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Bhante's Seminars - now in 16 handsome volumes!

From Triratna Centre Managers on Sun, 16 Dec, 2018 - 23:14
  • Bhante's seminars

Bhante's Seminars - now in 16 handsome volumes!

From Triratna Centre Managers on Sun, 16 Dec, 2018 - 23:14

Dear Centre Managers,

Since Bhante died around a month ago I have wanted to do something to mark his passing and to actively contribute to our wonderful Order and Community going forwards.  This impulse, together with a few late nights, has manifested in a new collection of 16 substantial volumes, all available via lulu.com: his Collected Seminars! You can find them very easily by going to lulu.com and...
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A Clarification

From Order Connection on Wed, 12 Dec, 2018 - 17:55

A Clarification

From Order Connection on Wed, 12 Dec, 2018 - 17:55

Dear friends in the Order,

We wanted to write to give you some more information about the process leading to our recent notice of Suvajra’s suspension – and to apologise sincerely for the way in which we communicated this news. We recognise that we could have done better with our initial email and post here on The Buddhist Centre Online, and we ask forgiveness of anyone who has been distressed by hearing such an upsetting piece of news in this way. 

If anyone would...
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Windhorse Publications Free Dharma

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 10 Dec, 2018 - 11:52
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Windhorse Publications Free Dharma

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 10 Dec, 2018 - 11:52

Did you know we offer What is the Dharma? The Essential Teachings of the Buddha by Sangharakshita as a free eBook? Simply add it to your cart and check out. Our eBooks are compatible with popular eReaders – find out more about our formats here.

What is the Dharma?

To walk in the footsteps of the Buddha we need a clear and thorough guide to the essential principles of Buddhism. Whether we have just begun our journey or are a practitioner with...
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Triratna Controversy FAQ

From Adhisthana Kula on Thu, 6 Dec, 2018 - 15:33

Version 2.0, published October 2018
- Added 14 new questions
- General minor textual changes to the introduction and text as part of incorporating the new questions.
- Correcting small details in older questions based on new information.
- Added a new section about the Triratna Panel Process work as part of Triratna Safeguarding.
- Updated the text to take account of Sangharakshita’s death in October 2018.

From the introduction 
We’ve assembled this FAQ in response...

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Triratna Controversy FAQ Version 2.0 (ePub)41.59 KB
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Introducing the Triratna Panel process

From Order Connection on Thu, 6 Dec, 2018 - 12:14

Introducing the Triratna Panel process

From Order Connection on Thu, 6 Dec, 2018 - 12:14

In the Safeguarding update I published on Triratna News on 22nd November, I mentioned that Triratna now has a publicly accountable ‘Panel process’ for addressing allegations of serious ethical misconduct. This has been published by Triratna’s Ethics kula (including the Safeguarding team): Saddhaloka, Parami, Lokeshvara, Jnanasiddhi, Munisha and Amaladipa.

The Triratna Panel process was developed over a number of months during 2018.

Read a summary of the Process. 

Such quasi-judicial Panel processes are commonly used in UK organisations such as the English,...
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Shabda December 2018

From Order Connection on Sat, 1 Dec, 2018 - 12:41

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.

Terms and...

File NameSize
ePub (for eBook readers, Smartphones and Tablets)1.48 MB
mobi (Kindles and eReaders)1.21 MB
PDF for Digital (Computers and eReaders)1.27 MB
HTML (Web Browsers)169.6 KB
PDF for printing918.28 KB
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Voices from the Insight Inquiry Project: Amaladhi OM

From Order Insight Inquiry on Fri, 30 Nov, 2018 - 14:20

there was this vision and heart wish connected with Vajrasatva about relating to other beings in their purity and infinite loveability when the layers of fabrication and conceptualisation and superficial differences are are seen through

Amaladhi’s Story:

The process of insight practice for me started long before doing the order insight inquiry dialogue. Doing that was part of that process rather than something completely separate or different in some way.

I think – reflecting back to the time leading up to ordination – that this was...
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Transformative New Books in 2019

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 26 Nov, 2018 - 16:18
  • Free Time! from clock-watching to free-flowing, a Buddhist guide
  • The Dark Side of the Mirror: Forgetting the Self in Dogen’s Genjo Koan
  • The Myth of Meditation: Restoring Imaginal Ground through Embodied Buddhist Practice
  • Mindfulness of Breathing: A Practice Guide and Translations

Transformative New Books in 2019

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 26 Nov, 2018 - 16:18

We have exciting news.

Our production team, led by Michelle, has been hard at work on four meaningful new books for 2019. These books focus on inner reflection and transformation.

If you feel these books are important to you and the world, please consider sponsoring a book. It is a difficult time for independent publishers to stay afloat. Help and support from our readers goes a long way.

Meet our upcoming books:

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Amaravati monastery marks Bhante's death

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Thu, 22 Nov, 2018 - 13:32
  • Monks and nuns in the Amaravati shrine hall

Amaravati monastery marks Bhante's death

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Thu, 22 Nov, 2018 - 13:32

At Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in Hertfordshire, UK, the evening chanting on the day after Bhante’s funeral was dedicated to him.

Amaravati is a monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition, run by the English Sangha Trust, who owned the Hampstead Buddhist Vihara where Bhante lived in the 1960s. 

Read about Munisha’s visit to Ajahn Amaro, abbot of Amaravati, in 2016.

Read all ‘Voices from the Buddhist world’ posts.
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Safeguarding in Triratna: an update

From Triratna News on Thu, 22 Nov, 2018 - 10:18

Safeguarding in Triratna: an update

From Triratna News on Thu, 22 Nov, 2018 - 10:18

Since 2015, ‘Safeguarding’ has become an integral part of the life of Triratna organisations in the UK, and indeed those in many other countries, even where Safeguarding as understood in Britain is unknown. (See below for an explanation of Safeguarding.)

All Triratna centres in the UK now have Safeguarding policies and named Safeguarding officers. Triratna centres in other countries are encouraged to do the same, or to do whatever is required locally; and many have done so.

Earlier this year Triratna’s Ethics kula...

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