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Dharmabyte: Let Go, Even of the Dharma

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 30 Sep, 2021 - 06:00

Maitrisiddhi explores the fourth great thunderclap from the Heart Sutra: All Buddhist teachings are simply Relative Truth; the Highest truth cannot be stated in words, using the simile of the raft.

From the talk entitled The Highest Truth Cannot Be Stated In Words from retreat on the Heart Sutra at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2019.

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Parami

Ordinations at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Wed, 29 Sep, 2021 - 20:01

Ordinations at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Wed, 29 Sep, 2021 - 20:01

Dear companions in the good life,

We are delighted to announce that the ordinations of the following women took place at Adhisthana on 29th September 2021.

With metta,

Parami and Santavajri.

Public Preceptor Santavajri:

Virginie Van Mol becomes Lokesvari (accent on the ’s’, long ‘i’) a Sanskrit name meaning Noble Queen of the World.
Registered spelling Lokeshvari. Private preceptor Akasasuri.

Kate Grant becomes Kavaradhi (long second ‘a’. long ‘i’),...

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Early Buddhism Study Group with Mitrananda and Ratnadeva

From West London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 29 Sep, 2021 - 17:38

Early Buddhism Study Group with Mitrananda and Ratnadeva

From West London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 29 Sep, 2021 - 17:38

Join Mitrananda and Ratnadeva for study of these earliest Buddhist scriptures, exploring what message they might have for us in these unprecedented and uncertain times. We will start each session with a brief period of Pali chanting and meditation before we read and reflect on a sutta.

Session 7 – October 24, 4-5.30pm (UK)

Many of you will have experienced how, instead of seeing things objectively, a profusion of ideas may arise in the mind which obscures our ability to see things...

Saddhammapradip

Order retreat - Sept 21

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 29 Sep, 2021 - 17:05

Order retreat - Sept 21

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 29 Sep, 2021 - 17:05

Order retreat led by Dh Karmavajra on Bodhisattva Mandala. Once again small physical gathering to meditate, study and share practices with each other. Thanks for intiative Brother’s and Sisters in Sangha.

Maitreyabandhu

Poetry East with Paul Kingnorth

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 29 Sep, 2021 - 16:37

Poetry East with Paul Kingnorth

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 29 Sep, 2021 - 16:37

Saturday 9th October

Paul Kingsnorth is a writer and thinker who takes on big themes connected to the root spiritual crisis of modernity. His journalism, novels and essays offer passionate and provocative perspectives on nature, technology and the story of our civilisation. He is author of ten books including Confessions of a Recovering...

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Livestream of Ordination in the US

From Triratna News on Mon, 27 Sep, 2021 - 12:34

Livestream of Ordination in the US

From Triratna News on Mon, 27 Sep, 2021 - 12:34

On Saturday 9th October Denise Martin from Vermont, U.S., will be ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order on a nine-day retreat at Aryaloka Retreat Center in New Hampshire, USA. Her public ordination ceremony will take place at Aryaloka and will be live streamed.

Saturday October 9 at:

07.30 US PST | 10.30 US EST | 15.30 IE & UK | 16.30 CET Europe | 20.00 India

Her private preceptor...

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: One Essential Embodied Existence

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 27 Sep, 2021 - 06:00

Bodhidasa explores the essence of what the Buddha said it was that he taught illustrated with a personal example of how the Dharma is based around one essential experience.

From the talk entitled A Single Word of Truth given at Sydney Buddhist Center, 2020.

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New Urgyen House blog - the launch of the Triratna Picture Library

From Order Connection on Sun, 26 Sep, 2021 - 11:44

New Urgyen House blog - the launch of the Triratna Picture Library

From Order Connection on Sun, 26 Sep, 2021 - 11:44

The Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust is delighted to present this video launch of the online Triratna Picture Library. The video introduces the new website and celebrates with a precious few minutes in the company of Sangharakshita as he introduces photographs from his personal collection.

Right now the online library holds 1500 images and over the coming weeks and months thousands more images will one added. It’s a slow process as each image has to be scanned, then repaired, dust and marks removed, catalogued,...

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Saddhammapradip

A visitor from Junnar

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 26 Sep, 2021 - 10:49

A visitor from Junnar

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 26 Sep, 2021 - 10:49

Triratna Institute has arrange one day retreat of visitors from Junnar. Dh. Adityabodhi, Dh. Yashoratna and Dh. Dh. Prabodhratna introduce meditation and given talk on Basic Buddhism

Saddhammapradip

Dh. Chandrashil - Three Talk

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 26 Sep, 2021 - 08:55

Dh. Chandrashil - Three Talk

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 26 Sep, 2021 - 08:55

We are really thankful to Nagpur Buddhist Center - Mitraloka for arranging talk of Dh. Chandrashil in series of Pratitya Samudpada. As well as of Dh. Rutajus.

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