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The Numblevole: a Triratna book for children

From Triratna News on Fri, 27 Nov, 2015 - 23:59

The Numblevole: a Triratna book for children

From Triratna News on Fri, 27 Nov, 2015 - 23:59

“Once upon a time, in a world where people were not exactly people and not exactly animals either, lived a numblevole.”

So begins The Song of the Numblevole, the story of a small but spirited creature created by British mitra Fran Martintroth, in partnership with Triratna Arts and Culture. What a great Christmas present!

Buy the book.

The numblevole sets out for the ocean and the answers she hopes to find there. On her way she meets the strange...

Munisha

Saddhanandi's Adhisthana Newsletter

From Triratna News on Thu, 26 Nov, 2015 - 23:18

Saddhanandi's Adhisthana Newsletter

From Triratna News on Thu, 26 Nov, 2015 - 23:18

Saddhanandi became Chair of Adhisthana earlier this year after 14 years as Chair of Taraloka, Triratna’s retreat centre for women.

In her first Adhisthana Newsletter, earlier this month, she wrote: “This is the first time I’m writing to you after taking on the position of Chair at Adhisthana from Vajragupta. He is now touring various centres doing what he loves - teaching the Dharma.

I’m at my desk listening to the sounds of a very rowdy game of volleyball...

Rijupatha

Dharmabyte: The Modern Bard

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 26 Nov, 2015 - 11:00

We’ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshita’s poems over the next few weeks. Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is a poem entitled “The Modern Bard”. Selected from “An Autobiographical Sequence of Poems”, read by the author and recorded at FWBO celebrations in London, September 1990.

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Munisha

Kate's British pilgrimage

From Triratna News on Wed, 25 Nov, 2015 - 23:01

Kate's British pilgrimage

From Triratna News on Wed, 25 Nov, 2015 - 23:01

As we reported in April, London Buddhist Centre mitra Kate Grant has spent much of this year on pilgrimage – in Britain. She writes:

“In September I completed my pilgrimage: an outer journey to reflect life’s inner journeys. I set off in February, from Tooting in south London (where Sangharakshita began life), on a walk to Bhante’s home, Adhisthana, lasting 17 separate days and covering 200 miles.

Inspired by a pilgrim’s sense of higher purpose, Bhante’s childhood memoirs...

Amaradaya

A New Centre for the Shrewsbury Sangha

From Clear Vision Trust on Wed, 25 Nov, 2015 - 17:51

A New Centre for the Shrewsbury Sangha

From Clear Vision Trust on Wed, 25 Nov, 2015 - 17:51

The long established Shrewsbury Sangha open their own Buddhist Centre and look back on the renovation project.

Munisha

New Order faces at Adhisthana

From Triratna News on Wed, 25 Nov, 2015 - 12:50

New Order faces at Adhisthana

From Triratna News on Wed, 25 Nov, 2015 - 12:50

The Adhisthana community is growing. We introduce three Order members who arrived during the course of the summer.

Sanghadarshini moved from Germany to be retreat centre manager; Vimalamati (British) is assistant to the international Order Convenors, Lokeshvara and Parami; Sthanashraddha is Bhante’s new secretary, also British.

I interviewed them amid the preparations for Sangharakshita’s 90th birthday Order weekend in August. What a great time to come here, thought Sanghadarshini: “It’s great to jump in and work with all these fantastic...

Candradasa

Maitreyabandhu - Poetry and Receptivity

From Community Highlights on Tue, 24 Nov, 2015 - 18:47

Maitreyabandhu - Poetry and Receptivity

From Community Highlights on Tue, 24 Nov, 2015 - 18:47

It’s not too late to join the Urban Retreat!

A lovely short talk by Maitreyabandhu, illuminating why poetry is itself an act of receptivity and requires that of us as readers and, in the context of an Urban Retreat, Buddhist practitioners. Taking as his source Kay Ryan’s poem ‘The Niagara River’ we get a simple but encouraging close reading of how poetry can help us slow down, take things in, and...

Saccanama

Paramachitta becomes a public preceptor

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 24 Nov, 2015 - 15:16

Paramachitta becomes a public preceptor

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 24 Nov, 2015 - 15:16

Paramachitta was appointed as a public preceptor in October and attended the recent College meeting at Adhisthana in November.

She introduces herself below.

I was ordained in 1990 at Taraloka, privately by Sanghadevi and publicly by Ratnasuri. In 1992 I left the London Buddhist Centre for Spain and along with Parami and Moksananda helped establish the Order in Valencia. I have been actively...

Saccanama

Women's Ordinations in India August 2015 - a little late!

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 24 Nov, 2015 - 15:03

Women's Ordinations in India August 2015 - a little late!

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 24 Nov, 2015 - 15:03

Better late than never, we’re happy to announce that at the public ordination held on 30 August, 2015 at Ven. Hsuen Tsang Retreat Centre, Bor-Dharan Maharashtra, India, the following women were ordained:

Private Preceptor Vijaya:

Anita Thool (South West Nagpur) becomes Amritanandi
Asha Nakhale (North Nagpur) becomes Shwetchitta
Shila Walke (North Nagpur) becomes Shubhrachitta ...

Candradasa

Tejopala - Nature and the Greater Mandala

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 23 Nov, 2015 - 21:50

Tejopala - Nature and the Greater Mandala

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 23 Nov, 2015 - 21:50

If you want to know wheat you’re missing on our Urban Retreat… There’s still time to sign up (it’s free)!

www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat

As part of the Triratna’s International Urban Retreat for 2015, Tejopala from Melbourne, Australia, gives a beautiful talk about the relationship between a Dharma perspective on life and the urgency of the need to care for nature. Some great questions asked here, all amidst an urban natural space…

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