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A Message from Taradakini

From Abhayaratna Trust on Sat, 4 Jul, 2020 - 13:34

A Message from Taradakini

From Abhayaratna Trust on Sat, 4 Jul, 2020 - 13:34

Watch a message from Taradakini here


You will have seen and perhaps given to Triratna and other fundraising appeals for India in recent weeks due to the effect of Covid-19. The Abhayaratna Trust launched a specific appeal a few weeks ago to raise 600,000 rupees so that we can make 6,000 rupee grants (approximately £60) to 100 individual Order members in India.

We are asking you to give £60 to directly support an individual Order member and their family...
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Amaradaya

Bodhicitta Practice and Order Resources

From Order Connection on Fri, 3 Jul, 2020 - 15:30

Bodhicitta Practice and Order Resources

From Order Connection on Fri, 3 Jul, 2020 - 15:30

Sunday Order Bodhicitta Practice
…and some suggestions for the week ahead
 Sunday 5th July 

‘In the process of communication and Going for Refuge to the Sangha, a dimension is eventually reached in which distinctions between the people involved no longer have any meaning – such distinctions have been transcended’
Sangharakshita: Going For Refuge, 1966
 

Please join for the two meditations this week led by:

Dharmakirti - (in Spanish and English) – first meditation

Ratnavandana – second meditation

First meditation:           ...
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Sadayasihi

New series of Led Walking Meditations from Taraloka: A Walking Week

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 3 Jul, 2020 - 11:49

New series of Led Walking Meditations from Taraloka: A Walking Week

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 3 Jul, 2020 - 11:49

Would you like to take your meditation practice off the cushion and outdoors? Maitridevi from Taraloka Retreat centre has been recording a series of five walking meditations under the title ‘A Walking Week’ to help you do just that!

From next week you will be able to tune into these meditations, which will be released daily on Taraloka’s Youtube channel.

The five are as follows:
1. A simple walking meditation
...
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ratnadharini

Chairs' Letter – June 2020

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 1 Jul, 2020 - 12:25

Chairs' Letter – June 2020

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 1 Jul, 2020 - 12:25

Dear Order members and friends,

June was my last month of solitary lockdown in South Wales. In practice that meant spending even more time than usual on my computer, although I did manage one week offline. I also read Analayo’s Compassion and Emptiness and re-read The Glass Bead Game, and went for long walks along deserted lanes and footpaths in the national park.

I emerged from my week off to the deluge of discussion around...
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gunabhadri

Opening Up Centres & Hybrid events

From Triratna Resources on Thu, 2 Jul, 2020 - 20:03

Opening Up Centres & Hybrid events

From Triratna Resources on Thu, 2 Jul, 2020 - 20:03

Here’s the video recording of our gathering on 2 July on opening Centres after lockdown - procedural and technical.

  • 0-22 mins: overview of health/safety around opening Centres
  • 22-58 mins: issues around running hybrid classes
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Opening Up Centres & Hybrid events

From Triratna Resources on Thu, 2 Jul, 2020 - 20:00

Following our gathering on 2 July on opening Centres after lockdown - procedural and technical, here is all the information flowing outof this meeting:


Feel free to post any more questions you may have in the comments below.

File NameSize
guidance_for_opening_centres_after_lockdown.pdf50.16 KB
hybrid_classes.pdf55.25 KB
info_from_zoom_chat_2_july.pdf26.34 KB
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This weeks eBook giveaway and an update

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 30 Jun, 2020 - 09:26
  • Windhorse Publications, Vessantara, Free the Dharma, The Heart, Metta Bhavana

This weeks eBook giveaway and an update

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 30 Jun, 2020 - 09:26

This week we’re giving away The Heart by Vessantara. This short book offers a grounded and profound guide to the metta bhavana. You can download it here until July 13. 

It’s a big week at Windhorse Publications. Since late March, more than 9,000 free eBooks have been downloaded for our website. It’s been a joy to share the dharma, and thanks to your donations and purchases we’ve had enough income to keep going. What you may not know is that we stopped all new book production, commissioning and reprints,...
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kusaladevi

For the Earth: The Environment and Social Justice

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 1 Jul, 2020 - 11:41

For the Earth: The Environment and Social Justice

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 1 Jul, 2020 - 11:41

For the Earth: The Environment and Social Justice, closing panel, Sunday 5th July

USA 11am PST | México 1pm | USA 2pm EST | UK & IE 7pm | Europe 8pm CET | India 23.30 | Sydney 04.00 (Monday 6th) | Auckland 06.00

Join us for a closing panel of five great speakers to help us round off BAM 2020!

Joining all of our wonderful, previous guests from this month’s exploration of how Buddhist practice...
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Centre Team

Dharma Day Live on Sunday from Padmaloka!

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 2 Jul, 2020 - 00:30

Dharma Day Live on Sunday from Padmaloka!

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 2 Jul, 2020 - 00:30

Listen: The Deathless Has Been Attained!
Dharma Day Live on Sunday

Come and celebrate Dharma Day from Padmaloka Retreat Centre – wherever you are in the world!

To celebrate Dharma Day this year, Padmaloka will be offering a full online festival programme including live streamed meditations and rituals from the Shrine Room, and a live talk and Q&A by Padmavajra. His talk will explore the story of the turning of the wheel of the Dharma...

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