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The Opening of Urgyen House to Visitors

From Triratna News on Thu, 26 Aug, 2021 - 15:46

The Opening of Urgyen House to Visitors

From Triratna News on Thu, 26 Aug, 2021 - 15:46

Last weekend at Adhisthana, Urgyen House was opened to visitors with a moving dedication led by Saddhanandi. Two new Order Members, Āryaniśa and Vilāsamuni, cut the ribbon to open the house officially.

The place is significant, as it was Urgyen Sangharakshita’s home for the last 5 years of his life. His bedroom and living room have been left exactly as they were the day he died. His living room was where he met hundreds (if not thousands) of visitors in his last years,...

Satyakirti

August Ordinations at Padmaloka

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 26 Aug, 2021 - 14:30

August Ordinations at Padmaloka

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 26 Aug, 2021 - 14:30

This year at Padmaloka we have hosted two Ordination retreats so far, and in just under two weeks we will be starting a third, where sixteen men will be going forth from their previous identities and lives and stepping into the world of the Dharmachariya and the Triratna Buddhist Order.

The Public Ordinations will be taking place on the 26th of August at 14.30 (BST), and they will again be live-streamed from the Padmaloka shrine room and available to watch on our...

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Supporting a Simple Life

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 26 Aug, 2021 - 06:00

Sraddhagita shares her experience as part of Lama’s Pyjamas, a Team Based Right Livelihood that’s part of the London Buddhist Centre. This talk is full of passion and insight into a practice Sraddhagita has been involved in for over 16 years.

From the talk entitled Spreading the Mushrooms given as part of a series on the Six Distinctive Emphasis of Triratna, at Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 2016.

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Vajrashura

Order Questionnaire Part 2 - Your Practice OM

From The Sikkha Project on Wed, 25 Aug, 2021 - 15:53

Dear Order Members,

In mid-2019, the Sikkha Project asked as many Order Members as possible (outside of India) to fill in the first Order Practice questionnaire. The aim of Sikkha is to strengthen our spiritual practice and training at all levels, and this questionnaire was our first step in clarifying how we practise in the Order, seeing what is helpful and what might support a flourishing practice and Order.

We received a huge response from the Order, 645 in total from all over the...

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Sadayasihi

Building a Safe and Supportive Place for Dharma Practice

From Triratna News on Wed, 25 Aug, 2021 - 09:46

Building a Safe and Supportive Place for Dharma Practice

From Triratna News on Wed, 25 Aug, 2021 - 09:46

“Imagine that you lived in well-functioning society which slowly fell apart at the seams. Hyper-inflation sent prices for food, petrol, and other basic items spirally to astronomic levels.

A loaf of bread now costs what you would have bought a car for a few years ago.

Friends and loved ones have left in search of better futures, bound for countries resistant to immigrants. Those left behind scrape by with whatever means they can.”

Abhayasara was...

Centre Team

Bhante's Birthday: Celebratory Puja at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Tue, 24 Aug, 2021 - 10:58

Bhante's Birthday: Celebratory Puja at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Tue, 24 Aug, 2021 - 10:58

Thursday 26th August

Thursday the August 26th 2021 would have been the 96th birthday of Urygen Sangharakshita (affectionately called Bhante, meaning ‘teacher’). Through founding the Triratna order and community, Bhante has set up conditions for the Dharma to be communicated in ways we can understand, which can lead to the radical transformation of ourselves and the creation...

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bodhipaksini

Blog written by Satyamuni (posted by Bodhipaksini-witnessed by Mumukshu - it’s a team ting)

From Akashavana on Mon, 23 Aug, 2021 - 19:50

Blog written by Satyamuni (posted by Bodhipaksini-witnessed by Mumukshu - it’s a team ting)

From Akashavana on Mon, 23 Aug, 2021 - 19:50

Weaving into and out of Akashavana….

It’s been a while since an Akashavana blog … I, Satyamuni, am now delighted to be physically back with Mumukshu and Bodhipaksini after longer in the UK than originally planned for. Since being back from 01 July we have only had a couple of days of being three. Our little community has been shape shifting: - also very joyous and delightful. Firstly we were five: with Moksagandhi and Viryamani (Netherlands ) for two weeks and then...

Amogharatna

Ordination in Germany

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 23 Aug, 2021 - 10:20

Ordination in Germany

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 23 Aug, 2021 - 10:20

I am delighted to announce that the former Andreas Kernebeck was publicly ordained on Sunday 22nd August at the Essen Buddhist Centre.

He becomes Muditamani, which means ‘Jewel of Sympathetic Joy’. The emphasis is on the third syllable.

His private preceptor was Nirmala and I was his public preceptor.

With metta,

Amogharatna

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Livelihood in the Modern World

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 23 Aug, 2021 - 06:00

Buddhism stands for the creation of an ideal society as well as ideal individuals; a society based on spiritual and ethical principles. Sangharakshita considers the substantial effect our work has on us, and applies the Buddha’s teaching to work today.

From the talk entitled The Ideal Society: Right Livelihood, part of the series The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path, 1968.

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