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Going for Refuge

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 1 Jul, 2013 - 08:26

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 1 Jul, 2013 - 08:26Wrapping up the Triratna America feature on thebuddhistcentre.com, we offered talks by members of the San Francisco Buddhist Center through the end of June.

Beginning with Padmatara, the Director of the San Francisco Buddhist Center, who offered a short down to earth short talk for our first FBA Dharmabyte titled: “Ethics and Speech: What Am I Trying to Say?”. Padmatara discusses the ethics of speech as well as authenticity, kindness and miscommunication. She has...

Shakyapada

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

From Leeds Buddhist Centre on Fri, 28 Jun, 2013 - 13:38

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

From Leeds Buddhist Centre on Fri, 28 Jun, 2013 - 13:38Life on a Karuna door-knocking appeal

Day 34: Hitting targets, not hitting targets, or both or neither

The last day of week five and the heat is on for the Magnificent Seven of the Green Tara Appeal. The pace has picked up and the direct debits being collected are definitely on the increase.

But even though we are volunteers, these appeals still cost money to run, so our appeal target is based on a sound assessment of...

Carol Robertson

Digital Archive Project

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 27 Jun, 2013 - 15:03

Digital Archive Project

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 27 Jun, 2013 - 15:03Over the past two years, we have embarked on a project to transform recorded talks from the Croydon Buddhist Centre and Aryatara, from audio cassette to digital format. Tha talks range from 1979 to 2005 and include a wide variety of topics and speakers. it was our wish that as many of these talks as possible, could be made available to the public, with permission from the speakers. We have been contacting many of the speakers and so far a...

Jayamuni

Soirée découverte de la méditation bouddhiste Nouveau !!!!

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Thu, 27 Jun, 2013 - 07:17

Soirée découverte de la méditation bouddhiste Nouveau !!!!

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Thu, 27 Jun, 2013 - 07:17Danièle et Patricia mettent en place des soirées “découverte de la méditation bouddhique” ouvertes à tout public intéressé par ce thème.

En 2 heures, nous essayons de donner un aperçu de : qu’est ce que la méditation ? En quoi elle est une pratique bouddhique ?. En quoi la méditation peut nous être utile ? Et tout cela, avec des exercices pratiques (méditation sur le souffle).

N’hésitez à en parler autour de vous : vos amis, collègues et famille. Deux séances sont...

maitrisara

Dharma Parlour 2013 programme

From Dharma Parlour on Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 - 19:20Thirty eight different events in the Dharma Parlour this year - including talks, workshops, panel discussions, art sessions, study groups. Look out for Sand Art with Birmingham mitra Sean Whelan and three talks from the director of the Bhutan Nuns Foundation as part of their summer UK tour. Come to the festival and drop by!

viriyalila

Triratna America - A Life In Lubec (eBook)

From Community Highlights on Sun, 23 Jun, 2013 - 19:03Our last post in Triratna America is, appropriately enough, something personal about living a life of practice in the US, in this case the remote reaches of Maine on the eastern seaboard…

Viriyalila, with her photography, and Gunopeta, with his poetry, have joined creative forces to evoke the simple life practicing Buddhism in a remote region of America.

Gunopeta has been living in Lubec, Maine with his partner, Nancy Nielsen, for over thirty years. Lubec...

viriyalila

Triratna America - Two Americans in India (Slideshow)

From Community Highlights on Sun, 23 Jun, 2013 - 18:27

Triratna America - Two Americans in India (Slideshow)

From Community Highlights on Sun, 23 Jun, 2013 - 18:27Viriyagita and Dharmasuri, both living in Maine, traveled together earlier this year with hundreds of fellow Order members to gather with our Indian Dharma brothers and sisters to convene in BodhGaya for the International Convention.

In this video slideshow Dharmasuri’s photo journal is brought together with Viriyagita’s written journal to provide a glimpse into their journey eastward…

viriyalila

Triratna America - NYC and the Sangha Grows

From Community Highlights on Sun, 23 Jun, 2013 - 17:36

Triratna America - NYC and the Sangha Grows

From Community Highlights on Sun, 23 Jun, 2013 - 17:36Vajramati has been helping pioneer Triratna America for 20 years and has spent the last 12 in New York City as a foundational member of the community there. Here Viriyalila catches up with him after a recent Mitra ceremony to rejoice in his work…

See Triratna News for the story of the exciting development Vajramati mentions - Padmadharini moving to NYC!

viriyalila

Triratna America - Dharmasuri, Chair Nagaloka Buddhist Center, Portland, ME (skype interview)

From Community Highlights on Sat, 22 Jun, 2013 - 14:24

Dharmasuri, Chair of Nagaloka Buddhist Center in Portland, ME, has been an inspirational force since the very early days of Triratna activities there. From renting a room from a counseling group in the mid ’90s to now being situated in a fantastic multi-use building in the downtown arts district they have a full program, a growing sangha, and strong community ties.

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Rijupatha

Triratna America - Khanti Prison Outreach Discussion

From Community Highlights on Sat, 22 Jun, 2013 - 13:44

A strong and personal interview on the Khanti Prison Outreach program, with organizer Bodhana and rich commentary from former inmates Jim Mosonyi and Bob Montgomery.

We get a unique look into how this program was sparked from simple beginnings and has become a vital way in to the Dharma and a better life for many men eager to pursue personal change after experiencing the difficulty of incarceration.

Bob and Jim offer their own moving accounts and unique perspectives...

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