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25 Women walking towards Main Shrine

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Sat, 13 May, 2017 - 15:20

25 Women walking towards Main Shrine

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Sat, 13 May, 2017 - 15:20

We celebrated Buddha Jayanti at Triratna Buddhist Community, Mahendranagar, Nagpur, India. Total 36 Men and Women became Dhammamitra on this celebration. The women were 25 and men 11 happily declared 3 declaration in presence of many Order Members, Mitras and friends at Center.

Windhorse Publi...

Mindful Emotion - A New Book On Kindness

From Windhorse Publications on Thu, 11 May, 2017 - 12:07

Mindful Emotion - A New Book On Kindness

From Windhorse Publications on Thu, 11 May, 2017 - 12:07

We have released Mindful Emotion: A Short Course in Kindness just ahead of a prediction reported in The Bookseller - the UK’s publishing-trade magazine - that the next trending lifestyle attitude after lagom and hygge is . . . kindness.

The book draws on Kindness Behaviour Training and offers reflections and exercises to bring more kindness into our daily lives.

Mindful Emotion by Drs Paramabandhu Groves and Jed Shamel has been hailed by quite a few voices in the field:

A variety of secular-based mindfulness meditation instructions and thoughtful exercises support this process of creating...

Nagapriya

Ecology Workshop for young people: Releasing Butterflies

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 10 May, 2017 - 19:35

Ecology Workshop for young people: Releasing Butterflies

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 10 May, 2017 - 19:35

This is an event we are offering at the Cuernavaca Buddhist Centre, Mexico as part of BAM:

https://www.facebook.com/budismocuernavaca/photos/gm.1057091677757272/15…

Dhammalata

Meditation this week and a retreat invitation

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 10 May, 2017 - 03:35

Meditation this week and a retreat invitation

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 10 May, 2017 - 03:35

Stillness, Simplicity and Contentment

A Retreat for Sydney and Coogee Sangha

Vijayaloka

Friday May 19th – Sunday 21st

you can book on this link:

https://www.sydneybuddhistcentre.org.au/retreats/sangha-retreat-2

The third traditional Buddhist precept in its positive form says ‘with stillness, simplicity and contentment I purify my body’

But stillness, simplicity and contentment are precious commodities in contemporary urban life. The pressure and conditioning surrounding us to do just the opposite is relentless; stay busy, go after sophistication and acquire stuff seems to be the predominant message.

If you’re anything like me, the drive to set up the...

akasajoti

Preparation begins at Adhisthana for the International Gathering!

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Sat, 6 May, 2017 - 11:05

Preparation begins at Adhisthana for the International Gathering!

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Sat, 6 May, 2017 - 11:05

We are just beginning a new phase of landscaping at Adhisthana which includes preparing hard-standing ground for the marquee for the International Gathering and future gatherings so we can gather together in the Shrine Tent comfortable and dry…

We’ll keep you posted as preparations continue and look forward to seeing you here!

Munisha

Vidyadevi and the Complete Works

From Triratna News on Wed, 3 May, 2017 - 23:47

Vidyadevi and the Complete Works

From Triratna News on Wed, 3 May, 2017 - 23:47

Our video today is Vidyadevi’s beautiful talk, ‘Beyond Us, Yet Ourselves’ about her work as editor of Sangharakshita’s Complete Works, given in Adhisthana’s Sangharakshita Library on the Triratna 50th anniversary weekend. (Audio below.)

Giulietta Spudich writes from Windhorse Publications to update us on the the Complete Works project.

“The project was launched successfully last October with four volumes published so far. These volumes include previously out of print material such as What is the Sangha? and never-before published...

Munisha

South America's first Going for Refuge retreat

From Triratna News on Wed, 3 May, 2017 - 11:23

South America's first Going for Refuge retreat

From Triratna News on Wed, 3 May, 2017 - 11:23

This Easter, South America saw its first ever Going for Refuge retreat (for those training to be ordained in Triratna), in the Venezuelan Andes, outside the city of Mérida.

Triratna activities in Venezuela began in the early 1990s although the Centre has received very limited support and input from the wider sangha until quite recently. The Centre currently boasts more than 20 mitras, 13 of whom have asked for ordination.

While six men Mitras were on their first Going for Refuge retreat on home...

Candradasa

Jnanadakini - Bringing The Dharma To Latin America

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 2 May, 2017 - 17:14

Jnanadakini was the first Mexican woman to be ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order and joins us to talk about her work bringing the Dharma to other Latin American women.

We hear about the recent ordination, broadcast live on The Buddhist Centre Online, and about Jnanadakini’s mythic connection to building sangha at home in Mexico, in Venezuela, and across the continent. Her quiet joy in this is apparent as she evokes the strength of practical faith in the face of...

Munisha

Ordinations at Guhyaloka, Spain

From Triratna News on Tue, 2 May, 2017 - 16:32

Ordinations at Guhyaloka, Spain

From Triratna News on Tue, 2 May, 2017 - 16:32

We’re delighted to announce that 16 sixteen new Dharmacharis were publicly ordained on 1st May at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre.

Public preceptor: Maitreyabandhu
Kevin Croke becomes Amalayodhin
A Sanskrit name meaning “He who is a warrior whose aim is purity”
(Westernised spelling Amalayodhin)
Private Preceptor: Paramabandhu

Public preceptor: Amogharatna
Ralf Scholle becomes Ṛjubandhu
A Sanskrit name meaning “Upright friend”
(Westernised spelling Rijubandhu)
Private preceptor: Nirmala

Sven Lohrey becomes Satyadhara
A Sanskrit name meaning “He who...

Windhorse Publi...

A Cathedral of Words

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 2 May, 2017 - 09:56

A Cathedral of Words

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 2 May, 2017 - 09:56

The Complete Works of Sangharakshita was launched successfully last October with four volumes published so far. These volumes include previously out of print material such as What is the Sangha?, and never-before published material like various talks by Sangharakshita in India in the 1980s. In addition to these important works, much effort has been made by the editorial team to trace back the source of original teachings and present them as endnotes. The last volume, the Concordance, will index teachings...

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