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President Retreat

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Tue, 23 May, 2023 - 11:14

President Retreat

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Tue, 23 May, 2023 - 11:14

It was good to have President Retreat during Buddha Jayanti.

It was nice to see all them.

Munisha

Volunteer treasurer sought for Network of Buddhist Organisations UK

From Triratna in the Buddhist World on Tue, 23 May, 2023 - 07:20

Volunteer treasurer sought for Network of Buddhist Organisations UK

From Triratna in the Buddhist World on Tue, 23 May, 2023 - 07:20

Would you like to support the UK Buddhist community?

The Network of Buddhist Organisations UK seeks a new volunteer treasurer. This is a small but vital role including processing membership payments, preparing accounts for Companies House and the Charity Commission, and assisting with various back-office tasks. We are a small organisation and our income for the year ending 2022 was around £1300.

Join us (including Munisha, Triratna’s Liaison officer) in our work of working for the good of all Buddhists within the...

Zac

Dharmabytes: Stepping Through the Portal

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 22 May, 2023 - 06:00

Nagapriya takes an unusual angle as he speaks of the Dharma as a portal into the Buddha’s mind itself…

From the talk Cherish the Doctrine given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2022. Part 1 of a three part series based around the motto of the great Tibetan 20th Century teacher Dhardo Rimpoche - “Cherish the Doctrine, Live United, Radiate Love.”

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Dhammadassin

Update on Vajrasara's Health

From Order Connection on Sun, 21 May, 2023 - 20:56

Update on Vajrasara's Health

From Order Connection on Sun, 21 May, 2023 - 20:56

Dear fellow Order members,

I am writing to let you know about the health of our dear friend Vajrasara. She has lived with cancer, bravely and creatively, for the last two and a half years. But she is now increasingly weak and frail, has stopped treatment, and feels she is nearing the end of her life.

Vajrasara wants me to say she has felt so much appreciation and gratitude for all the cards, messages, love and...

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Centre Team

The Race Conversation with Bodhilila and Eugene Ellis (The Buddhist Centre Podcast, Episode 441)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sat, 20 May, 2023 - 17:14

A conversation about race and the possibilities of connecting beyond fear towards hope.

The construct of race is an integral part of Western society’s DNA and if we are to address the social injustice of racism, we need to have the race conversation. Yet all too often, attempts at such a dialogue are met with silence, denial, anger or hate.

Is it possible to navigate diverse conversations about race without confusion? Can we authentically create a culture capable of responding to the pain...

Khemabandhu

Adhisthana in WWF Wildflower Meadows Feature

From Adhisthana on Sat, 20 May, 2023 - 17:43

Adhisthana in WWF Wildflower Meadows Feature

From Adhisthana on Sat, 20 May, 2023 - 17:43

I just wanted to share with you this video produced by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) on Wildflower Meadows. A lot of the footage from this video was shot at Adhisthana. The sections about bees, sheep and others. There’s also an interview with our very own Buddhist ‘monk’, Sanghadeva.

Kath is the lady who has grazed her sheep on our land since 2020 (they’ve just arrived again this week). Rory has helped us recently establish a wildflower meadow...

Khemabandhu

Adhisthana in WWF Wildflower Meadows Feature

From Adhisthana on Sat, 20 May, 2023 - 17:43

Adhisthana in WWF Wildflower Meadows Feature

From Adhisthana on Sat, 20 May, 2023 - 17:43

Kath is the lady who has grazed her sheep on our land since 2020 (they’ve just arrived again this week). Rory has helped us recently establish a wildflower meadow...

Centre Team

The Race Conversation with Bodhilila and Eugene Ellis (The Buddhist Centre Podcast, Episode 441)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sat, 20 May, 2023 - 17:14

A conversation about race and the possibilities of connecting beyond fear towards hope.

Is it possible to navigate diverse conversations about race without confusion? Can we authentically create a culture capable of responding to the pain...

Zac

FBA Podcast: Exploring Insight - Sadhana and the Goal of Life

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 20 May, 2023 - 06:00

Maitreyabandhu explores the path to insight in the context of Triratna’s system of practice. He does this by exploring the three myths of self-development, self-surrender and self-discovery, as well as spiritual death and spiritual rebirth in the dharma life. Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2019.

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Maitripa

A Gift to Honour Bhante Sangharakshita

From Community Highlights on Fri, 19 May, 2023 - 18:35

A Gift to Honour Bhante Sangharakshita

From Community Highlights on Fri, 19 May, 2023 - 18:35

Last year at the Order Convention, I was so struck by the amazing Amitabha thangka in the shrineroom in Wymondham. Having just come back from my ordination retreat in Guhyaloka, I was overjoyed to see such a beautiful image of Amitabha in exactly the form that I visualise in sadhana.

In the thangka, Amitabha is holding up the lotus. The origins of that image are fascinating and mysterious: the image...

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