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'See How Letting Go of the World Is Peacefulness'

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 23 Oct, 2021 - 01:00

Maitrisiddhi explores some of the pithy stripped-back wisdom teachings from the ‘The Way to the Beyond’ chapter of the Sutta Nipata. Compassion, insight and renunciation – it’s all there – giving us both a path of practice and a sense of ‘the Beyond’ – the ineffable goal. NB: Due to vagaries of Zoom, the first few seconds of Maitrisiddhi's remarks were not recorded. First of three talks on ‘The Way to the Beyond’ chapter of the Sutta Nipata, given on the Womens AOWE held at Taraloka in June 2021.

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'I Will Sing You the Praises of the Way to the Beyond…'

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 23 Oct, 2021 - 01:00

Where is our heart-connection with the Dharma? When do we rely on the Buddha, and when on our own capacity to know and see? Sixteen brahmins go to see the Buddha, and ask heartfelt questions that resonate with passion, intensity and an existential need to know. And the Buddha responds with poetic clarity as he tries to express the inexpressible. NB: Due to vagaries of Zoom, the first few seconds of Maitrisiddhi's remarks were not recorded. First of three talks on ‘The Way to the Beyond’ chapter of the Sutta Nipata, given on the Womens AOWE held at Taraloka in June 2021.

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Barriers to reporting child sexual abuse in religious communities in England and Wales

From Triratna Safeguarding on Fri, 22 Oct, 2021 - 19:41

Barriers to reporting child sexual abuse in religious communities in England and Wales

From Triratna Safeguarding on Fri, 22 Oct, 2021 - 19:41

Booking is open for this free online talk on the barriers faced by faith groups in England and Wales to the effective reporting of child sexual abuse.

Wednesday 10th November 2021
11am UK time

Information and registration

This talk will build on the finding of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales that in some faith groups there are significant barriers to the reporting of allegations of child sexual abuse to police and other external bodies.

The speaker is Nick Donaldson, who previously worked at...

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From Ireland to New Zealand and back again (One World, One Sangha)

From FutureDharma on Fri, 22 Oct, 2021 - 05:00

From Ireland to New Zealand and back again (One World, One Sangha)

From FutureDharma on Fri, 22 Oct, 2021 - 05:00

Although she’s originally from New Zealand, Celia has lived in Dublin for 14 years. She’s a member of the Dublin Sangha and loves the Dharma classes there.

In spring 2020 Celia travelled to New Zealand on what she thought would be a 2-week trip to see her family. But New Zealand went into lockdown and she found herself stranded on the other side of the world from her life back in Dublin, Ireland.

It was a really tough time for Celia. She needed to find...

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Two Opportunities to work with Buddhafield

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 21 Oct, 2021 - 21:30

Two Opportunities to work with Buddhafield

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 21 Oct, 2021 - 21:30

We have two open positions in the Buddhafield team right now.

Buddhafield Base Income Generation Role

Buddhafield is looking for a new home and we’re looking for someone to help us raise funds for this exciting project. You can read more about it here.

The full role description is here.

Publicity Bundle

With a full season of events planned in 2022 and our year round fundraising and other events, we need some support with our publicity. This is a chance to be part of...

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Dharmabyte: The Arising of Samadhi

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 21 Oct, 2021 - 06:00

There’s no true meditation without happiness. Sangharakshita describes Samadhi, often translated as ‘concentration’, as dependent upon the conditions of Sukha, that of happiness and bliss.

From the talk The Stages of the Spiritual Path, part of the series Introducing Buddhism, 1966.***

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When your local sangha is online (One World, One Sangha)

From FutureDharma on Thu, 21 Oct, 2021 - 05:00

When your local sangha is online (One World, One Sangha)

From FutureDharma on Thu, 21 Oct, 2021 - 05:00

In yesterday’s post we shared Alex’s experience of being able to reach out online, along with his sangha in Brazil, and practice with our international Sangha.

Zoe lives in Singapore, and unlike Alex, doesn’t have a local sangha. In fact Zoe is the only practising member of Triratna in Singapore. Her nearest sanghas are in Australia and India! Despite this Zoe is a Mitra and is training for Ordination.

We all know the importance of having a local sangha where we can study and practice and share...

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Opportunity to join thriving team-based Right Livelihood

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 20 Oct, 2021 - 12:53

Bristol Buddhist Centre is inviting applications from Order Members or Mitras with bookkeeping skills to join the Heart Kula in the Bristol Buddhist Centre.

Together we manage the practical aspects of running our busy Centre.

This is a rare opportunity to participate in a TBRL attending to both task and individual practice with a great team in an exciting City. Full description below.

Bookkeeper for the Bristol Buddhist Centre

The individual in this post will take responsibility for providing an effective financial service for...

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Being part of our International Sangha (One World, One Sangha)

From FutureDharma on Wed, 20 Oct, 2021 - 05:00

Being part of our International Sangha (One World, One Sangha)

From FutureDharma on Wed, 20 Oct, 2021 - 05:00

Alex lives in Sao Paulo Brazil. He loves being part his sangha and helps Manjupriya, the only Order member in Brazil, run their activities. Theirs is the only Triratna sangha in Brazil. In fact their nearest neighbours are our Sangha in Merida, Venezuela - 2,700 miles away!

Being able to take part in International Sangha Day: A Festival of Light was an unexpected and precious opportunity for Alex and his sangha. It’s not possible for him to travel from Brazil to go on...

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