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The Gentle-Voiced One

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 21:52

The Gentle-Voiced One

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 21:52

Today on the women’s Order convention we have had a full day, listening to the sound of the gentle-voiced one and dwelling in his amber realm. Sanghadevi gave a evocative talk this morning, and led us through the Manjughosa Stuti Sadhana. Then this afternoon amongst other fringe activities and sitting in the sun in the beautiful Adhisthana grounds, we listened to part of the original taped lecture on ‘The System of Meditation’ given by Bhante, which you can also listen to here. Our...

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Manjughosa Mantra

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 21:41

The Manjughosa mantra chanted in the puja this evening on the Women’s Order Convention 2016, dedicated to Anjali.

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The Golden Buddha

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 18:04

At the end of the first day of the Women’s International Order Convention at Adhisthana, Parami sits on the sofa of the women’s community with Kuladharini and Akasajoti and talks about some of the highlights of the day. Kuladharini talks about her relationship with Shakyamuni, and her practice as an anagarika. She describes a beautiful moment of her heart breaking open and hearing the words, “all griefs faithfully observed turn towards love”. And we hear a little from Akasajoti about...

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Spanish sangha gets its first retreat centre!

From Triratna News on Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 16:39

Spanish sangha gets its first retreat centre!

From Triratna News on Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 16:39

Things are getting exciting for Valencia Buddhist Centre, Spain: they’re buying Triratna’s Spanish sangha’s first-ever retreat centre. Moksananda’s video gives a good impression of its flavour (4-minutes).

Puzzled? Haven’t we already got two Spanish retreat centres, Akashavana and Guhyaloka? Yes, but they’re owned by British charities and their retreats - international and largely English-speaking - are for the Order or are closed ordination retreats. This one will be owned and run by Spanish people, in Spanish for the Spanish Order and Movement more generally.
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FutureDharma Fund launches: pass it on!

From Triratna News on Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 13:59

FutureDharma Fund launches: pass it on!

From Triratna News on Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 13:59

Stopping at a roadside service station during a journey many years ago, Sangharakshita surprised his companions by throwing a coin into the wishing well outside. “Did you wish for Enlightenment?” they joked. “No”, he answered, “Enlightenment is guaranteed if you make the effort. I wished for money. With money you can start Buddhist centres.”

Triratna’s FutureDharma Fund, aiming to raise £3-5 million and £500K in annual income by 2021, launched last Saturday at the Combined Order Convention at Wymondham in...

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Buddhanusati led by Nagasuri

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 22 Aug, 2016 - 17:07

A Buddhanusati led through by Nagasuri on the Women’s Order Convention 2016, using stories and images from the Pali Canon, as well as the traditional verses from the Tiratana Vandana, to evoke the Buddha’s qualities.

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Chanting the Shakyamuni Mantra

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 22 Aug, 2016 - 15:40

Dharmacharini Vijaya, one of our private preceptors on the Indian ordination team, led us in the ‘Indian style’ Shakyamuni mantra in our dedication ceremony last night. Here’s a snippet of it for you all to listen to…

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Welcome to the 2016 Women's International Order Convention

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sun, 21 Aug, 2016 - 23:55

Welcome to the 2016 Women's International Order Convention

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sun, 21 Aug, 2016 - 23:55

Over the next week we’ll be offering as much live coverage as the Adhisthana bandwidth allows from the 2016 Women’s International Order Convention. Talks, mantras, podcasts, pictures, and videos, here on The Buddhist Centre Online.

Around 170 dharmacharinis from around the world have gathered here this evening for the convention, which opened with an introduction from Parami and a dedication ceremony in the shrine marquee. Over the week we will be dwelling with some of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas that Bhante Sangharakshita has introduced to the Order, through a programme of...

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Manchester Buddhist Centre: 20 years in Turner Street

From Triratna News on Wed, 17 Aug, 2016 - 15:27

Manchester Buddhist Centre: 20 years in Turner Street

From Triratna News on Wed, 17 Aug, 2016 - 15:27

Manchester Buddhist Centre (UK) recently marked 20 years in its current home, formerly a Victorian cotton warehouse. Clear Vision’s latest NewsByte video covers the celebrations, some history and the plans for remodelling the ground floor of this wonderful building, including better disabled access. (7.5 minutes)

Opened by Sangharakshita on 13th July 1996 after two years of very hard building work by the sangha, it has been home to Clear Vision, Breathworks, Earth Café and Bodywise Natural Health Centre.

Among the many who...

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Watch This Space For Live Convention Coverage!

From Combined Order Convention 2016 on Wed, 17 Aug, 2016 - 00:43

Watch This Space For Live Convention Coverage!

From Combined Order Convention 2016 on Wed, 17 Aug, 2016 - 00:43

Over the next five days we’ll be offering as much live coverage as we can from the Combined Convention. Much of it will be public, and as well as posting to this space we’ll also host content (talks, mantras, podcasts, pictures, videos) over on our main site Features space - and around our social media channels. Please let your local sangha know they can follow along online, especially any Order members who couldn’t make it here…

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