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Journal East - A Buddhist View of Current Affairs

From Triratna News on Mon, 13 Feb, 2012 - 13:13

Journal East - A Buddhist View of Current Affairs

From Triratna News on Mon, 13 Feb, 2012 - 13:13Manjusiha writes from the London Buddhist Centre, Triratna’s largest urban centre, with news of a new project he’s launched: Journal East, which he describes as “a Buddhist View of Current Affairs”. Its aim is to bring a more Dharmic voice to contemporary society, particularly in the face of the economic, political and social upheavals that are taking place around the world. Only three months old, its already covered issues as diverse as Religion for Atheists; ...
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Practising Dying (Parinirvana Festival Day)

From London Buddhist Centre on Mon, 13 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
Talk given by Upeksaraja at the LBC's Parinirvana Festival day on Sunday 12th February.
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'design this even better' - a day for Triratna designers

From Triratna News on Fri, 10 Feb, 2012 - 11:42

'design this even better' - a day for Triratna designers

From Triratna News on Fri, 10 Feb, 2012 - 11:42In October last year, Dhammarati met for a day in Birmingham with 25 designers working in the Triratna Buddhist Community, with people coming from as far away as Amsterdam, Berlin and the Highlands of Scotland. As well as benefiting from Dhammarati’s vast experience in the field, the designers also reported the event as a rare and valuable opportunity to meet and share ideas with others working with much in common.

Following on from that, an online forum has been...
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Connecting the Triratna Buddhist Order, Movement and College: reporting on the first meeting of the Triratna International Council

From Triratna News on Thu, 9 Feb, 2012 - 05:53

Connecting the Triratna Buddhist Order, Movement and College: reporting on the first meeting of the Triratna International Council

From Triratna News on Thu, 9 Feb, 2012 - 05:53Over the past couple of years our community has been working on a new organisational structure to coordinate its many activities and communities worldwide. This work first bore visible fruit last Autumn with the inaugural meeting of the new Triratna International Council. We’re pleased to bring you this report from Vidyatara in Birmingham, who was there. She says -

“On the evening of 22 August 2011, at Padmaloka Retreat Centre in Norfolk UK, Sangharakshita addressed a group of...
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L'unification, La Base D'une Vie Spirituelle

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Thu, 9 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
La seconde conférence sur le système de pratique pose les fondations : l'intégration, l'unification de la personne pour pouvoir pleinement s'engager dans la voie spirituelle. Cette intégration se fait par la pratique de l'attention, la prise de conscience, en méditation et dans la vie quotidienne en développant les quatres niveaux de conscience et les quatre efforts justes.

Conférence donnée à Paris en février 2012

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L'unification, La Base D'une Vie Spirituelle

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Thu, 9 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
La seconde conférence sur le système de pratique pose les fondations : l'intégration, l'unification de la personne pour pouvoir pleinement s'engager dans la voie spirituelle. Cette intégration se fait par la pratique de l'attention, la prise de conscience, en méditation et dans la vie quotidienne en développant les quatres niveaux de conscience et les quatre efforts justes.

Conférence donnée à Paris en février 2012
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Faith Is Innate, Doubt Acquired

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 9 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
This talk was given on a Young Women' Weekend at Taraloka and is an exploration of Sangharakshita's aphorism: Faith is Innate, Doubt Acquired. It looks at questions such as: What is faith? How do you cultivate the three grounds of faith? How is doubt a fetter? How can you dispel doubt?
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Metta Vihara (new Netherlands Retreat Centre) now nearly ready!

From Triratna News on Tue, 7 Feb, 2012 - 15:18

Metta Vihara (new Netherlands Retreat Centre) now nearly ready!

From Triratna News on Tue, 7 Feb, 2012 - 15:18Jan Deckers writes from Ghent, in Belgium, with the excellent news their new retreat centre Metta Vihara is nearly ready. Triratna’s Dutch and Belgian Sanghas have for many years been fundraising, property-searching, planning and seeking official permissions for a new Buddhist Retreat Centre in the South of the Netherlands - and it’s nearly here! He says -

“We can hardly believe it ourselves: the building is nearly finished. If the gods allow it we will take possession...
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Un Système De Pratiques Qui Nous Mène à L'Eveil

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Sun, 5 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
Conférence d'introduction présentant le système de méditation Triratna et son évolution vers des principes et pratiques appliqués dans l'ensemble de la vie spirituelle. Vassika y met aussi en évidence les liens entre ces pratiques et principes avec la conditionalité, les 5 niyamas, l'évolution inférieure et supérieure, l'esprit réactif et créatif et les niveaux d'aller en refuge.

Conférence donnée à Paris en janvier 2012.

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Un Système De Pratiques Qui Nous Mène à L'Eveil

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Sun, 5 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
Conférence d'introduction présentant le système de méditation Triratna et son évolution vers des principes et pratiques appliqués dans l'ensemble de la vie spirituelle. Vassika y met aussi en évidence les liens entre ces pratiques et principes avec la conditionalité, les 5 niyamas, l'évolution inférieure et supérieure, l'esprit réactif et créatif et les niveaux d'aller en refuge.

Conférence donnée à Paris en janvier 2012.

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