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Spiritual Friendship - October Sangha Nights

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 20 Sep, 2013 - 02:21

Spiritual Friendship - October Sangha Nights

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 20 Sep, 2013 - 02:21This October our Sangha Nights will explore the value, practice and benefits of spritual friendship. In a well-loved teaching from the Buddhist tradition, Ananda, the Buddha’s long-time attendant, asks the Buddha if friendship is half of the spiritual life. The Buddha’s reply, that spiritual friendship is the whole of the spiritual life is something to come back to again and again. What does it mean to practice spiritual friendship? How do we go deeper in our communication with one another?...
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Becoming a Mitra in the Triratna Buddhist Community

Becoming a Mitra in the Triratna Buddhist Community

From Community Highlights on Thu, 19 Sep, 2013 - 17:35

The Triratna Buddhist Community is open to all those who wish to practise Buddhism.

Most people encounter Triratna through a meditation or Buddhism class at a Triratna centre. Everyone who has contact with Triratna is considered a friend. However someone who wants to make a particular connection with our community and see their Buddhist  practice in that context can ask to become a ‘Mitra’ (which simply means ‘friend’ in Sanskrit).

If this might be of interest...
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Freedom from Raga

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 19 Sep, 2013 - 17:23
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Freedom from Raga” is an excerpt from a thoughtful and enlightening talk by Maitreyi titled, “The Root of Good.”
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Retiro de budismo y meditación

From Centro Budista de Cuernavaca on Wed, 18 Sep, 2013 - 01:08
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Retiro de budismo y meditación

From Centro Budista de Cuernavaca on Wed, 18 Sep, 2013 - 01:08http://www.budismocuernavaca.com.mx/nuestras-actividades/retiros/
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The Science of Reality

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 02:32

The Science of Reality

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 02:32Our theme this month as we started out the month of September has been on evolution, science and reality. We began by revisiting a talk from our founder and teacher, Sangharakshita entitled “Enlightenment as Experience and as Non-Experience” given in 1975. Featuring two Dharmabytes - little nuggets of Dharma to inspire your practice - in the first week of the month. Firstly: “Enlightenment as Experience.” Here Sangharakshita exposes a modern disease of frustrated craving for experience...
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The Three Fetters

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 01:29
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is from Sangharakshita titled: “The Three Fetters.” The Fetters of self-view, doubt, and dependence on moral rules and religious observations are described in this excerpt from the full talk, “Stream Entry: the Point of No Return” given in 1975.
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Dedication Ceremony & The Fire Sermon

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 01:14

Dedication Ceremony & The Fire Sermon

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 01:14We did it! We successfully moved the center to 84 Pleasant Street this weekend and will be holding Sangha Night in our new location this Wednesday, September 18th, 7 pm. Doors will be open by 6.45 pm - come see the new shrine and gathering place!

Suddhayu will lead a dedication ceremony to purify the space followed by a presentation and discussion on the Ādittapariyāya Sutta, translated as The Fire Sermon. This is a discourse from the Pali Canon...
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We Determine Our Experience of Life

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 00:23

We Determine Our Experience of Life

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 00:23How is your personal practice of meditation going? It is very cool to come along and meditate in a group setting. Actually for most of us it’s essential – at least for periods of time but it is very important that there is also a personal dimension to your meditation practice.

Ideally meditate every day even if it’s just for a few minutes. Prioritise and commit to a regular meditation time that suits you. For me it’s early morning...
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Latin translation of Triratna Texts

From Latin Translation Group on Mon, 16 Sep, 2013 - 17:09

Perhaps our most unusual translation yet - the Latin version of three key Triratna Texts! We’re delighted to present the Three-fold Puja, the Dedication Ceremony, and the Refuges and Precepts - all translated, perhaps somewhat inaccurately, by Google. Suggestions for improvements are welcome, please email us at translations [at] triratnadevelopment.org!  Seriously though, we are in touch with volunteers from the ‘Make Mars Speak Latin’ project, and may have some results to publish soon.  

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File NameSize
Latin translation of Refuges and Precepts by Google68.78 KB
Latin translation of Dedication Ceremony by Google56.37 KB
Latin translation of Three-fold Puja by Google84.98 KB
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Estonian ritual texts

From Eesti on Sun, 15 Sep, 2013 - 13:25

Here’s translations into Estonian of some basic Triratna Buddhist Community texts and ceremonies:

the Three-fold Puja, the Dedication Ceremony, the Seven-fold Puja (including the Refuges and Precepts), and the Tiratana Vandana, and then all four texts in one pdf, and finally refuges and precepts.

Thanks to Shantamani in Tartu, Estonia for updating the texts.

(October 2024, via Viryabodhi.)

File NameSize
Lühike puudža355.93 KB
Pühitsustseremoonia223.55 KB
Seitsmekordne puudža840.2 KB
Tiratana-vandana and Estonian translation249.32 KB
Four Estonian Puja Texts911 KB
Kolme kaitse alla minemine ja juhendid250.09 KB

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