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Appointment of an International Communications Officer

From Order Connection on Tue, 15 Aug, 2023 - 09:37

Appointment of an International Communications Officer

From Order Connection on Tue, 15 Aug, 2023 - 09:37

At the end of March this year a new role of International Communications Officer was announced, and expressions of interest were called for.  
 
We are pleased to inform the Order that after a full application and interview process, Bodhikamala - from Toluca, Mexico - has been appointed.

This role has been created by the International Council’s Communications Working Group, to implement, articulate, and develop Triratna’s Communication Strategy. The strategy aims to promote a...
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Maitriyogini

Insight and Imagination: Meditating on the Vimalakirti Nirdesa

From Adhisthana on Thu, 10 Aug, 2023 - 10:30

Insight and Imagination: Meditating on the Vimalakirti Nirdesa

From Adhisthana on Thu, 10 Aug, 2023 - 10:30

On this retreat Vessantara will guide us through practices that will penetrate to the the wisdom at the heart of this text. Through symbols and imagery we will bring about a mystic marriage of insight and imagination.

So, how do you practise a Mahayana sutra? Can you take it deep into your being, so that it’s vision affects your whole life?

Click for more info and to book
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Utpaladhi

Fiftieth Anniversary Edition of Shabda

From Order Connection on Tue, 8 Aug, 2023 - 12:12
  • Celebrating 50 Years of Shabda

Fiftieth Anniversary Edition of Shabda

From Order Connection on Tue, 8 Aug, 2023 - 12:12

This October will mark the 50th anniversary of the Order newsletter, Shabda. The International Order Convenors and the Order Office team will be celebrating the occasion in various ways. Over the next couple of months we will feature short videos from people on their relationship to Shabda and the practice of writing in, which we will post on Order Connection on the Buddhist Centre Online.

The anniversary edition will feature a special cover for the paper edition and extra articles on the...
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Viryabodhi

Challenges of Translating the Dharma – article part two

From Triratna Translations on Tue, 8 Aug, 2023 - 09:13
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This is the second article on translation within Triratna, by Viryabodhi, coordinator of the International Triratna Translations Board (ITTB), which goes more into specific challenges in translating the Dharma.

Here is a short url for this post: https://tinyurl.com/article-Part-2

I have been working on this for some time and hope you will enjoy reading it. If you have any questions or feedback you can write to me at: 
int.triratna.translations.board [at] gmail.com 

There is both a pdf and an ePub...

File NameSize
Challenges of Translating the Dharma – article part 2 – pdf695.16 KB
Challenges of Translating the Dharma – article part 2 – ePub811.65 KB
Deuxieme article – les defis de la traduction du dharma – pdf723.33 KB
Deuxieme article – les defis de la traduction du dharma – ePub812.1 KB
Desafíos de Traducir el Dharma – parte 2 – pdf715.31 KB
Desafíos de Traducir el Dharma – parte 2 – ePub809.09 KB
Utmaningar i att översätta Dharma – artikeln del 2 – pdf707.36 KB
Utmaningar i att översätta Dharma – artikeln del 2 – ePub811.65 KB
Uitdagingen van vertalen de Dharma (Nederlands) – deel 2 – pdf697.39 KB
Uitdagingen van vertalen de Dharma (Nederlands) – deel 2 – ePub690.83 KB
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Suvannavira

The Visualisation of the Tantric Stupa

From На русском on Thu, 3 Aug, 2023 - 14:50
  • The Tantric Stupa

The Visualisation of the Tantric Stupa

From На русском on Thu, 3 Aug, 2023 - 14:50

A six week video course teaching Buddhist meditation, including the Visualisation of the Tantric Stupa, which gives us tools to reveal our true nature.

These tools include:

- Guided visualisations of the Tantric Stupa, focusing in turn on its different coloured forms and the elements which they symbolise; earth, water, fire, air and space. Each part of the stupa is further associated with one of the Five Buddha Mandala, whose mantras we’ll be introduced to, and a chakra.

- Supporting meditation practices for the Stupa Visualisation;...
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We’ve reprinted ‘Life with Full Attention’

From Windhorse Publications on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 11:30

We’ve reprinted ‘Life with Full Attention’

From Windhorse Publications on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 11:30

Maitreyabandhu’s Life with Full Attention was published fourteen years ago and is still one of our best sellers. It’s a practical eight-week course in developing mindfulness in everyday life. You may be one of the twelve thousand people so far who have bought the book and benefited from putting its exercises into practice. Many Triratna centres run Life with Full Attention courses, which have introduced thousands of people to Buddhism and started many precious sangha connections.

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve...
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Subhadramati

Chair's Letter – July 2023 – Subhadramati

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 1 Aug, 2023 - 17:55
  • Subhadramati
  • Saint Francis renounces his Earthly Father
  • Akashavana 2023

Chair's Letter – July 2023 – Subhadramati

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 1 Aug, 2023 - 17:55

This month’s update from the College is a bumper edition before we take a break in August…

Recently the Ordination courses at Guhyaloka and Akashavana were completed, led by Maitreyabandhu and Subhadramati respectively; and the College-led ‘Lineage Retreat’ at Adhisthana was a great success, for which Mahamati was on the team. We wanted to share something from each of these aspects of the College’s work, and asked Subhadramati and Mahamati to write more fully. 

I will be taking part in...
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Mahamati

Chair's Letter – July 2023 – Mahamati

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 1 Aug, 2023 - 17:48
  • Padmasambhava Lineage Retreat
  • Mahamati
  • Burial Mound at Moonlight

Chair's Letter – July 2023 – Mahamati

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 1 Aug, 2023 - 17:48

This month’s update from the College is a bumper edition before we take a break in August…

Recently the Ordination courses at Guhyaloka and Akashavana were completed, led by Maitreyabandhu and Subhadramati respectively; and the College-led ‘Lineage Retreat’ at Adhisthana was a great success, for which Mahamati was on the team. We wanted to share something from each of these aspects of the College’s work, and asked Subhadramati and Mahamati to write more fully. 

I will be taking part in...
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Shantavira

Shabda August 2023

From Order Connection on Tue, 1 Aug, 2023 - 14:53

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 – This format is now deprecated, but this can still be used on older Kindle devices, and some older 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:
    • ...
File NameSize
ePub (for eBook readers, smartphones, and tablets1.56 MB
mobi (for older Kindle devices and eReaders only)1.36 MB
PDF for digital (Computers and eReaders)1.5 MB
HTML (Web Browsers)194.24 KB
PDF for printing1.17 MB
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Fundraising for the Transgender Project in India

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Mon, 31 Jul, 2023 - 12:51

Fundraising for the Transgender Project in India

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Mon, 31 Jul, 2023 - 12:51

Dear friends,

We are happy to be arranging our Third Transgender Retreat soon with the help of some fundraising!

In 2021 Shuan Bartone became a Mitra through the Boston Sangha and Triratna Gender Diverse Buddhists. A year later, He started working on a project to record a song about Dr. Ambedkar, called ‘Babasaheb’, which is released on BandCamp. 

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