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Meditation This Week

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 21 Nov, 2017 - 07:01

Meditation This Week

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 21 Nov, 2017 - 07:01

Dear Coogee Meditators

Hope you can make it to meditation with us this week

Thursday 7 - 8.30 pm
Sunday 8 - 9 am

And if you’re interested in attending a retreat led by Vajradaka: one of our very experienced meditation teachers from the UK December 8 - 10 out at our retreat centre on the banks of the Georges River click on the link below for more details:

https://www.sydneybuddhistcentre.org.au/retreats/threads-dharma-sangha-r…

Metta
Dharmalata and Padmadakini
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tejadhamma

Australlia's Dhammamitra Greg sharing his experience at Red light Area Project at Nagpur

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Mon, 20 Nov, 2017 - 18:47

Australlia's Dhammamitra Greg sharing his experience at Red light Area Project at Nagpur

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Mon, 20 Nov, 2017 - 18:47

Our guest Greg expressed his impression of visit at Red Light Area Project at Nagpur. He says,”My impressions of our visit to the Red light district in Nagpur : Khemadhamma, Tejadhamma, Jonathan, Rajan and I went via car to the red light district of Nagpur to visit the People to People organization on the edge of the red light district. We left at 7pm and had to get there via the market at...

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KM4 Australia

From Future Dharma on Mon, 20 Nov, 2017 - 12:40

http://vimeo.com/243380985

KM4 Australia

From Future Dharma on Mon, 20 Nov, 2017 - 12:40

“In a continent as vast as Australia, our Triratna centres are often hundreds if not thousands of kilometres apart…”

KM4 Australia is a fantastic new project that will support Order members in outlying centres and GFR training across Australia. But it can only happen with your gifts.

Here Maitripala explores what it means to engage in Kalyana Mitrata across an entire continent.

Windhorse Publi...

Four New, Upcoming Volumes in the Complete Works of Sangharakshita - From the Survey to Mount Kanchenjunga

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 14 Nov, 2017 - 10:23

Four New, Upcoming Volumes in the Complete Works of Sangharakshita - From the Survey to Mount Kanchenjunga

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 14 Nov, 2017 - 10:23

The Complete Works of Sangharakshita is going strong with four volumes published. These are: Dr. Ambedkar and the Revival of Buddhism I, The Three Jewels II, Mahayana Myths and Stories and The Rainbow Road from Tooting Broadway to Kalimpong.

Nearly 200 people (including Centres) have subscribed for the complete set, with the Hardback + eBook option the most popular one. The volumes are also sold individually, and...

Dhammalata

Why Meditate?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 14 Nov, 2017 - 01:16

Why Meditate?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 14 Nov, 2017 - 01:16

Applying right speech is difficult in the beginning … but if you practice every time you talk to someone, the mind will learn how to be aware, to understand what it should or should not say, and to know when it is necessary to talk.

—Sayadaw U Tejaniya, “The Wise Investigator”

In a very simple sense I meditate because it helps me. Sometimes it feels mechanical but i keep going because …. coming back to the...

amrutasiddhi

Activity Chart Preparation Training

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Sat, 11 Nov, 2017 - 11:28

Activity Chart Preparation Training

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Sat, 11 Nov, 2017 - 11:28

We had full day meeting at Triratna , Mahendranagar, Nagpur Center. Total 22 Order members participated after the SWOT analysis of the center to prepare for further step. Tejadhamma led the full day workshop on preparation of Activity Chart for the center in 5 main areas of development for Religious, Social, Sustainability (financial), Assets (Land) and Others.

Whole day team...

Munisha

Vishvapani on the BBC

From Triratna News on Thu, 9 Nov, 2017 - 15:09

Vishvapani on the BBC

From Triratna News on Thu, 9 Nov, 2017 - 15:09

For a number of years, Vishvapani has been the regular Buddhist contributor to Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Four’s morning news programme, Today.

Here are his recent broadcasts, accessible anywhere in the world. His views on violence against the Rohingya Muslims in Burma/Myanmar may be of particular interest.

11th May 2017 Is Buddhism still relevant? (Buddha Day)
18th May 2017 Eating in moderation
1st June 2017 If technology served Buddhist goals
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Munisha

Meet the new Triratna Safeguarding team

From Triratna News on Wed, 8 Nov, 2017 - 18:21

Meet the new Triratna Safeguarding team

From Triratna News on Wed, 8 Nov, 2017 - 18:21

Safeguarding work in Triratna, in progress since 2013, has developed enormously in the last three months. As the overall Safeguarding officer (Munisha) I’d like to bring you up to date.

Training On 4th October, around 30 Safeguarding officers and trustees from Triratna centres across the UK, and Saddhaloka (Chair of Triratna’s College of Public Preceptors), gathered at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre for our second training day. After last year’s training in child protection, this year we worked on ‘Safeguarding adults’ with the help of an...

sanghadhara

‘What is the Order? - Revisited’ -Subhuti

From Clear Vision Trust on Mon, 6 Nov, 2017 - 15:03

‘What is the Order? - Revisited’ -Subhuti

From Clear Vision Trust on Mon, 6 Nov, 2017 - 15:03

Subhuti speaks about what the Triratna Buddhist Order means to him during the UK & Ireland Men’s Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana, 5 November 2017

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Talk by Khemadhamma at Baratwada Village

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Sat, 4 Nov, 2017 - 10:58

Talk by Khemadhamma at Baratwada Village

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Sat, 4 Nov, 2017 - 10:58

Khemadhamma’s talk was organized at village of Nagpur named Baratwada. Villagers were so happy to listen Dhamma from him. Lovely singing presented by the local people and student presented him greeting card made by hands. Tejadhamma transelated in Marathi.

Dhammamitra Ashwaghosh and Devananad (volunteer) took hard efforts to this happen.

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