Unique Triratna Retreat Starts in Kerala, South India

From Triratna News on Sat, 24 Dec, 2011 - 05:41Today sees the start of a unique Triratna retreat held annually in Kerala, South India - a 6-day residential “communicative English retreat” for 60 Keralan students including around 30 girls. It’s a collaboration between Jai Bhim Kerala and the San Francisco-based Jai Bhim International, and brings together Indians and Westerners to study and practice simultaneously the Dharma and spoken English. Dayamudra, director of Jai Bhim International and newly-ordained, writes with more details. She says - “This year will...

Wildmind Release New Teens Meditation CD

From Triratna News on Wed, 21 Dec, 2011 - 05:58Bodhipaksa writes from Wildmind, his US-based online meditation teaching project, with news of their new meditation CD - produced specifically for Teens. He says -

“Almost every summer over the last ten years, I’ve been teaching low-income teens how to use their minds more effectively so that they can be more successful students, but also so that they can be more successful, happier, less stressed individuals. We cover a lot of ground in my six-week...

It could have been Denbighshire - latest from the Sangharakshita Land Project

From Triratna News on Mon, 19 Dec, 2011 - 05:21Mokshapriya writes:

Over the past few weeks our energy has been focussed on a very promising property near Ruthin in North Wales. However on Friday the painful decision was made to take it no further.

Rhyd-y-cilgwyn had been on our short list for some time but the one serious drawback (for our needs) was the traffic noise from the A525 which skirts the property. We have now reached the point where we feel the search has gone...

Express your Compassion in Action: an invitation from Karuna

From Triratna News on Fri, 16 Dec, 2011 - 05:46Andrea writes from Triratna’s Karuna Trust celebrating their last appeal of the year, a storming women’s Appeal in Birmingham UK - and highlighting their forthcoming booklet and poster advertising opportunities for 2012. She says -

“Karuna Fundraising 2012: Transforming Self and World

This autumn Nealey Conquest, Lucy Spence, Viryajyoti and Carunalaka (left to right in photo) raised £100,000 in six weeks for Karuna’s projects in India.

As a result, and through the work of...