Some of Sangharakshita’s introductory words on sustainability, activism and Buddhism can be found articulated in the final chapter of What is the Sangha? (Chapter 20: A Buddhist View of Current World Problems):
“…there is still… the question of what an individual Buddhist can have to say that is truly relevant to world problems. All I can say for myself is that the work I have engaged in as a Buddhist has arisen…out of the view I take on current world problems. This topic is not of...
Moving towards the end of their weeklong meeting at Adhisthana, the European Chairs offered puja books in many European languages in an international puja in which we recited the positive precepts in nine languages. You’ll find the international puja book collection on a new shelf at the back of the shrine room.
They also reviewed their finances (see below) and enjoyed a series of very short, spontaneous ‘pop-up’ talks on topics including:
I have a sly reason for dropping in this fresh thought about seeing meditation as a mini retreat so let me cut to the chase and say more about mini retreats at point 3 below:
1. I would so love as many of you as can make it to come on our Sangha Retreat October 14 - 16 at Vijayaloka (see picture above). I’m not sure what the theme will be yet but I’ll communicate this as the...
Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly (ECA) and their guests have been meeting at Adhisthana since last Monday. They have spent the week creatively and very harmoniously, considering a number of matters to do with the future flourishing of Triratna.
Today we heard about the forthcoming publication of the first volume of Sangharakshita’s Complete Works – in English. Considering that just 5% of the world’s 70 million people are native English-speakers, we also heard of the work of the new,...
Ensuring the sexual, physical and psychological safety of young people and vulnerable adults is an expression of the First Precept: avoiding causing harm; cultivating loving kindness.
Mindful of their responsibilities in this area, over the last four years the European Chairs’ Assembly (ECA) has been developing its model policies for the protection of children and ‘vulnerable adults’, sent to every Triratna Centre and enterprise in Europe, and also shared with Triratna Centres around the world.
The 2016 versions were presented to the meeting of Triratna’s International Council in August and the...
In their second meeting this year, members of Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly (ECA) are spending the week at Adhisthana. We are around 45 women and men: leaders of Triratna urban centres, retreat centres and other enterprises, the Development Team they employ and some guests.
We bring you interviews or reports from the meeting, over on our Features space.
“From morning to night, twenty four hours a day, everything depends on our attitude. When we have a positive attitude it produces the result of happiness: when we have a negative attitude it produces the result of suffering. The happiness we experience each day comes from our positive attitudes and the suffering we experience comes from our negative attitudes. Therefore, as we are the creator, we have great freedom. Since it’s just up to our mind, we have great freedom...
Satyalila introduces and leads the sadhana practice of the greatly precious guru, Padmasambhava, given to Bhante by Kachu Rimpoche. From the Women’s International Order Convention 2016.
