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Seventh ‘Excellence Retreat’ held in India

From Triratna News on Thu, 3 Jan, 2013 - 16:28

Seventh ‘Excellence Retreat’ held in India

From Triratna News on Thu, 3 Jan, 2013 - 16:28Jivak, an Order Member from Pune in India, writes with news of their latest and very successful ‘Excellence Retreat’ held at Triratna’s Bhaja Retreat Centre. He says - “The retreat was attended by more than 90 people and ran from 21st to 25th of December. These retreats are structured for professionals like doctors, engineers, IT professionals and high ranked government officials. There were many young Buddhists and non-Buddhists, who were very enthusiastic and lively throughout the retreat.

Each...

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Dharma Doorways and Dead Ends - a talk by Lokabandhu

From Glastonbury Buddhist Group on Thu, 3 Jan, 2013 - 12:49

A talk given by Lokabandhu in the Dharma Parlour of the 2012 Buddhafield Festival, under the overall theme of ‘Doorways to Freedom’. In it he explores the fascinating Buddhist notion of ‘near enemies’, those seductive but misleading lookalikes to authentic spiritual qualities…

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2013 classes starting January 8th

From Glastonbury Buddhist Group on Thu, 3 Jan, 2013 - 12:46

2013 classes starting January 8th

From Glastonbury Buddhist Group on Thu, 3 Jan, 2013 - 12:46Our 2013 classes start on January 8th, still at 7.30pm at Lantern Cottage. All welcome of course! Please note that this is a TUESDAY - our meetings will now be on Tuesdays…

Best wishes, Lokabandhu, Helen, Julian, and Roger.

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Skype Meditators group

From Triratna Anywhere on Thu, 3 Jan, 2013 - 12:31

Skype Meditators group

From Triratna Anywhere on Thu, 3 Jan, 2013 - 12:31Did you know there’s a Skype Meditators group on thebuddhistcentre.com? It’s for anyone who wants to arrange to meditate on Skype with others. This came out of a Facebook discussion on practising in a community online - but you don’t need to be on Facebook to take part!

And their first meeting is January 3rd at 4.30pm UK time (11.30am EST, 10pm Maharashtra). They say - “Join us if you can...

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First Skype meditation!

From Online Meditators on Tue, 1 Jan, 2013 - 22:29

First Skype meditation!

From Online Meditators on Tue, 1 Jan, 2013 - 22:29Hi all,

Just to say Ben and I and others have arranged our first meeting - January 3rd at 4.30pm UK time (11.30am EST, 10pm Maharashtra). Join us if you can and let’s sit together. Maybe we could find some space too to discuss further meetings, other tech options (eg. Google Hangout), etc.? I’m making 90 mins free for the whole thing - hellos, meditation and discussion. Hope to see you online soon!

To connect with...

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Dhanakosa is recruiting

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 31 Dec, 2012 - 22:09

Dhanakosa is recruiting

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 31 Dec, 2012 - 22:09Pasadini writes with the news that DHANAKOSA IS RECRUITING! She says - Applications are invited to join our residential team/community at Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre in the beautiful Scottish highlands.

Essential characteristics of community members are:

- ability to contribute strongly in at least one key area
- willingness to work as part of a team
- good communication skills
- understanding of the value of providing retreat conditions for others
- interest in living...

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Vajra Bell - Winter 2013

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Mon, 31 Dec, 2012 - 15:10In this issue:

* Embracing Myth & Imagination: A recovering Catholic learns to trust intuition, imagination, and Buddhas in all colors

* Aryaloka Council December meeting and Year in Review

* Sangha updates from Aryaloka, Nagaloka, Portsmouth, and Vancouver

* Movie Review: Children of the Pyre

* Buddhism and the Environmental Movement: How two efforts - inner and outer - to benefit all beings could benefit each other

* Three perspectives on the first...

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Two vegan links...

From Vegan Buddhist on Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 - 20:17

Two vegan links...

From Vegan Buddhist on Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 - 20:17Thank, Jane, for these two links - great reading for anyone wanting to really look at (and change) the way they relate to animals. First is practical, www.vegetarianrecipeclub.org.uk - it’s all vegan and v.comprehensive, with not just recipes but lots of articles. Second is Resurgence magazine’s Animals edition which was awesome. The website doesn’t have everything that the hard copy mag did but it’s a good place to start.

Happy 2013 everyone! May all...

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Nederlands

From Triratna Translations on Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 - 20:15

Nederlands (group)

From Triratna Translations on Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 - 20:15

There’s a very good collection of material on Buddhism and Meditation in Dutch available at de3juwelen.org, including many books by Sangharakshita. Many thanks to all their volunteers for creating this!

Now we’d love to post online Dutch translations of some basic Triratna texts and ceremonies. Could you help? The ones we are most interested in are the Dedication Ceremony; the Seven fold puja (including the Refuges and Precepts); and the ...

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Reflecting on Meditation in our Podcasts

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 - 13:13

Reflecting on Meditation in our Podcasts

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 - 13:13Greetings everyone! All of us at Free Buddhist Audio would like to wish you and yours a very happy New Year.

Our two FBA Podcasts this week bring us into the heart of three people’s practices…

Dhyana Paramita, the Perfection of Meditation
In this week’s FBA Podcast , Kamalashila introduces the fifth perfection: “Dhyana Paramita, the Perfection of Meditation.” Kamalashila is the author of ‘Buddhist Meditation: Tranquillity, Imagination, Insight’, an excellent manual...

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