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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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Introductory Meditation Workshop

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 - 00:21

Introductory Meditation Workshop

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 - 00:21Meditation may start with relaxation, but goes far beyond that - it is an art, requiring patience, openness and application. Our meditation courses provide a foundation in how to work effectively with your mind, teaching you how to concentrate, become less distracted, calmer and more emotionally positive.

Saturday, January 26, 10 am - 3 pm
Led by Narottama, member of the Triratna Buddhist Order.
Offered by donation, suggested $60 - $40

Please register for this workshop by email...

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News from Triratna Barcelona

From Triratna News on Fri, 28 Dec, 2012 - 05:57

News from Triratna Barcelona

From Triratna News on Fri, 28 Dec, 2012 - 05:57Rijumati writes with news of Triratna’s burgeoning activities in Barcelona, where they’ve had a very busy year including finding a new venue for their activities, the arrival of several Order Members and their first death: Virananda, ordained in 1978. He says:

“Almost a year ago on our winter retreat the first three people from Triratna Barcelona became mitras: Frank Bergman, Juan Carlos Dudier and Maria Pardos. It was a very joyful moment.

In the early part...

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Sangha Nights: January 2013

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 - 15:13

Sangha Nights: January 2013

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 - 15:13Join us for Sangha Nights, Wednesday evenings, 7 - 9 pm. Beginning with a meditation (guidance and support available for those who would like it) followed by a presentation and discussion on Buddhist study and/or practice.

January 2 New Year Meditation and Ceremony — An evening to enjoy meditation and a simple, inspiring ceremony to set the tone for the new year!

January 9 Going for Refuge —It is called the fundamental act of Buddhist practice. What does...

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Mahamati meets Sinterklaas

From Triratna Ghent on Wed, 26 Dec, 2012 - 21:51

Mahamati meets Sinterklaas

From Triratna Ghent on Wed, 26 Dec, 2012 - 21:51On 6 december our president Mahamati met with the catholic saint Sinterklaas in the context of an interreligious dialogue. Sinterklaas was accompanied with some of his servants and it was a vivid meeting with one another…

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Thank you...

From Triratna News on Tue, 25 Dec, 2012 - 06:39

Thank you...

From Triratna News on Tue, 25 Dec, 2012 - 06:39Happy Christmas everyone - and to celebrate, here’s a great card from Shantikula, Triratna’s Johannesburg Buddhist Centre - with their marvellous big African Buddha in the background…

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'A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me': the Triratna Buddhist Community and the Stream of the Dharma

From Triratna News on Mon, 24 Dec, 2012 - 23:30

'A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me': the Triratna Buddhist Community and the Stream of the Dharma

From Triratna News on Mon, 24 Dec, 2012 - 23:30Subhuti has just published the final instalment of his round of articles based on discussions with Sangharakshita, clarifying and exploring further aspects of Sangharakshita’s teaching, which is the foundation of the Triratna Buddhist Community’s system of practice.

Read it online now or download along with the rest of the series…

Sangharakshita himself writes:
”I am glad to see that Subhuti has now completed ‘A Supra-Personal Force: The Triratna...

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'A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me'

From Community Highlights on Mon, 24 Dec, 2012 - 23:22Or to give it its full title:
‘A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me’: the Triratna Buddhist Community and the Stream of the Dharma’…

The final instalment of Subhuti’s round of articles based on discussions with Sangharakshita, clarifying and exploring further aspects of Sangharakshita’s teaching, which is the foundation of the Triratna Buddhist Community’s system of practice.

Download the rest of the series

Sangharakshita himself writes:

“I...

Candradasa

All Four Papers from Subhuti and Sangharakshita

From Community Highlights on Mon, 24 Dec, 2012 - 23:14

Updated December 2018 to include a new revision of ‘Initiation Into A New Life’.

Here are all four of the articles written over the past couple of years by Subhuti following his conversations with Sangharakshita, clarifying and taking further expositions of Sangharakshita’s teaching as the basis of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community. Essential reading!

File Name	Size
01 Re-imagining the Buddha	334.84 KB
02 Revering and Relying Upon the Dharma	225.27 KB
03 Initiation Into A New Life (2018 Revision)	184.41 KB
04 'A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me'	272.39 KB

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Ordination in Mexico

From Triratna News on Sun, 23 Dec, 2012 - 06:39

Ordination in Mexico

From Triratna News on Sun, 23 Dec, 2012 - 06:39We’re delighted to announce that on Friday 14th December Noé Santos had his Public Ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order at Chintamani Retreat Centre, in Mexico.

He became Dhirabodhi, meaning ‘He whose Awakening is firm and resolute’. In Spanish it is ‘Aquel cuyo Despertar es firme y decidido’.

His private and public preceptor is Moksananda

SADHU!

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