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Full moon day in May

From Exeter Triratna Group on Sun, 7 May, 2017 - 13:54

Full moon day in May

From Exeter Triratna Group on Sun, 7 May, 2017 - 13:54

The full moon day in May is the time the Buddhist world celebrates the Buddha’s Enlightenment!

Please join us at Sangha Night this week for meditation and puja to mark this auspicious occasion 2500 years ago. We will have a guided visualization of the Buddha Shakyamuni followed by a puja, which will be led by Prajnananda. 
A ‘puja’ is a ritual, in which we will be reciting verses - in this case taken from an 8th...

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Sangharakshita - The Poetry Interviews

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 5 May, 2017 - 20:49

A series of ten personal interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on Sangharakshita’s own selections from his extensive body of poetry.

Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Sangharakshita on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and his own personal history.

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Youth Retreat

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 5 May, 2017 - 12:05

Youth Retreat

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 5 May, 2017 - 12:05

Youth Retreat led by Dh. Vasitkumar and Nagadhavj at Saddhammapradip Retreat Center from 29th April to 3rd may 2017. It was attended by 30 young boys.

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Men's International Mitra Convenors

From Order Dharma on Thu, 4 May, 2017 - 21:30

Men's International Mitra Convenors (group)

From Order Dharma on Thu, 4 May, 2017 - 21:30

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New Sunday Series Starts May 7

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 4 May, 2017 - 17:30

New Sunday Series Starts May 7

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 4 May, 2017 - 17:30

This Sunday, 10AM - 12:30 PM, Dh. Rijupatha will lead us off on a new topic: What is the Good Life? Seeing Past Materialism, Inequality and the Cult of Fashion.  In this series, we will explore some of the most transformational Buddhist meditations - the Brahma Viharas, or “divine abodes.”  The Metta Bhavana, or cultivation of loving kindness is the basis. There is also the Karuna Bhavana, cultivation of compassion, the Mudita Bhavana, cultivation of sympathetic joy, and the Upekkha Bhavana, cultivation...

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Small Actions: Growing Minds

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Thu, 4 May, 2017 - 11:13

Small Actions: Growing Minds

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Thu, 4 May, 2017 - 11:13

Low Countries young Buddhists retreat April 2017

Gerda writes:

On a sunny, cloudy and windy Easter weekend in April, 27 young buddhists from five different countries came together in retreat centre Metta Vihara in the Netherlands to explore the idea of ‘total action, free mind’.

If we long to free our minds, it may be most obvious to turn to practices working directly with the mind, such as meditation and reflection, which will help us to become wiser, more aware and, as a result, more skilful...

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Do the plastic challenge for BAM 2017

From Buddhist Action on Thu, 4 May, 2017 - 09:52

The UK Marine Conservation Society have kindly laid on a Plastic Challenge just for us during Buddhist Action Month in June!! 

They are inviting people to go for a day, a week, a month without single-use plastic - I tried this last year, and was sobered how very hard it was to do; but it is real eye-opener. A great action to have a go at for BAM with some friends or your sangha, and it will certainly raise...

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Radical Inclusivity

From London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 4 May, 2017 - 01:00
This teaching was given at the London Buddhist Centre's Transforming Self and World group in April, 2017. The morning included a led meditation and enquiry, a main talk and discussion, and a closing meditation. What does Buddhism have to do with belonging? What does belonging have to do with Buddhism? We live in a pluralistic society, where many cultures coexist while maintaining their cultural differences. One of the main concerns of our day is how we continue to create a sense of belonging, amid so much difference. For Triratna, we might ask ourselves, how do we create spaces where all feel welcome, regardless of age, race, nationality, class, gender, sexual identity, physical ability and even religion? And as we deepen our commitment and involvement, how do we honour the unique experiences and gifts of each individual, while also seeking a ground of connection based on the Dharma? Sangharakshita has said: The Dharma should be communicated to as many people as possible and this means communicating the Dharma in as many different ways as possible...Avalokitesvara has a thousand hands, and each of the thousand hands holds a different object. Similarly, Order members of particular temperaments have different talents, aptitudes, and capacities, and in making their respective contributions to the life and work of the Order they should allow – you should allow – those talents, aptitudes, and capacities full scope. Join us in an exploration of what the Dharma might have to say about radical inclusivity.
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Triratna Day: Dhanakosa 2017

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Wed, 3 May, 2017 - 19:21

Triratna Day: Dhanakosa 2017

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Wed, 3 May, 2017 - 19:21

Dhanakosa shares a great compilation of highlights here from their 2017 celebration of Triratna Day, with scenes from the landscape, preparations, talks, and a wonderful view of a beautiful shrine beneath the tent.

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Celebrating Triratna's 50th in Krakow, Poland

From Community Highlights on Wed, 3 May, 2017 - 19:04

Celebrating Triratna's 50th in Krakow, Poland

From Community Highlights on Wed, 3 May, 2017 - 19:04

A big thank you to Paramashanti for sharing this lovely video of the celebration of Triratna’s 50th Anniversary at Sanghaloka in Krakow, Poland! 

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