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Inspired to invest in the Dharma

From Community Highlights on Tue, 8 Aug, 2017 - 10:43

Inspired to invest in the Dharma

From Community Highlights on Tue, 8 Aug, 2017 - 10:43

Sanghadeva loans some of his savings to Triratna Projects.

Find out more in this post we’ve highlighted from Liz Bassett at FutureDharma Fund.

“When you meet Sanghadeva you realise how much he values community. As his name would suggest, he’s all about sangha - he’s been living and working in communities for over 36 years.

Sanghadeva was one of the first people to move to Adhisthana in 2012. When the small community of Order members arrived to live, practise and work together there, they began to rebuild and convert the...

Vajranatha

Poster suggestion

From metta for merida on Mon, 7 Aug, 2017 - 23:20

Just created a poster that could be used to promote this project. What do you think?

I’ve also created a QR code that can de read by mobiles to bring people right here and a short ULR for this group which is easier to type in, which is: https://goo.gl/EALYj8

File Name	Size
poster.pdf	183.32 KB
QR bar code to link to this group	930 bytes
poster.jpg	341.92 KB

Aryanisha

FutureDharma Fund supports ongoing appeal for Venezeula crisis

From Triratna News on Mon, 7 Aug, 2017 - 17:23

FutureDharma Fund supports ongoing appeal for Venezeula crisis

From Triratna News on Mon, 7 Aug, 2017 - 17:23

Thanks to the generosity of the European Chairs Assembly, in just a few minutes FutureDharma Fund raised £5000 in pledges to help sangha members in Venezuela, whose country is in crisis.

Chairs from Triratna Buddhist Centres across Europe and representatives from major Triratna projects had gathered together at Vajrasana for a 10-day meeting. They were joined by several other Chairs from around the world, including Vajranatha. He is the only Order Member in Venezuela and Chair of Merida Buddhist Centre, supporting a sangha including 22 mitras,...

Aryanisha

London Buddhist Centre Autumn Magazine

From Community Highlights on Mon, 7 Aug, 2017 - 16:38

Each season the London Buddhist Centre publishes a wonderful magazine and programme packed full of great articles, poems, images and more.

In this edition we are treated to a celebration of the children and families in the Sangha, paintings by Kusalasara, a poem by Vishvantara, a cartoon strip on hindrances to meditation, banker-turned-Buddhist fundraiser Amalavajra, from FutureDharma Fund, on love and money, and music maker Tim Exile features in the latest instalment of Diary of a London Buddhist.

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Mara appears to me

From Stories From the Past and Present (Looking to the Future) on Mon, 7 Aug, 2017 - 12:54

Mara appears to me

From Stories From the Past and Present (Looking to the Future) on Mon, 7 Aug, 2017 - 12:54

Soon after my arrival at Adhisthana last Friday, I was sitting at my desk reflecting on current events, when, my thoughts coming to a pause, I gazed into the middle distance, suddenly aware that there was someone or something edging its way into my consciousness. I turned slightly to the left, bringing the newly-implanted Japanese-made lens of my right eye to bear on the phenomenon. And there he was, a swarthy, athletic figure of a man with long dark hair.
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mokshini

Metta for Merida

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 6 Aug, 2017 - 10:18

Metta for Merida

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 6 Aug, 2017 - 10:18

Dear friends, Vajranatha, and the Triratna Sangha in Venezuela, needs our help!

At the recent European chairs meeting Vajrnatha, the only order member in Venezuela, spoke movingly about the situation in Venezuela, and Merida, where he lives.

In the video he says ”I really need help…. what’s happening in Venezuela is a humanitarian crisis. I would like Triratna to be able to respond to this crisis.”

Please watch this video and share it with your sangha friends. What can we do to help the situation? Can...

shraddhavani

This Sunday: Meditate in the Park!

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Sat, 5 Aug, 2017 - 13:30

This Sunday: Meditate in the Park!

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Sat, 5 Aug, 2017 - 13:30

Once again, we will hold our Sunday gathering in the fresh air of Goodwin Park. This week we continue our focus on the historical Buddha, as we launch a new Sunday topic: If the Buddha Lived in Portsmouth.

Sunday August 6, 10AM-12:30 PM

Each week we will look at a story about the Buddha’s life and what it says about the kind of person he was. We will also consider the relevance of...

Sangharakshita

A Complex Personality: A Note

From Stories From the Past and Present (Looking to the Future) on Sat, 5 Aug, 2017 - 12:52

A Complex Personality: A Note

From Stories From the Past and Present (Looking to the Future) on Sat, 5 Aug, 2017 - 12:52

In the personal statement that I issued on December 30th 2016 I said, among other things, 1) that the FWBO/Triratna sometimes bore the marks not of the Dharma but of my own particular personality and 2) that that personality was a complex one. These words have been the subject of much discussion within the Order and in some quarters they have been seriously misunderstood. The fact that I spoke of the FWBO/Triratna sometimes bearing the marks not of...

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mokshini

SEEING WITH NEW EYES with Parami

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Sat, 5 Aug, 2017 - 10:47

SEEING WITH NEW EYES with Parami

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Sat, 5 Aug, 2017 - 10:47

Parami is well known to many of us …. currently she is one the international order conveners, but is also known throughout the Spanish-speaking world as one of the early order members setting up the Valencia Buddhist Centre. Closer to home, and beyond that, she is much-loved for her open-hearted and straightforward commitment to bringing about the arising of bodhicitta, the intention for our community to benefit all being’.

On the International gathering she is offering this workshop -

SEEING WITH NEW...

Centre Team

Books for Buddhist Kids & Parents

From Triratna Parents Mandala on Thu, 3 Aug, 2017 - 21:59

Books for Buddhist Kids & Parents

From Triratna Parents Mandala on Thu, 3 Aug, 2017 - 21:59

Though sometimes you have to search a bit, there are lots of books out there on Buddhist themes for young children, teens, and parents. We’ll post here a running list of Fantastic Books and Where to Find them.

If you have a favorite of your own, please share in the comments section and we’ll add it!

Young Readers:

The Buddha at Bedtime - Nagaraja

The Buddha’s Apprentice at Bedtime - Nagaraja

The Calm Buddha at Bedtime - Nagaraja

The Lion and the...