You may have noticed today that some things about the site have changed. If we were an App on your computer or phone (which isn’t a bad way to think about it) this would be version 1.5 or thereabouts! The Buddhist Centre Online has been up and running in what we consider its basic form (version 1.0) for just over a year, and we’ve had a proper home page for six months now. So it was time to take stock...
It’s a noble task to bring order members together frequently. It helps us to keep continue our going for refuge effectively and it helps others as well. It has not resolved many disputes between order members but definitely coming together just as an order member in Chapter, order days, order weekends, Order conventions helps everybody to unite ourselves with common going for refuge to Triratna. Regional order conveners of India are so fortunate that they got this opportunity to serve...
From Triratna News on Tue, 9 Jul, 2013 - 06:52Jnanacandra writes from Germany with news of their 25th anniversary celebrations, saying - “Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen - Triratna’s Buddhist Centre in Essen, Germany - just celebrated its 25th anniversary. This coincides with the 30 year anniversary of Triratna activities in Germany which also started in Essen.
Several speakers related their memories of the past two and a half decades, from the very first beginnings when Dhammaloka and Dharmapriya started Buddhist activities in their private flat in...
The penultimate talk in the second series of 'Year of Kalyana Mitrata talks' from the Cambridge Buddhist Centre. Aryajaya reflects on her experience of spiritual friendship in the context of working at Windhorse:Evolution.
From Buddhafield on Sun, 7 Jul, 2013 - 20:43I’ll be saying a bit more in a day or so about my experience of working at Glastonbury Festival with the Buddhafield Cafe, but I’m going to start this week with a few words about the early setup of the Buddhafield Festival.
Those of us that arrived directlly from Pilton - home of the Glastonbury Festival - were somewhat worn out, but we were all positive mental states and happy to arrive at Culmhead in what has been absolutely...
From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Fri, 5 Jul, 2013 - 13:27Bodhilocana’s Dream: A Stupa for Dhardo RinpocheFor some years members of the local Triratna sangha have envisioned a stupa at Aryaloka Buddhist Center. The ashes of Dhardo Rinpoche, one of Sangharakshita’s main teachers, would be placed inside the stupa.
Bodhilocana, a well-loved member of the sangha who passed away in 2011, inspired others to build this stupa dedicated to Dhardo Rinpoche. Through her enthusiasm, dedication, and strong connection with Dhardo Rinpoche, Bodhilocana brought people together to help bring this...
From Triratna News on Fri, 5 Jul, 2013 - 05:49The Vajra Bell happily joins The Buddhist Centre Online this month in celebrating the Triratna sanghas of the U.S.- and the rest of the North American continent as well! They say - “We’d like to begin by welcoming you to our new home on The Buddhist Centre, and tell you a little bit about ourselves.
What started as a small black and white quarterly newsletter at Aryaloka Buddhist Center many moons ago has grown and...
Week four of a five week seminar on the Metta Bhavana practice.
