Over the coming weekend I will be presenting two sessions at the Eastern ROW discussing my work on the Heart Sutra. This is the first of two short essays in which I outline the topics covered. This first one looks at mistakes in Conze’s Sanskrit edition of the Heart Sutra (70 years old this year). The second will look at the Chinese origins of the Heart Sutra and my work on how the history of ideas in Prajñāpāramitā can inform
West London Buddhist Centre is looking for a new men’s mitra convenor. We’ve got a lovely new building in Bayswater, with a lot of interested people coming through, but we don’t have a large men’s mitra Sangha at the moment. Ratnaprabha runs a thriving study group for men mitras, there’s a weekend retreat every year, and other mitra events. There is a lot of scope for Sangha building, befriending, and sharing the Dharma in creative ways.The actual mitra convening work...
Sthanashraddha is Bhante’s secretary. He writes from Adhisthana, UK:
As March draws to a close, and the clocks have sprung forward an hour, spring is poking its head up through the soil and swelling in buds on branches all around Adhisthana. Though we have had some terribly cold and snowy days there have also been some sunny ones, and when bright and dry if maybe not so warm, Bhante has taken what opportunities he could and enjoyed a morning walk...
‘Fifty Years, Fifty Voices’ is a project cooked up by Lokeshvara and Satyalila last year and supported by the Triratna Trust and Adhisthana Trustees. It’s gathering the ‘voices’ of 50 different Order Members on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Order.
Satyalila writes: “This year we’ll present extracts from these voices and the recordings will be archived in their entirety. In future we hope that many of them can be released as full-length podcasts...
On 31st Mar 2008 Dh. Adityabodhi has ordain Dh. Amoghmuni, Dh. Vastikumar, Dh. Amogh, Dh. Bodhikarma, They have arrange 10th spiritual birthday at Bhaja.
From 20th to 30th Mar 18 Women Intense Meditation Retreat held at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat center, led by Dhni. Karunamaya and Supported by Dhni. Taraharidya. Attended by 37 women.
Satyalila and I have put together A Triratna Blake Reader, offering a friendly way in to understanding Blake and the light he can shed on Bhante’s presentation of the Dharma.
It begins with Bhante’s essay ‘Buddhism and William Blake’ first published in the heyday of the ‘Blake era’ around the London Buddhist Centre. Blake was ‘in the air’ just as he’s been around ‘in the DNA’ of Bhante’s approach to the Dharma.
The second piece is Satyalila’s talk from the last Blake retreat...
We are writing to inform you of the resignation from the Order of Padmavani, who resides in Dawlish. Sona, as the person that publicly ordained Padmavani in June 1997 at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre, has responded. Padmavani’s Private Preceptor is Padmavajra.
We wish Padmavani well in the future. Their resignation letter can be found below.
With metta, Sona
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Dear Padmavajra and preceptors’ college
I’m sending this to the college as well as you, Padmavajra, because...
In the 51st year of the Triratna Buddhist Community - Croydon will be hosting this year’s London Region Triratna Day.
Activities during the day will be led by Order members from all the London Centres – (East) London, West London, North London, Brixton and Croydon. Please bring a veggie/vegan lunch to share. Dana event.
10.00 Doors Open
10.30 Saluting the Shrine, Welcome and Introduction. Dedication Ceremony Meditation on Gratitude
11.45 “For the benefit of all beings” – Talk by Parami. ...
