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Order Insight Inquiry Questionnaire

From Shabda Articles on Sun, 4 Sep, 2016 - 14:20

Introduction to Order Insight Inquiry Questionnaire

As part of the Order Insight Inquiry (‘OII’) Pilot project, the OII Working Group sent out the attached questionnaire over last winter (2015-16). It was sent to as many order members as possible who had engaged with a mentored ‘direct pointing’ dialogue to help them investigate whether a separate self could be found, when looking in direct experience. There were 114 responses, from order members who had been mentored on the earlier order pilot;...

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Using The Internet On Retreat - What's The Problem?

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 2 Sep, 2016 - 22:32

Maitreyi raises the point that it seems that more and more retreatants don’t heed the request not not to use their mobile phones on retreat.  But what are we in danger of losing when we crave continual connection to friends and family or reach for our phone the moment boredom or aloneness sets in? She suggests that it is only when we allow ourselves to experience a sense of aloneness, and truly give ourselves a chance to be with our experience...
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Dhammamegha and Mokshini in Conversation - The Sikkha Project

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 1 Sep, 2016 - 11:49

Dhammamegha explains what the Triratna International Council is and does, and tell us a bit about an exciting new project. The ‘Sikkha’ Project is about starting a conversation within Triratna around how we teach meditation and Dharma at all levels, and aims to provide resources and teaching materials for both individuals and Buddhist Centres world-wide. 

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Fundraising Appeal for the India Dhamma Trust

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Wed, 31 Aug, 2016 - 17:26

Fundraising Appeal for the India Dhamma Trust

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Wed, 31 Aug, 2016 - 17:26

Hear a little more about why your support of the India Dhamma Trust works magic!  An appeal given at the Triratna Buddhist Order Convention this summer.
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Job opportunity at the India Dhamma Trust

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Wed, 31 Aug, 2016 - 17:23

Job opportunity at the India Dhamma Trust

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Wed, 31 Aug, 2016 - 17:23

Help be part of the revival of Buddhism in the land of its birth!  The India Dhamma Trust is looking for a new fundraiser.  The job involves helping raise awareness of the work of Triratna in India, as well as raising much needed funds.  It includes a diverse range of activities such as publicity work, taking Indian Order Members on tour, giving presentations at Centres and talking to people in the Movement about our work in India.  You will need to be able to...
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2016 Summer European Chairs Assembly

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 31 Aug, 2016 - 09:44

At the start of the summer meeting of the European chairs of Triratna Buddhist Centres, Mokshini talks to Parina about what happens at these meetings, and why and whether Parina values coming to them. Parina is the chair of Metta Vihara, the Triratna Retreat Centre in the Lowlands (that’s the Netherlands and Belgium).

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Looking Ahead - The Next 50 Years... (Video)

From Combined Order Convention 2016 on Tue, 30 Aug, 2016 - 20:37

Looking Ahead - The Next 50 Years... (Video)

From Combined Order Convention 2016 on Tue, 30 Aug, 2016 - 20:37

A morning to take stock, celebrate, and look forward to the future of the Order over the next 50 years. Lokeshavara introduces the symposium with a personal and inspired set of impressions from his first year as one of the International Order Convenors. We then hear from three speakers representing three wonderful projects which will help set up conditions that safeguard the future of the Order - at both the individual and collective level. From Abhayaratna’s care for Order members...
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'Evoking myths for the future' - Prajnaketu

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 30 Aug, 2016 - 20:20

'Evoking myths for the future' - Prajnaketu

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 30 Aug, 2016 - 20:20

Yashosagar, Vajratara, and Prajnaketu look forward and share their dreams of the future. Re-visiting the perspectives of Sangharakshita’s talk ‘A Blueprint for a New World’ we hear about the wider Dharma vision of Dr. Ambedkar in India, whose emphasis on liberty, equality, and fraternity is more relevant than ever. We are invited to imagine a future where Buddhist Centres serve as hubs that support their communities in more and more ways as economic and social conditions change. And we have...
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Newest Book by Bhikkhu Anālayo on Disease and Death

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 30 Aug, 2016 - 16:18
  • Mindfully Facing Disease and Death

Newest Book by Bhikkhu Anālayo on Disease and Death

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 30 Aug, 2016 - 16:18

Mindfully Facing Disease and Death, a new book by Bhikkhu Anālayo, with a beautiful cover by Dhammarati, provides a practical guide for those facing disease and death by helping them to access the ageless wisdom of the Buddha’s teaching. We are on track and Mindfully Facing Disease and Death will be published in October this year. Jon Kabat-Zinn describes it beautifully in his Foreword:

This book is an invitation to systematically deepen our own lived understanding of mindfulness in relationship to...
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Looking Ahead - The Next 50 Years

From Combined Order Convention 2016 on Tue, 30 Aug, 2016 - 14:51

Looking Ahead - The Next 50 Years

From Combined Order Convention 2016 on Tue, 30 Aug, 2016 - 14:51

A morning on the last full day of the Combined Convention to take stock, celebrate, and look forward to the future of the Order over the next 50 years. Lokeshvara introduces the symposium with a personal and inspired set of impressions from his first year as one of the International Order Convenors. We then hear from three speakers representing three wonderful projects which will help set up conditions that safeguard the future of the Order - at both the individual...

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