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Triratna America - Noble Silence Retreats

By Rijupatha on Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 - 19:14
We’re joined here by American Order members Bodhana and Karunasara, who have been integrally involved in what’s become a really important and rich development in what we offer in the U.S. - what are called the ‘Noble Silence’ Retreats.

These ten-day silent meditation retreats began as a bit of an experiment in the States, a response to a strong need for many practitioners to go deeper into their meditation practices in a strongly supportive environment for...
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Buddha Day Talks - Aryaloka Buddhist Center, New Hampshire, USA

By Rijupatha on Thu, 6 Jun, 2013 - 19:01
At our Buddha Day celebrations Dayalocana, Amala and Vidhuma gave great short talks (and answered questions!) on their relationship to the Buddha’s teaching and the ideal of Enlightenment.

Normally we’d upload these to Free Buddhist Audio but there were some recording glitches during Dayalocana’s and Amala’s talks, so we thought we’d post them all together here as part of the celebrations of Buddha Day around Triratna. They’re definitely listenable, just a bit grungy in parts!
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Buddha photograph at Aryaloka by Josh Bartok

By Candradasa on Sun, 7 Apr, 2013 - 15:43

Buddha photograph at Aryaloka by Josh Bartok

By Candradasa on Sun, 7 Apr, 2013 - 15:43
Buddha photograph at Aryaloka by Josh Bartok.

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Greetings From Aryaloka for Triratna Day

By Candradasa on Sat, 6 Apr, 2013 - 16:08

Greetings From Aryaloka for Triratna Day

By Candradasa on Sat, 6 Apr, 2013 - 16:08
Our Order morning is underway - we’ve meditated together and Viriyagita is currently doing a presentation on Dhardo Rimpoche and his tulku… Our full community celebration start at 1pm EST!
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Resource Pack for Sangharakshita's Skype Q & A

By Candradasa on Tue, 17 Jul, 2012 - 21:09
Here’s a wee commemorative resource pack for Sangharakshita’s first ever Skype Q & A… :)
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Transcript of Sangharakshita's Skype Q & A at Aryaloka

Transcript of Sangharakshita's Skype Q & A at Aryaloka

By Candradasa on Tue, 17 Jul, 2012 - 20:24An experimental transcript of an experimental conversation! Here’s a faithful Twitter transcription of Sangharakshita’s live Q & A session with the sangha at Aryaloka Retreat Center in New Hampshire, USA. Topics include cross-cultural affairs, meditation, old age, the Sciences, and many more! We included a few re-tweets and direct messages from those listening in too…
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Sangharakshita on the Sciences within Triratna

By Candradasa on Tue, 17 Jul, 2012 - 14:56

Sangharakshita on the Sciences within Triratna

By Candradasa on Tue, 17 Jul, 2012 - 14:56As part of a Q & A with Sangharakshita at Aryaloka Retreat Center in New Hampshire, USA, Sangharakshita was asked about the place of the Sciences in the Triratna Buddhist Community. Interesting listening from a man with such a strong penchant for the Arts! Note the one book he references having read!
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Introducing Satyada!

By Candradasa on Mon, 9 Jul, 2012 - 18:54

Introducing Satyada!

By Candradasa on Mon, 9 Jul, 2012 - 18:54Stephen Sloan was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order by his preceptors Vidhuma (Private) and Nagabodhi (Public) on 7th July 2012. He was given the name Satyada - meaning “the Giver of the Truth”. Friends, family and members of the Order delighted in the ceremony and celebrations that followed. The ordination was held at Aryaloka Buddhist Center in Newmarket, NH.

Here are some pictures of the event from our new Instagram! Follow @buddhistcenter for...
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An Ordination in America

By lokabandhu on Wed, 7 Mar, 2012 - 06:22

An Ordination in America

By lokabandhu on Wed, 7 Mar, 2012 - 06:22Karunadevi writes from Aryaloka, Triratna’s retreat centre in New Hampshire, USA, with the news of a recent ordinations. She says - “I’m very happy to announce that a public ordination took place on Sunday afternoon, March 4, at Aryaloka Retreat Centre. Joan Rochette, from Aryaloka, becomes Kavyadrishti, ‘Vision of a sage.’
The name is Sanskrit”.

Karunadevi was both her private and public preceptor.

SADHU!

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Triratna computer training projects take off in India

By lokabandhu on Wed, 29 Feb, 2012 - 06:16

Triratna computer training projects take off in India

By lokabandhu on Wed, 29 Feb, 2012 - 06:16Today’s long report features Shakyajata, an English woman Order Member recently returned from India, who writes with news of Aryaloka, Triratna’s computer training project in Nagpur, central India: a training project for young men and women in the latest computer skills . She says - “I have been in India a while now, and am beginning to adjust to the very different life here. The contrast with my comfortable life in Manchester, is of course quite sharp: personal comfort and...

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