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Day 2 Gallery - From Procession to Puja

From Community Highlights on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 02:52

Day 2 Gallery - From Procession to Puja

From Community Highlights on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 02:52
A full day that began with the mindful procession to the Mahabodhi temple to sit before the Vajrasana. When we got there we discovered our place was being used by Tibetans who had stayed one day more than expected! Later, Subhuti gave his talk, ‘Revering and Relying on the Sangha’, and then we returned at night to the seat of the...
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Convention Boo No. 2 - Processing to the Mahabodhi Temple

From Community Highlights on Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 - 18:41
We gathered at dawn to walk mindfully to the seat of the Buddha’s Enlightenment: an international Order of women and men, coming together regardless of class, caste, gender, or any other discriminating factor. Going beyond all that together through the streets of Bodh Gaya…
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Mahamati's Introduction to the Triratna Order Convention 2013

From Community Highlights on Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 - 12:25
Mahamati’s short talk introducing the Convention, touching on the theme of the ‘supra-national’ (complete with translation tangles!) and bringing news of Sangharakshita’s new home…
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Convention Boo No. 1 - An aural sampler of first night!

From Community Highlights on Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 - 00:14
From all over the world members of the Triratna Buddhist Order have come to Bodh Gaya in Bihar, India to celebrate their community and sense of shared aspirations and values. From the traditional mythic seat of the Buddha’s Enlightenment we’ll have a week of coverage as all these women and men from many cultures re-dedicate themselves to the task of facing down suffering and engaging with the best in each other and in the world.

Here’s a first smorgasbord...
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Flame in Darkness (eBook) - The Life and Sayings of Anagarika Dharmapala by Sangharakshita

Flame in Darkness (eBook) - The Life and Sayings of Anagarika Dharmapala by Sangharakshita

From Community Highlights on Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 - 11:33What better way to mark our Indian month on the Buddhist Centre Online than to present this updated version of Sangharakshita’s classic book on the life and sayings of the great Indian teacher Anagarika Dharmapala, one of Sangharakshita’s choices for his ‘Great Buddhists of the Twentieth Century’ list? The perfect Dharma offering to mark the transition from our Triratna International Convention coverage to our week of happenings from the International Order Convention at ...
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International Order Convention 2013 OM

From Community Highlights on Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 - 08:26

International Order Convention 2013 (group) OM

From Community Highlights on Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 - 08:26

An experimental, Order-only space for all Order members attending the Convention in India to augment our main coverage for the wider community by sharing their own impressions and memories of the event! Or for any Order member back home to post their own Convention-related thoughts. Just click + follow and post away…

We’ll be introducing more kinds of Order-specific spaces as the Buddhist Centre Online develops. For this one, some quick reminders:

– Please...

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Lovely Loose Ends from the International Council

From Community Highlights on Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 - 07:44

Lovely Loose Ends from the International Council

From Community Highlights on Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 - 07:44
Some last images from the Triratna International Council as we finish off our coverage here on the Buddhist Centre Online (one or two wee posts/videos to come when the Indian internet allows!)… A great week of work, discussion, passion, and delight in pursuit of the Dharma. We hope you enjoyed following along…

Stay tuned for our coverage of the International Order Convention live from...
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India Boo No. 9 - Closing Council Boo

From Community Highlights on Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 - 07:02
Completing the circle on a week of podcasts around the Triratna International Council, we’re back with Sucimani and Dassini in the shade of the great golden walking Buddha at Nagaloka. Reflections on a full, inspiring, moving week with friends old and new…

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Summary - Day 6 of the International Council

From Community Highlights on Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 - 06:21

Summary - Day 6 of the International Council

From Community Highlights on Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 - 06:21A belated summary of the final full day’s happenings on the Triratna International Council. Appropriately enough, we have with us Viveka, one of the two facilitators for the whole gathering, and Vajragupta, who graced our first summary. They recount a very diverse and satisfying day that aimed to make sure we knew what the next steps would be back in our regions around the world; and to allow us to bring the assembly to a close in fitting fashion…
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India Boo # 8 - Boo Español!

From Community Highlights on Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 - 04:47
Parami entrevista a Saddhajoti (Mexico), Vajranatha (España) y Dharmakirti (España-Argentina) sobre su experiencia de la reunión del Consejo Internacional de la Orden Triratna, que tuvo lugar en Nagaloka, Nagpur.

Nos comporten su entusiasmo por la Orden y el gusto de haber participado en la communidad espiritual que formó el grupo de los delgadas que asistieron a la reunión.

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