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European Buddhist gatherings 2019

From Triratna in the Buddhist World on Thu, 21 Nov, 2019 - 13:39

European Buddhist gatherings 2019

From Triratna in the Buddhist World on Thu, 21 Nov, 2019 - 13:39

The end of September saw, as usual, the annual gatherings of the European Buddhist Union, and Buddhist Teachers in Europe.

This year the venue was Sangha Activa, a Spanish group in the Sakya lineage of the Vajrayana Tibetan tradition in the countryside an hour north of Barcelona. I attended both meetings as Triratna’s Liaison officer and Vajratara (who lives and works at Tiratanaloka) joined me for the Buddhist Teachers in Europe.

Sangha Activa several years ago took...

akasajoti

International Council Newsletter - Autumn 2019

From Triratna International Council on Sun, 17 Nov, 2019 - 21:15

International Council Newsletter - Autumn 2019

From Triratna International Council on Sun, 17 Nov, 2019 - 21:15

Follow this link to the latest International Council Newsletter. It includes an introduction to the International Council, it’s history and purpose; a report of the 2019 meeting; the emerging priorities for the three strands - the College, the Order, and the Movement; an update on the International Council and Sikkha Project teams; and a personal perspective on the International Council from one of it’s members.

Windhorse Publi...

Windhorse Publications is looking for new books

From Windhorse Publications on Thu, 7 Nov, 2019 - 14:44

Windhorse Publications is looking for new books

From Windhorse Publications on Thu, 7 Nov, 2019 - 14:44

Do you have an idea for a new book? Are you an author with a draft Dharma manuscript that you’re looking to publish? Windhorse Publications would like to hear from you.

About Windhorse Publications

At Windhorse Publications we produce life-changing Buddhist books for all levels of involvement in the Dharma life, from the complete beginner to the experienced practitioner. We are the main publisher of Sangharakshita and we also publish Dharma books by members of the Triratna community and some practitioner-scholars outside the movement.

Our range...

Shantavira

Shabda November 2019

From Order Connection on Fri, 1 Nov, 2019 - 11:50

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 – read on any Kindle, and some eReader apps on tablets, smartphones, etc.
PDF Shabda – read with any PDF reader
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Print Shabda: Print your own (and your friends’) Shabdas. Save time and postage costs.

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File Name	Size
ePub (eBook Readers, Smartphones, and Tablets	1.6 MB
mobi (Kindles and eReaders)	1.37 MB
PDF for digital (Computers and eReaders)	1.44 MB
HTML (Web Browsers)	174.22 KB
PDF for printing	947.52 KB

Read more about Shabda November 2019

Centre Team

Watch the Sangharakshita Anniversary Livestream Here!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 30 Oct, 2019 - 18:04

Watch the Sangharakshita Anniversary Livestream Here!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 30 Oct, 2019 - 18:04

Updated: view picture and clips on Instagram

‘Seeing Bhante - A Personal Perspective’

We will be live streaming Jnanavaca’s talk ‘Seeing Bhante - A Personal Perspective’ on Wednesday 30th October 7.30pm GMT.

Jnanavaca reflects on the significance of Sangharakshita’s life, exactly one year after his death.

The talk will be live here as well as on the site home page, the Sangharakshita Memorial space and on our facebook page.

Note: To hear the sound click unmute. If...

Centre Team

Watch the Sangharakshita Anniversary Livestream Here!

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Wed, 30 Oct, 2019 - 12:05

Watch the Sangharakshita Anniversary Livestream Here!

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Wed, 30 Oct, 2019 - 12:05

Updated: view picture and clips on Instagram

Watch on Vimeo

‘Seeing Bhante - A Personal Perspective’

We will be live streaming Jnanavaca’s talk ‘Seeing Bhante - A Personal Perspective’ on Wednesday 30th October 7.30pm GMT. Jnanavaca reflects on the significance of Sangharakshita’s life, exactly one year after his death.

The talk will be live here as well as on the site home page, the Features space and on our ...

Maitridevi

Taraloka declares an ecological emergency

From Buddhist Action on Tue, 29 Oct, 2019 - 13:14

Taraloka declares an ecological emergency

From Buddhist Action on Tue, 29 Oct, 2019 - 13:14

In October 2018 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report stated that without dramatic action we will not be able to limit global warming to a 1.5C increase. They state “Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid and far-reaching changes… at an unprecedented scale.”

In 2019 the UN Biodiversity report estimated that around one million species “already face extinction, many within decades, more than ever before in human history.”

It is clear from these reports that planet Earth is at present under severe ecological threat....

tejadhamma

Welcome to Suchikirti

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Fri, 25 Oct, 2019 - 19:25

Welcome to Suchikirti

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Fri, 25 Oct, 2019 - 19:25

PTP is very happy to see ex-Milind Patil as Dhammachari Suchikirti who ordained on 20th Oct. 2019 at Huen Tsang Retreat Center, Bordharan. He is a Trustee since beginning of PTP and we (team) welcome him and express our gratitude to him. Congratulations from the depth of our heart !

Sadhu ! Sadhu !! Sadhu !!!

sanghadhara

Remembering Sangharakshita Through His Friendships

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Fri, 25 Oct, 2019 - 17:57

Remembering Sangharakshita Through His Friendships

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Fri, 25 Oct, 2019 - 17:57

Urgyen Sangharakshita - simply “Bhante” to his friends and to many who practice in the Triratna community world-wide - was a complex, even sometimes complicated, man. Much has been written and said about his contribution to the flourishing of Buddhism in India and the West since the 1960s - and about some of his more controversial sides as a teacher and leader. But we know a lot less about him as a friend.

In this film commissioned to...

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Last Glimpses of Sangharakshita by Mahamati

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Fri, 25 Oct, 2019 - 17:32

In the weeks following Urgyen Sangharakshita’s death in 2018, Mahamati, one of his secretaries and companions, spoke informally at a number of Order gatherings about the experience of working closely with him during the last fifteen or so years of his life.

To mark the first anniversary of Sangharakshita’s death, we present this talk from early December 2018 to a gathering of continental European Order members. Mahamati reflects on aspects of their time together, and on aspects of Sangharakshita’s personality and character...

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