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Before the workshops...

From Imagine the Buddha on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 22:16
Me with Kara and Judith before Sona’s workshop saying hello to the world!
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Buddhas on site...

From Imagine the Buddha on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 19:42

Buddhas on site...

From Imagine the Buddha on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 19:42
A few of the many Buddhas around the International Retreat site…
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The Voice of the Buddha by Ratnaguna

From Imagine the Buddha on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 19:28
We’ve all read the words of the Buddha - but what did he sound like? What might it have been like to actually hear him…? A beautifully imaginative and well-researched evovation of the Buddha.

Given on the 2012 Triratna International Retreat, under the overall theme ‘Imagining the Buddha’.
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Advayasiddhi on taking Triratna to Denmark

From Imagine the Buddha on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 18:17
In a five-minute opening slot on day 1 of the 2012 Triratna International Retreat, Advayasiddhi speaks about how it was for her taking Buddhism and the Triratna Buddhist Community to Denmark. Check her current classes at http://buddhistmeditation.dk/
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International Retreat translators in action...

From Imagine the Buddha on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 18:08

International Retreat translators in action...

From Imagine the Buddha on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 18:08
German and French translators in action on the 2012 Triratna International Retreat, as Ratnaguna prepares to give his talk ‘the Voice of the Buddha’ - available already on Free Buddhist Audio.
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Seeking The Buddha In History by Vishvapani

Seeking The Buddha In History by Vishvapani

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 16:18In this talk given to the Triratna Buddhist Order International Convention, 2011, Vishvapani explores and re-imagines the life and teachings of the Buddha as they have come to us through stories about him and the ancient texts that enshrine his teaching.

If you think you know the Buddha, think again!
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Gautama Buddha (a series by Vishvapani)

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 16:01
This is the first in a significant series of talks by Vishvapani from last year to launch his book ‘Gautama Buddha – Life And Teachings Of The Awakened One’ (Quercus, 2011). This superb five-talk series from Free Buddhist Audio highlights various key themes woven into the legendary accounts of the Buddha’s life and the historical records of his great vision of reality that have come down to us through the ages.

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Seeking the Buddha Through Symbol, Myth and Archetype by Dhammadinna

Seeking the Buddha Through Symbol, Myth and Archetype by Dhammadinna

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 15:16A jewel of a talk from Dhammadinna on how to cultivate a practice of reflection on the qualities of the Buddha that is relevant to your life experience, and your own culture. Taking as her theme, ‘Re-imagining the Buddha’, she opens up several key areas for us to contemplate - not least the practice of ‘waiting’ to let the images come to us.

This talk closes with a marvellous evocation of ‘felt presence’ (so key to any...
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Re-imagining the Buddha by Subhuti (with Sangharakshita)

From The 2012 Triratna International Retreat on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 14:38
Here’s the original pdf version of the paper by Subhuti following his conversations with Sangharakshita.
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‘Re-Imagining The Buddha’ - by Sangharakshita and Subhuti

From The 2012 Triratna International Retreat on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 10:33

‘Re-Imagining The Buddha’ - by Sangharakshita and Subhuti

From The 2012 Triratna International Retreat on Sat, 2 Jun, 2012 - 10:33‘Imagining the Buddha’ was probably chosen as the theme of the 2012 Triratna International Retreat thanks to the influence of a paper entitled ‘Re-Imagining The Buddha’ jointly published by Sangharakshita and Subhuti some 18 months ago. Since then it’s become a theme widely studied and debated throughout Triratna. Sangharakshita introduces it like this:

“Towards the end of August, 2010, Subhuti and I had a series of discussions centred on the topic of the imagination. I had long...

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