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Reinstatement of Dhammachari Gaganabhadra 

From Order Connection on Tue, 27 Sep, 2022 - 10:50

Reinstatement of Dhammachari Gaganabhadra 

From Order Connection on Tue, 27 Sep, 2022 - 10:50

Dear Friends,

Four years ago, Dhammachari Gaganabhadra from Pune, India, was suspended from the Order for a serious breach of the Precepts. Since then he has faced up to what he did and worked on himself to understand what happened and to learn how to avoid it happening again.

He has especially worked closely with Dhammachari Adityabodhi and we are now satisfied that his suspension can be lifted and he can take his place in the Order as a Dhammachari in good standing.

Dhammachari Subhuti,

Private and Public Preceptor to Gaganabhadra
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The Great Gathering: Dancing with Pure Presence 2022

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 27 Sep, 2022 - 00:00

In June 2022, Order Members and Mitras Training For Ordination gathered together in a big marquee set up in Taraloka's beautiful grounds to listen to a series of talks and guided meditations led by Vajradevi on the theme of the Satipatthana Sutta.

Reflecting on the theme of the weekend Vajradevi said: "When we’re mindful and present to what’s happening – both ‘internally’ and ‘externally’ – our responses become steady, wise, and confident. Whatever we’re doing, whether we’re meditating, working, communicating, or singing, becomes a vehicle to ‘grow’ awareness. Mindfulness becomes panoramic and we live with immediacy and creativity."

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Emptiness and the Heart Sutra: A Home Retreat with Tejananda and Friends

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 26 Sep, 2022 - 15:19

Emptiness and the Heart Sutra: A Home Retreat with Tejananda and Friends

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 26 Sep, 2022 - 15:19

November 4-10 2022

🧘🏽‍♀️ 🧘🏽‍♂️ Seven days of meditation, lively exploration, and strong, supportive friendship: a space to explore why the wisdom of emptiness is, precisely, compassion.

Led by Tejananda and friends

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Reserve your space!

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The Heart Sutra is one of the most familiar of all Buddhist texts and, inevitably, there are innumerable takes on ‘what it means’. How do we square the opening statement that the skandhas (our psycho–physical constituents) are ‘empty’ with the following one that ‘in emptiness’ there are no skandhas,...
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Death of Jnanapriya

From Order Connection on Mon, 26 Sep, 2022 - 09:34

Death of Jnanapriya

From Order Connection on Mon, 26 Sep, 2022 - 09:34

Dear Sangha Brothers and Sisters,

I am very sad to inform you that Dhammachari Jnanapriya (Pune) passed away on the morning of Sunday 25th September around 7.30am.

He was 63 years old. He was not in good health for some months. Due to diabetes some organ was not working very well and he was hospitalized for that. He has left two daughters and one son behind him. 

He was ordained in 2003 at Bhaje retreat centre. I was his...
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Abhaya's Funeral

From Order Connection on Mon, 26 Sep, 2022 - 09:04

Abhaya's Funeral

From Order Connection on Mon, 26 Sep, 2022 - 09:04

Dear Order Members,

Please see below for details of Abhaya’s funeral arrangements on Wednesday 5th October 2022 in Brighton, UK.

1. Funeral ceremony at Brighton Buddhist Centre at 2pm
17 Tichborne Street
Brighton
BN1 1UR
01273 772090
info [at] brightonbuddhistcentre.co.uk

2. Service at Woodvale Crematorium North Chapel at 4pm
Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 3QB
Directions - The entrance is between the yellow painted pub called ‘The Gladstone’ on the left...
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Dharmabyte: Three Doors of Liberation

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 26 Sep, 2022 - 06:00

When one approaches the transcendental, one approaches the three transcendental samadhis, which Sangharakshita describes as three doors of liberation - namely as that of emptiness, signlessness, and directionlessness. 

From the talk The Rain of the Dharma given in the USA, 1994.

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Milarepa: Inspiration From the Lineage Retreat (1 of 6)

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 26 Sep, 2022 - 00:00
This is the first of six informal talks by Saddhanandi exploring themes from one of Milarepa’s Songs: The Song of Self-Examination, found in the Chapter’ Meeting Rechunga’ one of Milarepa’s female disciples. The song offers an uncompromising criterion for the spiritual life: endurance of hardships, renunciation of ‘nature lands’ property, friends and lovers; and a willingness to follow the instructions of a Guru. Saddhanandi discusses the themes using extracts from Sangharakshita’s seminars on other Songs of Milarepa. Talk One: Life of Milarepa An introduction to Milarepa and the opening talk to a week-long retreat at Taraloka in 2022 based around Milarepa’s teachings. Also highlights the significance of Milarepa within the history of Triratna and Bhante’s engagement with his own disciples.
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Amoghasiddhi: The Power of Sangha (Full Interview)

From Buddhist Voices on Sun, 25 Sep, 2022 - 14:44

Many people in the Triratna Buddhist Community know Amoghasiddhi for his kind and welcoming smile, as well as his tireless Dharma work for our sangha in Nagpur, India. Now part of the ordination team in India, as well as a member of Indian Public Preceptors Kula, Amoghasiddhi has been ordained for over 30 years. 

In this moving interview with Candradasa, originally recorded back in 2018 for the Fifty Years, Fifty Voices Project, the pair cover a lot of...
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FBA Podcast: Freedom

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 24 Sep, 2022 - 06:00

Surata wanders delightfully all over the subject of ‘freedom’ in the context of life in a Buddhist Order. He discusses freedom of mind, freedom of choice, freedom of heart, as well as the dangers of group behaviour in communities and the joys of sharing in an ideal. Personable and disarming as ever…

Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2005

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