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Newsbyte: Suryavana Retreat Centre

From Triratna News on Mon, 16 Jul, 2018 - 14:15

Newsbyte: Suryavana Retreat Centre

From Triratna News on Mon, 16 Jul, 2018 - 14:15

Suryavana is the new retreat Centre for the Valencia Buddhist Centre. One possible translation of Suryavana is rather apt description ‘the sun’s dwelling place’. The Valencia Buddhist Centre bought a retreat centre of their own to cater for their gradually expanding retreat programme: increasing from three to four retreats a year to approximately twenty to twenty five retreats annually.

This Newsbyte explores the importance of going on retreat as a means of coming in touch with yourself, the earth and nature - with...

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Gypsy Education in Hungary in Crisis

From Triratna News on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 14:47

Gypsy Education in Hungary in Crisis

From Triratna News on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 14:47

Hungarian gypsies, known as the Roma community, have a deep connection with the Dalits of India. Both communities are segregated, unable to get access to education or employment, and are treated like lesser humans. Just like the Indian Dharma Revolution gave a voice to the Dalits and inspired a mass human rights movement, the Hungarian branch of the Triratna Community has developed the ‘Jai Bhim Network’. The Dr Ambedkar High School in Miskolc, Northern Hungary, is run by the...

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Gypsy Education in Hungary in Crisis

From Triratna News on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 14:47

Gypsy Education in Hungary in Crisis

From Triratna News on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 14:47

aparajita

Summary of ECA meeting July 2018

From European Chairs' Assembly on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 14:02

A short report on the chairs meeting at Adhisthana July 2018, with headlines covering the main topics at the meeting; designed for chairs so they can give their trustees or other interested members of the sangha a flavour of what happens at these meetings

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Science and Poetry - new writing from Sangharakshita

From Community Highlights on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 11:33

Science and Poetry - new writing from Sangharakshita

From Community Highlights on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 11:33

After reading Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time and Carlo Rovelli’s Reality Is Not What It Seems, in this piece written over three nights towards the end of June 2018, Sangharakshita reflects on the connection between science and poetry, and their common language of insight, intuition, inspiration and imagination.

This piece is open to all and can be read on Sangharakshita’s website: Science and Poetry: A Note along with other articles he has written.

Uttam Shetty

International Buddhist Youth Convention 2020, Bodhgaya-India

From National Network Of Buddhist Youth - India on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 05:41

International Buddhist Youth Convention 2020, Bodhgaya-India

From National Network Of Buddhist Youth - India on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 05:41

We are glad to invite you for participation in NNBY’s 3rd International Buddhist Youth Convention (IBYC2020)- a unique opportunity to bring Triratna Buddhist youth Community from across the world.
Theme: ”Building a New Buddhist World: United in Diversity”
Lead By: Dh Subhuti
Date: 16-21 Feb 2020
Venue:Three Jewels Centre- Bodhgaya, Bihar- India
Fees:
Indian participants: INR 4000/-
International participants: Rs. 12500/- (£148 approx)
(For food and lodging charges during the convention dates)
Indian participants intake: 200
International participants intake: 50

The event will...

saradarshini

Transforming World at the Wellington Buddhist Centre

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 01:34

Transforming World at the Wellington Buddhist Centre

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 01:34

Using this board, we collected ideas about the world we wish to inhabit. These pieces of paper are stylised feathers, and during the month as they collected they turned into a fantastic feather cloak (kakahu) that embodies a world more in line with our values. What we wrote follows.

The world we envision for the future is one where the arts are paramount, myth and legend carry our inspiration above the material world; appreciation and gratitude are valued over ownership and rights

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: The Seed of the Thus Gone

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 17 Jul, 2018 - 14:54

Enlightenment must be within our reach! This FBA Dharmabyte, is called ‘The Seed of the Thus Gone’, an excerpt from the talk simply titled The Motive by Padmavajra.

This is the first talk in an eight part series by Padmavajra exploring a great classic of Tibetan Buddhism – Gampopa’s ‘Jewel Ornament of Liberation’. The work, inspired by devotion to Manjusri, is one of the key texts in the development of the Tibetan Lam Rim teachings. And Gampopa,...

Prajnaketu

Live and work @ Dhanakosa!

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Tue, 17 Jul, 2018 - 11:58

Live and work @ Dhanakosa!

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Tue, 17 Jul, 2018 - 11:58

Live and Work @ Dhanakosa

Would you like to live and work as part of a right livelihood team, engage in daily practice with our brothers and sisters in the Dharma, giving the conditions for retreats to over a 1000 people a year, and all in the beautiful environment of rural Scotland?

The Dhanakosa community are looking for order members and committed GFR...

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Sangharakshita's diary

From Triratna News on Mon, 16 Jul, 2018 - 14:27

Sangharakshita's diary

From Triratna News on Mon, 16 Jul, 2018 - 14:27

Sthanashraddha is Bhante’s secretary. He writes from Adhisthana, UK:

“Coming to the end of June and having passed the summer solstice, summer has indeed been evident here at Adhisthana. Our rich clay soil is drying out and cracks are opening up in the flower beds here and there. The roses are at their peak and the occasional plant hasn’t made it through the hot dry days.

In the early half of June the Adhisthana resident...

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