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Public Ordination at Sudarshanaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Apr, 2022 - 09:22

Public Ordination at Sudarshanaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Apr, 2022 - 09:22

Dear friends,

I am very happy to announce the public ordinations of four women at Sudarshanaloka Retreat Centre yesterday afternoon, 1 April 2022.

Public Preceptor Malini:

Tomoko Buce becomes Sraddharocani (acute accent on the s, macron on the second a and the i), a Sanskrit name meaning she who is radiant with faith.
Registered spelling: Shraddharocani
Private preceptor: Akasamati

Public preceptor Vajrajyoti:

Lisa Kelly becomes Gambhirachitta (macron...

Vajrajyoti

Public Ordination at Sudarshanaloka

From Order Connection on Fri, 1 Apr, 2022 - 09:09

Public Ordination at Sudarshanaloka

From Order Connection on Fri, 1 Apr, 2022 - 09:09

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ratnadharini

Chairs' Letter – March 2022

From College of Public Preceptors on Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 - 20:31

Chairs' Letter – March 2022

From College of Public Preceptors on Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 - 20:31

Dear Order members and friends,

Thanks to Jnanavaca for writing last month’s letter, which came as the war in Ukraine was just beginning. It’s been sobering to watch the devastation of so many lives. I was on a women preceptors’ retreat at Adhisthana as the invasion became a shocking reality to those of us following the news; however others were making the most of being offline, and so it remained in the background until the final day of the retreat.

The theme...

ratnadharini

Public Preceptor Appointment: Amala

From College of Public Preceptors on Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 - 19:46

Public Preceptor Appointment: Amala

From College of Public Preceptors on Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 - 19:46

Dear Order Members

The College of Public Preceptors is delighted to announce the appointment of Amala, from Maine, USA, as a Public Preceptor.

Amala was ordained by Sanghadevi in 2000 and became a private preceptor in 2015.

She has been involved with the Aryaloka Retreat Center since the early 90’s, where she has been chair of the Spiritual Vitality council for the last 7 years and has been on the council since 2010. Currently she is handing on some of her responsibilities as chair.

From 2012-2020 she was one of...

The Abhayaratna...

Bursaries for UK & Ireland convention 2022

From Abhayaratna Trust on Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 - 16:36

Bursaries for UK & Ireland convention 2022

From Abhayaratna Trust on Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 - 16:36

The Abhayaratna Trust is once again offering bursaries to Triratna Order members within the UK & Ireland Area to attend the convention at Wymondham college this August. if you have less than £10,000 in savings you can apply for help with the cost of accommodation and/or travel. To apply click here. We aim to respond to your request within 4 working days or less. If you have any questions or don’t wish to fill in the...

Amaradaya

How to disagree better - a new resource for the Order

From Order Connection on Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 - 16:21

How to disagree better - a new resource for the Order

From Order Connection on Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 - 16:21

This project has been initiated by the Order convenors. Please watch our short video that explains our intentions.

Here’s the link to the webpage: https://thebuddhistcentre.com/stories/order/how-to-disagree-better/

We’ve made a start using a framework based around the three duties of an Order member and assembled some tools & references for you to use.

It’s a resource for us to build on, which can be modified and updated as we go.
So, let us know -
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Zac

Dharmabyte: Taking Our Seat in the Cremation Ground

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 - 06:00

To plunge ourselves into the crucial citation takes tremendous courage. Sangharakshita asks:

Are we ready to face our own death, and the total transformation it symbolizes? From the talk The Symbolism of the Cremation Ground and the Celestial Maidens part of the series Creative Symbols of the Tantric Path to Enlightenment, 1971.

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Saddhammapradip

New Order member - Guhyacaksu

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Mon, 28 Mar, 2022 - 17:43

Guhyacaksu
Guhyacaksu with other...

New Order member - Guhyacaksu

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Mon, 28 Mar, 2022 - 17:43

On 13th March 2022 retreat center has received new order members Dh. Guhyacaksu.

Ordained at Urgyen Sangharakshita Retreat center Nanded.

He was privately ordained on 25th Jan 2022.

Aryajaya

Appointment of Saraha as an International Order Convenor

From Order Connection on Mon, 28 Mar, 2022 - 16:47

Appointment of Saraha as an International Order Convenor

From Order Connection on Mon, 28 Mar, 2022 - 16:47

It is with great delight that we can now appoint Dharmachari Saraha as an International Order Convenor.

The process of selection was outlined in the February Shabda and the Order Connections online space and once we had proposed Saraha we gave a six week consultation period. (You can re-read the post on Order connection here).

We are happy to say that the consultation period is now over. Thank you to the many Order members who...