On Wednesday, April 21st, the San Francisco Buddhist Center dedicated sangha night to an evening of meditation, music, poetry, personal stories, and generosity on behalf of the Earth. An unedited video of the recording is available now at the link below.
Lyla June and Minal Hajratwala performed, and Christine Thuring (from the Vancouver sangha), and Tim Skufca & Marta Meengs (from the Montana sangha) shared their experiences with engaged Buddhism on behalf of the earth. The evening was organized by the Green Sangha to fundraise, protect, and celebrate...
Sangha night talk exploring Perfect Action in relation to the five precepts. Danajoti draws on a number of personal experiences of how the precepts can be used as a guide to help us to live skillfully in relation to other people.
On April 4th we celebrated 53 years of the Order. During our weekly Bodhicitta Practice that week, Paramartha kindly gave a short talk about the practice and the Order’s anniversary, which you can re-watch here.
Also available is this puja led by Santavajri and some of the Tiratanaloka team following the practice, including some beautiful sitar music from Vandanajyoti.
As most of you know the situation in India is again becoming desperate.
This second wave of COVID-19 is spreading faster; infection rates are more than double than at the previous peak and health facilities are being overwhelmed. Night curfews and local lockdowns are still paralysing many states, with devastating consequences for migrant workers. As before, it is the most vulnerable and marginalised people suffering most.
As most of you know the situation in India is again becoming desperate.
This second wave of COVID-19 is spreading faster; infection rates are more than double than at the previous peak and health facilities are being overwhelmed. Night curfews and local lockdowns are still paralysing many states, with devastating consequences for migrant workers. As before, it is the most vulnerable and marginalised people suffering most.
We want things to be different, that is the force that drives growth but can also be a source of pain. How does the Dharma help us relate to our experience, including the difficult aspects, and help us transform those difficulties into wisdom.
I’m delighted to let you know that ten more women have been invited to a second ordination retreat led from Taraloka, 10 - 24th May. The retreat will be online but the private ordinations will be in-person from various locations to comply with covid guidelines.
All going well, the public ordinations will be at Taraloka, 23rd May, conducted by Subhadramati.
The ordinations will not be live-streamed on this occasion.
On April 4th we celebrated 53 years of the Order. During our weekly Bodhicitta Practice that week, Paramartha kindly gave a short talk about the practice and the Order’s anniversary, which you can re-watch here.
Also available is this puja led by Santavajri and some of the Tiratanaloka team following the practice, including some beautiful sitar music from Vandanajyoti.
This event marks the start of a coming together of all those in Triratna for whom concern for the environment is an intrinsic part of their Dharma practice. We will be gathering online on Earth Day (April 22nd) for a period of meditation, sitting in solidarity with this beautiful fleeting world. So wherever you are in the world please join us.
Amala offers two guided meditations intended to accompany you in practicing outdoors in nature.
These were recorded as part of the On Two Wings: Holding Love and Concern for the Earth retreat in April 2021.
