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Addressing Our Collective History

From Adhisthana Kula on Fri, 23 Aug, 2019 - 22:29

Addressing Our Collective History

From Adhisthana Kula on Fri, 23 Aug, 2019 - 22:29

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Since it was established in February 2017, the members of the Adhisthana Kula have been working together in response to renewed criticism of Triratna, and we recently published a ‘Next Steps’ document setting out how we intend to take this work forward.

The first...

Lokeshvara

A Message of Apology and Regret

From Threads on Fri, 23 Aug, 2019 - 22:16

A Message of Apology and Regret

From Threads on Fri, 23 Aug, 2019 - 22:16

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Read about the background to this statement and our next steps in Consulting the Order about our Collective History

At the end of 2016 Sangharakshita published a statement of his regret and apology for occasions when, as he put it,...

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ratnadharini

A Message of Apology and Regret

From Adhisthana Kula on Fri, 23 Aug, 2019 - 22:04

A Message of Apology and Regret

From Adhisthana Kula on Fri, 23 Aug, 2019 - 22:04

At the end of 2016 Sangharakshita published a statement of his regret and apology for occasions when, as he put it, ‘I have hurt, harmed or upset fellow Buddhists,...

Candradasa

Scenes from the First Evening... International Gathering 2019

From Triratna International Gathering 2019: Alchemy of the Dharma on Fri, 23 Aug, 2019 - 00:22

Scenes from the First Evening... International Gathering 2019

From Triratna International Gathering 2019: Alchemy of the Dharma on Fri, 23 Aug, 2019 - 00:22

A beautiful arrival, Adhisthana looking like Hobbiton, the sun shining, beautiful people, an awesome shrine in the big tent provided by Buddhafield… What more could we want?

Join us and 250 people all weekend for the International Gathering, as “live” as we can make it over some very rural broadband! 👨🏽‍💻

Dharma talks, wonderful sangha, workshops, podcasts, music, ritual,...

Suddhayu

Meditation: Transform Self and World with Stillness and Simplicity

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Sun, 18 Aug, 2019 - 19:52

Meditation: Transform Self and World with Stillness and Simplicity

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Sun, 18 Aug, 2019 - 19:52

A four week introductory course on Thursday evenings Sept 12 to Oct 3, 7-9pm.

Meditation is not only a way of cultivating internal integration and contentment, it can be taken up as a form of activism that directly counters rampant consumerism.

It’s easy to feel disheartened and perhaps even powerless in relation to societal difficulties and the effects of climate change. If we’re conscientious, we tend to make changes in our lives that support a more effective social dialogue, and reduce our environmental footprint. These...

Prajnaketu

Blueprint for a New Society - Big One 2019

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Tue, 13 Aug, 2019 - 15:23

Blueprint for a New Society - Big One 2019

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Tue, 13 Aug, 2019 - 15:23

Blueprint for a New Society: 25th - 27th of October 2019

Join us for a weekend exploring how Buddhist values can shape a world that desperately needs to change. We’ll be meditating together, doing rituals, engaging with talks and discussion,… all with like-minded people aged 18-35 in a stunning setting.

Book here: https://adhisthana.org/retreat/?ev=363

Any questions, contact youngtriratna [at] gmail.com

Shantavira

Shabda August 2019

From Order Connection on Thu, 1 Aug, 2019 - 08:40

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
HTML Shabda (zip file) – unzip, and then read with any web browser
Print Shabda: Print your own (and your friends’) Shabdas. Save time and postage costs.

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ePub (eBook Readers, Smartphones, and Tablets	1.4 MB
mobi (Kindles and eReaders)	1.15 MB
PDF for digital (Computers and eReaders)	1.22 MB
HTML (Web Browsers)	166.67 KB
shabda-2019-08-print.pdf	888.26 KB

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Karuna

Reflections on the Karuna Telephone Campaign

From Karuna Fundraisers on Wed, 31 Jul, 2019 - 14:59

Reflections on the Karuna Telephone Campaign

From Karuna Fundraisers on Wed, 31 Jul, 2019 - 14:59

It was hard to explain to my friends what I was doing for six weeks. I flippantly described my volunteer work at Karuna as a mixture of meditation, group therapy and telesales. Whilst this depiction clearly undersold my experience, on the surface the job did primarily involve calling up Karuna supporters and asking them to increase their donations – an activity undertaken by numerous charities.

And yet, I have come away from these six weeks with a profound sense of gratitude that...

Dhammalata

The Vedana of Vedana

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 30 Jul, 2019 - 00:24

The Vedana of Vedana

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 30 Jul, 2019 - 00:24

The Vedana of Vedana

In ‘Buddha-speak’ vedana is the term for any feeling state we can experience. Vedana can be pleasant, painful or neutral. Pleasant and painful vedana generally sets up craving and aversion, which is the basis of all suffering we experience. So to free oneself of this craving and aversion is to end our suffering and establish contentment, even bliss and finally freedom.

There it is …. Buddhism in a nutshell …....