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The Himalayas, 1950s - links to Triratna tradition

From Lights In The Sky on Thu, 31 Oct, 2013 - 17:28

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The Himalayas, 1950s - links to Triratna tradition

From Lights In The Sky on Thu, 31 Oct, 2013 - 17:28BACKGROUND is a 42 minute film I made with Ratnaketu in the style of a pilgrimage to the hermitages and monasteries of Kalimpong, Darjeeling and Sikkim assoiated with Urgyen Sangharakshita, the TBC’s founder, and his principal teachers, Tibetan, Indian and Chinese. A beautiful Himalayan peak, Khangchendzonga, overlooked a resurgence of Buddhism, rather ironically first in the ‘West’ and then the ‘East’.
Enjoyed the film? You can make a donation at http://tinyurl.com/pag4n6g The full cylce of...

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Vajragupta - The Significance Of the Urban Retreat Being An International Event

From Community Highlights on Thu, 31 Oct, 2013 - 17:05

Vajragupta talks about the possibilities for connection when people all around the world are practising kindness together, evoking the radically transformative nature of community and of love.

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Urgyen Sangharakshita's vision for the world

From Lights In The Sky on Thu, 31 Oct, 2013 - 15:15

Urgyen Sangharakshita's vision for the world

From Lights In The Sky on Thu, 31 Oct, 2013 - 15:15TO SET THE scene, here is a quotation from a film made by Bob Mullan (The Enlightened Englishman, 1989)

Subsequent pages talk about the films I and my team have made about Triratna: its beginnings in the 1960s through to the new century.

I hope you will enjoy looking through this window as much as I have looking through the lens. Lights’ films have been remastered and filed over at LightsintheSky.org. Metta, Suryaprabha

sanghadhara

Opportunities at Windhorse:evolution

From Windhorse Evolution on Thu, 31 Oct, 2013 - 11:20

Opportunities at Windhorse:evolution

From Windhorse Evolution on Thu, 31 Oct, 2013 - 11:20Windhorse:evolution has opportunities for men and women who wish to deepen their Dharma practice in the context of a Triratna sangha workplace. Positions are available at our Cambridge headquarters and there are opportunities to live in a residential spiritual community if needed. Windhorse:evolution aims to provide supportive conditions in which to practise Right Livelihood both in the workplace and also within the wider context of the Cambridge Buddhist Centre and local Buddhist Sangha.

Remuneration is available on a wage/salary...

lokabandhu

Urban Retreat Metta Wave Poster now ready

From Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun on Thu, 31 Oct, 2013 - 11:11

Here’s a PDF poster of the Urban Retreat’s Metta Wave for anyone who wants to print and display on their shrine during the retreat - a reminder of the internationality of the retreat, which will include people from Vancouver to Beijing, Mexico City to Moscow - and many points in-between.

There’s a choice of two file sizes to download - 2MB and the full 19MB; both will print a 10-page full-colour poster which you’ll need to...

File Name	Size
SMALLER (2mb) Urban Retreat Metta Wave Poster	2.19 MB
FULL SIZE (19mb) Urban Retreat Metta Wave Poster	18.72 MB

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How the Online Urban Retreat Complements Local Buddhist Centre Events

From Community Highlights on Wed, 30 Oct, 2013 - 20:25

Triratna Buddhist Centres across the world will be running the urban retreat in the same week as the online event… How does the online urban retreat fit with what is happening locally? This is a three-and-a-half minute talk from Vajragupta on how the two can complement each other…

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Diwali vacasion Retreat organized

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 18:02

Diwali vacasion Retreat organized

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 18:02Triratna Buddhist Centre, Mahendranagar, Nagpur organized a full day non residential retreat at the place known “Dhammabhoomi” land at Mahendranagar on 1 to 5 November 2013 at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
for more info contact :
1) tejadhamma [at] gmail.com or call on + 91 9422138727
2) amrutasiddhi [at] gmail.com or call on + 91 9422138730

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Introduction to the Online Urban Retreat (if you're familiar with meditation)

From Community Highlights on Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 14:04

And here’s a separate podcast episode from Vajragupta for anyone interested in taking part in the Urban Retreat 2013 who is already familiar with the Metta Bhavana practice and wants to know more about how the Urban Retreat week will play out online…

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Introduction to the Online Urban Retreat (if you're new to meditation)

From Community Highlights on Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 14:00

A great podcast from Vajragupta for anyone interested in taking part in the Urban Retreat 2013 who hasn’t learned the Metta Bhavana (‘Loving Kindness’) practice yet!

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Introducing the theme of the urban retreat: loving-kindness

From Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun on Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 13:14

Introducing the theme of the urban retreat: loving-kindness

From Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun on Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 13:14Here is a short little story to introduce the theme of the Urban Retreat, which is ‘metta’ or loving-kindness…

It is the story of an encounter I had in my home town that inspired me and taught me about the need to cultivate, learn, and practice loving-kindness…

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