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Welcome to the Order Convention! Bodhgaya 2018

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 5 Feb, 2018 - 02:47

Welcome to the 2018 Triratna Buddhist Order Convention, marking the 50th anniversary of our Order’s founding. It’s fitting that such an auspicious occasion is taking place at the traditional spot where the Buddha is said to have attained liberation, Bodhgaya in Bihar, India.

Join us for a walk around the Convention site meeting wonderful beings from all around the world who are converging here to celebrate community and practice the Dharma together - for the benefit of all beings!

Follow along daily on ...
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Sheffield Pilgrims - The Buddhist Centre Podcast

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sun, 4 Feb, 2018 - 03:07

Kicking off our podcast coverage of three weeks of Triratna events in India we meet a lovely group of pilgrims from Sheffield, England as they come to the end of a journey around the places traditionally associated with the life of the Buddha. 

Thanks to Mokshatara, Isabelle, Aryadasa and Martin for sharing their inspiration, impressions and delight with us!

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Ordinations Live From Bodhgaya!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sat, 3 Feb, 2018 - 02:33

Ordinations Live From Bodhgaya!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sat, 3 Feb, 2018 - 02:33

Update: The ordination of Mokshasara and Shramanveer is now over - watch again here or on Facebook!

(Note: To hear the sound click unmute. If you can’t see the mute button please enter full screen mode first.)

As we close the week-long Order retreat and turn towards our Convention marking the 50th anniversary of Triratna and the Order itself, we are in Bodhgaya, India, to bring you live coverage of a public ordination under the Bodhi tree.

Bharati...
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Shabda February 2018

From Order Messenger on Thu, 1 Feb, 2018 - 12:52

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 NameSize
ePub (for eBook Readers, Smartphones, and Tablets1.45 MB
mobi (Kindles and eReaders)1.17 MB
PDF for digital (Computers and eReaders)1.25 MB
HTML (Web Browsers)189.95 KB
PDF for printing932.45 KB
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Watch This Space For Live Coverage of the 2018 Order Convention in India!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 1 Feb, 2018 - 10:00
  • Stupa at the Mahabodhi Temple

Watch This Space For Live Coverage of the 2018 Order Convention in India!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 1 Feb, 2018 - 10:00

Over the next week or so we’ll be offering online coverage from the 50th Anniversary Order Convention from Bodhgaya, India.

Most of the Convention will be public, and (the internet gods permitting!) we’ll share content – talks, mantras, podcasts, pictures, videos, livestreams – on The Buddhist Centre Online, and around our social media channels.

We’ll be getting things underway with a live stream of Public Ordinations that will take place on Saturday under the Bodhi tree at the Mahabodhi temple, commemorating the spot where Buddha is...
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Rainbows in the Sky

From Dharma Articles on Wed, 31 Jan, 2018 - 15:51

Rainbows in the Sky

From Dharma Articles on Wed, 31 Jan, 2018 - 15:51

Open to all - see https://www.sangharakshita.org/writings.html

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!

So wrote Wordsworth in 1802. More than two hundred years later my heart, too, leaps up when I see a rainbow, as does the heart of anyone who is capable of responding...
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Tuesday Meditation: Exploring the Dhyanas

From Online Meditators on Tue, 30 Jan, 2018 - 17:02

Tuesday Meditation: Exploring the Dhyanas

From Online Meditators on Tue, 30 Jan, 2018 - 17:02

The dhyanas (or jhanas) are concentrated mental states where distracted mind falls away, a more refined awareness steps in, and deep contentment is cultivated. In this four-week series we’ll explore the dhyanas in meditation and try to catch a glimpse of them for ourselves.

Meditation sessions begin at 2:30pm ET / 7:30pm UK on Google Hangout, and the series will be on the following dates:
Jan 30
Feb 6
Feb 13
Feb 20

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Do you notice the bad bricks?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 30 Jan, 2018 - 00:45

Do you notice the bad bricks?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 30 Jan, 2018 - 00:45

Two offerings for you this week:

Saturday night (Feb 3) 7pm Coogee Croquet Clubrooms


Showing some of short films from Tricycle Magazine’s Buddhist Film Club


BYO   Vego food and drinks to share


and 


One of the fellas who comes along to our Monday Night Men’s Dharma Study at The Sydney Buddhist Centre shared this Ajahn Brahm clip with us and it brought tears to my eyes so I thought I’d share it:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiu7iHzYQhQ
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5 Years of The Buddhist Centre Online: #1 New Online Spaces and Physical Places

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 29 Jan, 2018 - 17:56

5 Years of The Buddhist Centre Online: #1 New Online Spaces and Physical Places

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 29 Jan, 2018 - 17:56

“Civic spaces are an extension of the community. When they work well, they serve as a stage for our public lives. If they function in their true civic role, they can be the settings where celebrations are held, where exchanges both social and economic take place, where friends run into each other, and where cultures mix.” [1]

Since The Buddhist Centre officially launched 5 years ago many web spaces have sprung into being which allow greater community building across Triratna as...
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Now We Are 5: Happy Birthday To The Buddhist Centre Online!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 29 Jan, 2018 - 13:12

Now We Are 5: Happy Birthday To The Buddhist Centre Online!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 29 Jan, 2018 - 13:12

The Buddhist Centre Online is officially 5 years old this month! We first started conversations about what to do with Triratna’s web presence in 2008 and launched some limited public test spaces in 2011, gradually adding social media channels for the project and starting to experiment with content for it all. But it wasn’t till January 2013 that we launched the site as it is today, and we’re going to mark our first big birthday each month with a series of looks...

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