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A second Triratna centre for Sweden: Malmö

From Triratna News on Thu, 29 Dec, 2016 - 11:18

A second Triratna centre for Sweden: Malmö

From Triratna News on Thu, 29 Dec, 2016 - 11:18

On 10th December, Sweden’s second Triratna Centre opened, in Malmö, Sweden’s third largest city, situated in the south, very close to Copenhagen, capital of Denmark. See Malmö on a map. (This was just a week after Stockholm’s sangha moved to new premises - and a few days before another two Malmö mitra ceremonies.)

The Malmö Centre team writes: “The Malmö sangha began in June 2013, when three of us (Anna, Caroline and ex-Kajsa) began to meet to practise...

Candradasa

Buddhist Voices: Karunadevi - From Heartland to Heart-Mind

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 28 Dec, 2016 - 20:35

Karunadevi has been a practicing Buddhist since the 1980s after finding her way to California from the heartland of Iowa. The first American to be ordained in the U.S. into the Triratna Buddhist Order she is now a member of the College of Public Preceptors, helping maintain the spiritual wellbeing of the community worldwide.

We hear about Karunadevi’s journey to the Dharma via family, friends, and brushes with mystic religion (via Christianity, Joan Baez and Lama Govinda). And how it was...

Dhivan Thomas Jones

Finding Out More About Early Buddhist Women

From Western Buddhist Review on Wed, 28 Dec, 2016 - 12:52

Finding Out More About Early Buddhist Women

From Western Buddhist Review on Wed, 28 Dec, 2016 - 12:52

With this post we present another fine review by Sarah Clelland of a recent work of scholarship on women monastics in early Buddhism.

Alice Collett, Lives of Early Buddhist Nuns: Biographies as History, Oxford University Press, India, 2016

Review by Sarah Clelland

In Lives of Early Buddhist Nuns Alice Collett, now lecturer at Nālanda University in India, explores changing attitudes to women in Buddhism through the stories of six early nuns: Dhammadinnā, Khemā, Kisāgotamī, Paṭācārā, Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā and Uppalavaṇṇā. In the first half...

tejadhamma

First Picnic in Garden of these First Generation of vadaar Community

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Wed, 28 Dec, 2016 - 09:33

First Picnic in Garden of these First Generation of vadaar Community

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Wed, 28 Dec, 2016 - 09:33

Those children are first time in the picnic organized by PTP. They are so happy as they got first experience of picnic at Ambazari Garden at Nagpur. Their community never been to garden and not to school. But those children are getting opportunity and access to education making a huge difference in their confidence and other areas of the life.

We are so much thankful of all donors for making this Change in this community.

tejadhamma

First generation for education - Anjali started to walk after successful operation

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Wed, 28 Dec, 2016 - 09:28

First generation for education - Anjali started to walk after successful operation

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Wed, 28 Dec, 2016 - 09:28

After Anjali’s clubfeet operation she is going to school regularly with other children of Vadaar Community. This is first generation who is walking with our donor at school to get her food.

We are thankful to all our donors to make a huge difference in the life of Anjali.

Dhammalata

The Power of the Mind

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 28 Dec, 2016 - 04:26

The Power of the Mind

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 28 Dec, 2016 - 04:26

I’m been reading The Jataka Tales recently. They are a collection of stories attributed to the former lives of The Buddha as he inexorably moved toward enlightenment.

They are at times harrowing, gripping and beautiful and they all contain teaching for us. In one entitled Suparaga the Bodhisattva (as he is called in his pre-enlightened state is an ancient mariner who is taken aboard a ship by sailors wanting his extraordinary knowledge of the oceans. But it turns out to be a...

lokabandhu

Southampton's new Buddhist Centre

From Triratna News on Tue, 27 Dec, 2016 - 08:30

Southampton's new Buddhist Centre

From Triratna News on Tue, 27 Dec, 2016 - 08:30

Triratna’s Southampton sangha (UK) are delighted to announce that they will shortly be moving their classes - into a pub! The premises in question is the Plume of Feathers, to be found in St Mary’s, the oldest and most ethnically diverse part of town.

Anyone alarmed by the prospect of Buddhist classes being held in a pub will be reassured to know that it ceased to function some seven years ago, when it lost its licence - apparently due to excessive...

tejadhamma

Khemadhamma at the edge of Red Light Area, Nagpur

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Sun, 25 Dec, 2016 - 18:25

Khemadhamma at the edge of Red Light Area, Nagpur

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Sun, 25 Dec, 2016 - 18:25

Khemadhamma visited recently at the edge of Red Light Area project known as ‘Learning Club’ for the children to bring them in the main stream of education. This project given great opportunity to children who are facing poverty, rare opportunity and discrimination from childhood. Mainly this project is in the last corner of Red Light area known as Kumbharpura. All the student enjoyed Khemadhamma’s guidance...

tejadhamma

Khemadhamma's guidance at Golden Network Dhamma Class, Nagpur

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Sun, 25 Dec, 2016 - 18:13

Khemadhamma's guidance at Golden Network Dhamma Class, Nagpur

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Sun, 25 Dec, 2016 - 18:13

Khemadhamma visited and guided to the youths of Golden Network Dhamma Class participants at Samaratha Nagar Nagpur. It was very inspiring to connect with ourself to all participants.

Vimalasara

Xmas Eve

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction on Sat, 24 Dec, 2016 - 05:06

Xmas Eve

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction on Sat, 24 Dec, 2016 - 05:06

For some of you it will be Xmas Eve - if you are feeling at risk join me 11am Pacific time, 2pm Eastern time and 7pm UK time - hope to see some of you Saturday December 24th - come and join me for my Xmas Eve pep talk - 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern, 7pm UK click here

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