha Amoghasiddhi, holding his right hand with palm facing outwards in a gesture of calm fearlessness. A short talk and led meditation with Vajragupta, Wednesday 17th June, 7.30pm, live streamed on Facebook.


Please help keep Croydon Buddhist Centre online, donate at http://www.buddhistcentrecroydon.org/support-us/4594080060
 
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Why is Triratna's Safeguarding internal?

From Triratna Safeguarding on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 12:07

Why is Triratna's Safeguarding internal?

From Triratna Safeguarding on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 12:07

Safeguarding for Triratna charities is internally managed but externally accountable. The Charity Commission (England and Wales) and Scottish Charity Regulator require charity trustees to take internal measures to prevent and address harm in the course of their own activities. Where they are found to have failed in their duties they will be held externally accountable to those regulators, the police and the law.

Since responsibility and authority always go together, only trustees have the authority to implement Safeguarding...
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ECA Safeguarding

The Safeguarding team's enquiries into concerns about Sangharakshita and sex

From Triratna Safeguarding on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 11:31

The Safeguarding team's enquiries into concerns about Sangharakshita and sex

From Triratna Safeguarding on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 11:31

In early 2018 (in collaboration with members of the Adhisthana Kula) the ECA’s Safeguarding team looked in detail into concerns that a number of men had been told to share Sangharakshita’s bed with him in the 1980s. The following is the text we wrote which forms part of the Triratna Controversy FAQ. 

In 2003 a then Order member published an account of how, in the early 1980s, he attended an Order weekend at Padmaloka and found himself allocated

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ECA Safeguarding

Triratna contributes to UK public inquiry into child sexual abuse in public institutions

From Triratna Safeguarding on Wed, 17 Jun, 2020 - 16:21

Triratna contributes to UK public inquiry into child sexual abuse in public institutions

From Triratna Safeguarding on Wed, 17 Jun, 2020 - 16:21

NB: the videos in this post were taken down by IICSA following the closing of the inquiry in October 2022.

On Thursday 21st May 2020 Munisha appeared as a witness at a public inquiry relating to child sexual abuse in England and Wales, speaking about child protection, and Safeguarding more generally in Triratna, from her experience as the Safeguarding officer employed by the European Chairs’ Assembly to support Triratna centres’ Safeguarding officers with policies and advice.

Please note: this was...
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Carol Robertson

Lifting the Heart: Connecting Through Puja wk 5 (Facebook Live 13.06.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Mon, 15 Jun, 2020 - 21:08

Lifting the Heart: Connecting Through Puja wk 5 (Facebook Live 13.06.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Mon, 15 Jun, 2020 - 21:08

Lifting the Heart : Connecting Through Puja. We have been exploring themes from the Sevenfold Puja, journeying round the mandala of the puja. This week Prajnanandi considers “Rejoicing in Merit”. A short talk and led meditation live streamed on Facebook. Saturday 13th June, 10.30am.

Please help keep Croydon Buddhist Centre online, donate at http://www.buddhistcentrecroydon.org/…

 

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