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Full Moon Puja at the Vajrasana

From Community Highlights on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 15:49

At the Triratna Order Convention, Bodh Gaya, 2013, we gathered under the full moon at the Vajrasana - the seat of the Buddha’s Enlightenment itself - and performed Puja in English and Hindi as a united Order, east and west…

NB. There was a microphone/p.a. issue all evening so some of the sound is a bit distorted in parts! But it gives a certain flavour of a very noisy puja in a very noisy but still magic place!

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Entering the Mandala

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 12:40

If you like listening to these talks, this is a lovely introduction on mandalas titled: “Entering the Mandala” by Garava.

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Introducing the Sangharakshita Land Project’s new home - part II

From Triratna News on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 04:35

Introducing the Sangharakshita Land Project’s new home - part II

From Triratna News on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 04:35We continue this week’s special series of five short videos - and commentary - on the new home for the Sangharakshita Land Project, with a look at the proposed Sangharakshita Library and Exhibition Centre. Mokshapriya - a central figure in the search for the property - explains the vision lying behind these two new and important members of Triratna’s ‘family’ of institutions.

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Welcoming Newer Order Members OM

From Community Highlights on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 03:59

Another lovely Convention tradition! All the attending members of the Order who have been ordained since 2011… With comedy introduction by Parami!

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The Next Step

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 00:00

This is the seventh talk in the series 'Evolution and the meaning of life'. To take the next evolutionary step, we need to purify the mind. This talk

continues the exploration of the mind, looking at the possibility of going beyond the sense of self, from the karma order to the dharma order of conditionality

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Order Convention 2013 - Day 1: Sounds of the first evening

From Community Highlights on Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 - 12:32

The complete set of sounds from the first evening, including Mahamati’s talk and the traditional chanting of the White Tara mantra for Sangharakshita, the founder of the Order…

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Metta Bhavana for Order Members who have died or resigned since 2011 OM

From Community Highlights on Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 - 12:27

A Convention tradition, bearing in our hearts and minds those who have died or left the Order since we were last gathered internationally…

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Some quick shots from the first evening...

From Community Highlights on Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 - 12:22

Some quick shots from the first evening...

From Community Highlights on Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 - 12:22

A quick set of snaps to give you a feel for the place…

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Introducing the Sangharakshita Land Project’s new home - part I

From Triratna News on Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 - 04:20

Introducing the Sangharakshita Land Project’s new home - part I

From Triratna News on Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 - 04:20This week Triratna News presents a special series of five short videos - with commentary - on the new home for the Sangharakshita Land Project and indeed for Sangharakshita himself. In the first, amid changeable winter weather, Mokshapriya shows us round the main house and explains what it takes to restore an 18th century English country house in Herefordshire, UK. When completed, it will be Triratna’s largest retreat centre catering for over 100 retreatants plus...