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Triratna grows in Kerala: new publications, new retreats

By lokabandhu on Fri, 18 May, 2012 - 05:58

Triratna grows in Kerala: new publications, new retreats

By lokabandhu on Fri, 18 May, 2012 - 05:58Today and tomorrow see two posts from the growing Triratna Sangha in Kerala, South India. Today Arun writes with news of their latest publication and recent - and first - Mitra retreat, saying - “Recently we had one 3-day Dhammamitra retreat here in Kerala. It was a first Dhammamitra retreat in Kerala. There were nine Dhammamitras all of them in the ordination process. We conducted our retreat at the new community Ratnaloka in Thiruvanantapuram, capital of Kerala. We studied the...
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Science Fiction and a Pilgrimage: two new books by Triratna authors

By lokabandhu on Sun, 6 May, 2012 - 05:31

Science Fiction and a Pilgrimage: two new books by Triratna authors

By lokabandhu on Sun, 6 May, 2012 - 05:31Recent months have seen two very different books published by members of the Triratna Buddhist Order: ‘Pilgrimage to Anywhere’ by Rijumati, and ‘Error Message’ by Ananda (writing under his english name of Stephen Parr) - his debut science fiction novel.

Error Message sees the earth threatened with annihilation by a sentient and hyper-intelligent computer network obsessed with understanding Russian jokes, which has spread across 20 light years of space near the Owl Nebula. This is the setting...
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Boeddha NU (Buddhism Now) - new Belgian Dharma book by Dhammaketu

By lokabandhu on Sat, 28 Apr, 2012 - 05:06

Boeddha NU (Buddhism Now) - new Belgian Dharma book by Dhammaketu

By lokabandhu on Sat, 28 Apr, 2012 - 05:06Sometimes it seems that in English a new book on Buddhism is published practically every day - but elsewhere in Europe it’s still much more of a rarity. So we’re delighted to celebrate the recent publication of Boeddha NU (Buddhism Now) - a new Belgian Dharma book by Dhammaketu, long-standing member of the Triratna Buddhist Order. Here’s a review, translated from bol.com, the Dutch online booksellers:

“Buddha NU is a book of our own...
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New edition of ‘Buddhist Meditation’ classic launches with UK book tour

By lokabandhu on Wed, 18 Apr, 2012 - 12:05

New edition of ‘Buddhist Meditation’ classic launches with UK book tour

By lokabandhu on Wed, 18 Apr, 2012 - 12:05‘Buddhist Meditation’ is the Triratna Buddhist Community’s classic handbook of meditation theory and practice. Originally published over 20 years ago, it has now been completely revised and updated by its author, Kamalashila, and republished by Windhorse Publications, Triratna’s publishing house. Hannah writes from Windhorse with news of a UK tour by Kamalashila celebrating and promoting the book, saying -

“Launching a new comprehensive guide to meditation…
Over the next two months, Kamalashila is launching his new...
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Gautama Buddha - now available in paperback

By lokabandhu on Mon, 9 Jan, 2012 - 05:56

Gautama Buddha - now available in paperback

By lokabandhu on Mon, 9 Jan, 2012 - 05:56Following yesterday’s story about Vishvapani’s recent and forthcoming appearances on BBC Radio 4, he writes to say - “Dear Friends, I’m writing to let you know that my book, ‘Gautama Buddha: the Life and Teachings of the Awakened One’ will be out in paperback on January 6th priced £8.99. The publisher is Quercus and it is available from the usual outlets - and it’s now available in the Commonwealth territories.
There’s also a new website for the...

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