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The Jewel in the Cabbage: a jewel of a book!

From Triratna News on Sun, 7 Apr, 2013 - 05:27

The Jewel in the Cabbage: a jewel of a book!

From Triratna News on Sun, 7 Apr, 2013 - 05:27The Jewel in the Cabbage, out of print for many years, has been republished in both paperback and ebook format. It’s a beautiful book, subtitled ‘Cooking with Metaphors’, and perhaps best described as a Buddhist meditation on the art and practice of cooking. Vimalabandhu, its author, was for many years chef at Padmaloka and Windhorse:Evolution.

The book is available from Triratna’s ‘lulu’ page, where it’s being sold at cost price with an ...

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The Heart of Triratna

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Sun, 7 Apr, 2013 - 00:00

More of a lively ramble than a talk this 'Heart of Tritatna' is an exploration of the relationship between imagination and devotion based loosely around the ti ratana vandana.

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Ivan's Catching Up Boo

From Community Highlights on Sat, 6 Apr, 2013 - 21:18

Ivan’s catching up tea break before puja…

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Aryaloka Computer Education opens third branch in India

From Triratna News on Fri, 5 Apr, 2013 - 06:17

Aryaloka Computer Education opens third branch in India

From Triratna News on Fri, 5 Apr, 2013 - 06:17Aryaketu writes from India with the news that Triratna’s Aryaloka Computer Education project, founded by him in India some twelve years ago, has just opened its third branch at Bhilgaon, outside Nagpur.

Aryaloka specialises in providing high-quality computer IT training for students from slum and village areas. He says - “In addition to opening our third branch, we have also established community facilities for 7 to 9 women students. In addition to the IT course...

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Reaching Out - Communicating the Dharma From Our Appreciation, Courage and Conviction

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Thu, 4 Apr, 2013 - 01:00

'The dharma changes lives, it has changed our own and it can change others.'

Buddhism is a communication, the Buddha, gained Awakening and shared his experience with others which has led us to be here today. This is the origins of Outreach, taking the Dharma to others.

I have started working for the Birmingham Buddhist Centre to do just that, continuing a strong tradition here of taking the Dharma out. But, that communication needs to be grounded in our own awareness and appreciation of what we have benefitted from.

We can all cultivate this awareness and in fact any time we take the risk to tell others about our values - that is a moment of outreach. All of us associated with the Centre can do this, and together we can help spread the Dharma more and more widely.

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Steer to the Deep: introducing the Padmaloka one-year intensive retreat

From Triratna News on Tue, 2 Apr, 2013 - 13:39

Steer to the Deep: introducing the Padmaloka one-year intensive retreat

From Triratna News on Tue, 2 Apr, 2013 - 13:39Sanghanistha writes from Padmaloka, Triratna’s retreat centre in Norfolk and home of the European men’s ordination training process. They’re planning a one-year intensive - a course of retreats and other events open to men who’ve asked for ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order. He says -

“The course starts at Padmaloka with our Going for Refuge retreat at the beginning of July. After that we pack up our rucksacks and travel down to Devon to be part...

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Vajra Bell - Spring 2013

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 - 00:42In this issue of the Vajra Bell newsletter:

• What Does “Engaged Buddhism” Mean to You?
• Sangha updates from the U.S. and Canada
• Meditation Marathon fundraising event kicks off in June
• Upcoming retreats at Aryaloka
• Reflections on Nonviolent Communication
• Men’s Retreat Planned
• “Being Prepared for Teaching” by Narottama
• Starting Out as a Vegetarian
• Arts events & sangha poetry
• Movie Review: “The U.S. vs. John Lennon
• Going...

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Conference on art and society & Mindful Artists Network

From Urthona - A Journal of Buddhism and the Arts on Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 - 14:40

Conference on art and society & Mindful Artists Network

From Urthona - A Journal of Buddhism and the Arts on Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 - 14:40This event organised by people from the Interbeing Sangha may be of interest to Triratna folk who are keen on the arts and issues of how the arts can transform society.

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Copy of letter from the organiser SUSANNE OLBRICH:

Dear friends,we would like to bring to your and your sangha’s awareness the international Mindful Artists Network with its first artists’ retreat “The Heart of Creativity” in June 2013, in Findhorn/Scotland.

We would...