Closure of Clear Vision

It is with sadness that the Trustees of Clear Vision have announced its closure from September 2020. Over the past 35 years Clear Vision has been a vital part of the FWBO/Triratna Community having documented much of our community’s history through video, particularly Newsreels, Triratna Newsbytes, filming Sangharakshita’s talks, events and tours, and much more. Clear Vision has also developed the beginnings of a photographic archive and library and video archive, a range of award-winning ...

Ordination in Poland

We are delighted to confirm the first ordination of an Order Member in Poland. The ex-Wojciech Janowski from the Krakow Sangha was ordained during a short retreat south-east of the city. His private ordination was on Thursday 30th July and his public ordination on Saturday 1st August.

Wojciech becomes Maitrinanda, a Sanskrit name meaning ‘He whose joy is love’.

His private preceptor is Santaka and Amogharatna is his public preceptor.
 
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Bodhicitta Practice and Order Resources

Sunday Order Bodhicitta Practice
Sunday 2nd August

Our text this week was written by Padmavajra when the first Sunday in the month was our Order Metta meditation practice. Although the practice this Sunday will still be the Bodhicitta this personal piece written with the Metta in mind expands how important the imaginative connection with others is and the effect of knowing we are doing the same practice with the same impetus and aspiration.

‘In the late 1970s, I had the great privilege of...

Welcoming Liberation: A Space for Thriving BIPOC / BAME Dharma and Community Connection.

Welcoming Liberation: A Space for Thriving BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) BAME (Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic) Dharma and Community Connection

UPDATE

Dear friends,

As a team we’ve decided that it’s the right time to bring Welcoming Liberation to a close.

We started this monthly gathering to support BIPOC/BAME in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and resulting conversations in Triratna about providing safer, affirming spaces for the diversity of BIPOC/BAME within the movement and beyond. At the...