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Letter from the Chair of the College of Public Preceptors to all Order Members

From Order Messenger on Mon, 27 Mar, 2017 - 01:16

Letter from the Chair of the College of Public Preceptors to all Order Members

From Order Messenger on Mon, 27 Mar, 2017 - 01:16

Dear Order Members,

The past few months have seen a wave of discussion within our Sangha about Sangharakshita and the Order, with some Order members questioning the way in which our Order is conceived, organised, and led. This was the main topic of the Public Preceptors’ College meeting, held at Adhisthana from 6th to 16th March. In entering this discussion, we take for granted that other Order members, like us, share a deep love and concern for...

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Utpaladhi

The Buddhafield season is upon us!

From Buddhafield on Wed, 22 Mar, 2017 - 15:42

The Buddhafield season is upon us!

From Buddhafield on Wed, 22 Mar, 2017 - 15:42

The Buddhafield season begins in April, and the spring weather is drawing us closer to nature and to the land, calling us to a deeper experience of ourselves and others, supported by the earth.

Highlights of the season include our Total Immersion Retreat - a silent meditation retreat led by experienced meditators Kamalashila and Vajradevi, on our beautiful Broadhembury land in Devon. Beginning on 6th May, the retreat runs for...

Liz_Bassett

The Buddhist Centre Online - Keeping people connected

From Future Dharma on Tue, 21 Mar, 2017 - 12:03

The Buddhist Centre Online - Keeping people connected

From Future Dharma on Tue, 21 Mar, 2017 - 12:03

Zoe Lim is the only GFR mitra in Singapore. She found Triratna at the Nottingham centre when she was a student, and since moving back to Singapore has returned to the UK to attend retreats at Tiratanaloka, and travelled to India for the International Buddhist Youth Convention. Liz caught up with her online to talk about her life in Singapore and how online resources keep her connected with the Sangha.

In Singapore life is fast paced, expensive and often stressful....

Dhammalata

Keeping our aim true

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 21 Mar, 2017 - 04:15

Keeping our aim true

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 21 Mar, 2017 - 04:15

“Each step may seem to take forever, but no matter how uninspired you feel, continue to follow your practice schedule precisely and consistently. This is how we can use our greatest enemy, habit, against itself”

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Munisha

Ordination at Guhyaloka, Spain

From Triratna News on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 08:45

Ordination at Guhyaloka, Spain

From Triratna News on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 08:45

On Saturday 18th March, 2017, in a public ordination ceremony at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain

Ruben Sánchez became Yaśomani: “He who is an excellent jewel”
(Westernised spelling Yashomani).
Private preceptor Moksananda
Public preceptor Moksananda

Ruben Sánchez se convirtió en Yaśomaṇi: “El que es una joya excelente”
(Ortografía occidentalizada Yashomani ).
Preceptor privado: Moksananda
Preceptor público: Moksananda

Con metta,
Maniraja

Munisha

Ordination at Guhyaloka, Spain

From Triratna News on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 08:38

Ordination at Guhyaloka, Spain

From Triratna News on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 08:38

In a public ordination ceremony at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain, on Saturday 18th March, 2017

Ruben Sánchez became Yaśomani: “He who is an Excellent Jewel”
(Westernised spelling Yashomani).
Private preceptor Moksananda
Public preceptor Moksananda

Ruben Sánchez se convirtió en Yaśomaṇi: “El que es una Joya Excelente”
(Ortografía occidentalizada Yashomani ).
Preceptor privado: Moksananda
Preceptor público: Moksananda

Con metta,
Maniraja

Amaladipa

Permaculture & Agroecology - The Bec Hellouin Farm

From Buddhist Action on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 05:50

Permaculture & Agroecology - The Bec Hellouin Farm

From Buddhist Action on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 05:50

This video describes how permaculture can be a holistic and productive source of food production whilst also respecting and nourishing the environment and the beings we share our world with. Here is some background:

Le Bec-Hellouin, France

International business lawyer Perrine Hervé-Gruyer was eyeing a career and a life change. She had bounced around the world, with stints in Tokyo and Hong Kong. She wanted self-sufficiency for her family, and so did her gardening-obsessed husband. Someone else might have bought a country home; Hervé-Gruyer...

Amaladipa

Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes (Incredible Edibles)

From Buddhist Action on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 05:42

Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes (Incredible Edibles)

From Buddhist Action on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 05:42

This video describes how ‘incredible edibles’ was set up and the transformational effect it had on the community in Todmorden. Pam Warhurst is an ordinary human being, like all of us, and she and her friends did something amazing, which is now being replicated in over a 1000 other projects around the world.

Take a look at

http://incredibleediblenetwork.org.uk/

For BAM 2017 I think the idea that each Buddhist Centre BAM team could establish/participate in a community based incredible edible project, however humble, within...

Amaladipa

Demain/ Tomorrow - the film - a fantastic resource for BAM

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 19 Mar, 2017 - 20:59

I have just seen the film ‘Demain/ Tomorrow’ - it is amazing, and deeply inspiring. I encourage all aspiring bodhisattvas to find a way to view it (there is a DVD available and it is still showing in some cinemas). We could arrange screenings at our local Buddhist centres. It is an incredible resource for BAM and for our precious Sangha. Follow the link

https://www.tomorrow-documentary.com/ (15 Nov 2022, updated to a new link).

Here is the blurb ‘Showing solutions, telling a...

shraddhavani

New Introductory Course Starts March 30

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 16 Mar, 2017 - 15:41

New Introductory Course Starts March 30

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 16 Mar, 2017 - 15:41

Join our next four-week introductory course, Get to Know Your Mind with Buddhism, Thursdays 7 - 9PM, March 30 - April 20. In this course, the main focus will be on learning two traditional Buddhist meditations: Mindfulness of Breathing and Cultivation of Loving Kindness (Metta Bhavana). You do not need to be a Buddhist to benefit from these practices, but understanding the role of meditation in the Buddhist context may help you benefit more fully. Here is what one meditation teacher, Paramananda, says in his...

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