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Windhorse Publications' review of the year

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 31 Dec, 2019 - 09:00

Windhorse Publications' review of the year

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 31 Dec, 2019 - 09:00

As 2019 rolls to a close, we thought we’d look back at Windhorse Publications’ highlights of the year, as well as looking ahead to 2020.

LOOKING BACK AT 2019

What we’ve published this year

This year we’ve released eight new titles, covering a wide range of themes and appealing to a broad readership, from the complete newcomer to Buddhism to the experienced practitioner:
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Back to the Future: A Review of 2019

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 31 Dec, 2019 - 10:00

Back to the Future: A Review of 2019

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 31 Dec, 2019 - 10:00

2019 was both a year of looking back - at our collective history, our shared values and vision - and looking forward at the kind of society we want to live in, the kind of world we want to co-create.

The year saw Triratna in that crucial space - following the death of our community’s founder, Urgyen Sangharakshita, on 30th October 2018. There was time to rejoice in our legacy, but also reflect on the more difficult aspects of our...
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transform self and world: join us at dhanakosa in 2020

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 1 Jan, 2020 - 16:50

transform self and world: join us at dhanakosa in 2020

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 1 Jan, 2020 - 16:50

Serve Bhante’s radical vision: join us at Dhanakosa and transform self and world.

We have one place open on our resident team - we are looking for an Order Member or GFR Mitra with practical/maintenance and project management skills. For younger Order members there may be the opportunity to develop retreat leading and teaching skills as part of your brief. 

You will be joining a mixed community of Order Members and GFR Mitras, living in wild and beautiful Scotland and helping create...
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Back to the Future: A Review of 2019

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 31 Dec, 2019 - 10:00

Back to the Future: A Review of 2019

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 31 Dec, 2019 - 10:00

2019 was both a year of looking back - at our collective history, our shared values and vision - and looking forward at the kind of society we want to live in, the kind of world we want to co-create.

The year saw Triratna in that crucial space - following the death of our community’s founder, Urgyen Sangharakshita, on 30th October 2018. There was time to rejoice in our legacy, but also reflect on the more difficult aspects of our...
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Death of Dhammachari Samachitta, India

From Order Connection on Mon, 30 Dec, 2019 - 16:15

Death of Dhammachari Samachitta, India

From Order Connection on Mon, 30 Dec, 2019 - 16:15

Dear Order members,

I am sad to inform you all that Dhammachari Samachitta from Jalna, India, died this morning around 10.30am from a heart attack. While going to the bath at his home, he fell down, and was declared dead in hospital.

He was ordained in 1987 in Bhaja retreat centre, by Suvajra (private preceptor) and Kamalashila (public preceptor), and was one of the very good batch of Order members. He served the Sangha in Jalna (Maharashtra) immensely. Initially he was the only...
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Dharmabyte: We Are All Dreaming

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 30 Dec, 2019 - 14:00

Jnanavaca offers a far-reaching and uncompromising vision of human fellowship based on transcendental ideals: Sangha. With reference to terrorism, romance, consumerism and Star Wars….

This FBA Dharmabyte is from the talk called What The World Knows Now, part of the series Where do we go from here? given at the London Buddhist Centre Winter Retreat, 2016.

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Vajrasatva, Time, Space and Rainbows

From London Buddhist Centre on Mon, 30 Dec, 2019 - 00:00
Jnanavaca gives the final talk of the London Buddhist Centre's 2019 Winter Retreat on the primordial figure Vajrasatva. With a magician-like quality, Jnanavaca introduces us to the pure white Vajrasatva with a talk ranging from Carl Sagan to childhood magic sets, rainbow men in the sky to the moment of death; Jnanavaca offers a vision of reality that transcends time and space.
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Vajrasatva, Time, Space and Rainbows

From London Buddhist Centre on Mon, 30 Dec, 2019 - 00:00
Jnanavaca gives the final talk of the London Buddhist Centre's 2019 Winter Retreat on the primordial figure Vajrasatva. With a magician-like quality, Jnanavaca introduces us to the pure white Vajrasatva with a talk ranging from Carl Sagan to childhood magic sets, rainbow men in the sky to the moment of death; Jnanavaca offers a vision of reality that transcends time and space.
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Vairocana and the Sunlight of the Enlightened Mind

From London Buddhist Centre on Sun, 29 Dec, 2019 - 00:00
Suryagupta concludes the five Buddha mandala with a talk on the historical Buddha and on Vairocana. In this talk Suryaguota weaves the story of the historical Buddha with themes from her own life and in doing encourages us to honour the bigger questions of what it means to be alive. Using the Buddha as her example, Suryagupta invites us to step onto the path... and quest!
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