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Conditionality & Meditation with Vessantara, part 2

By jvalamalini on Wed, 8 Aug, 2012 - 23:24

Conditionality & Meditation with Vessantara, part 2

By jvalamalini on Wed, 8 Aug, 2012 - 23:24Vessantara talks at the Bristol Buddhist Centre about engaging with the concept of conditionality - part 2

Conditionality is a central theme of the Buddha’s teaching, and it is very helpful to bring our understanding of it into the arena of our meditation practice. During this evening we look at how to set up good conditions for our meditation to unfold in a natural, expansive way. We also explore how to meditate on conditionality, so that we take our...

Bristol Buddhist Centre

Conditionality & Meditation with Vessantara, part 1

By jvalamalini on Wed, 8 Aug, 2012 - 08:10

Conditionality & Meditation with Vessantara, part 1

By jvalamalini on Wed, 8 Aug, 2012 - 08:10Vessantara talks at the Bristol Buddhist Centre about engaging with the concept of conditionality. Conditionality is a central theme of the Buddha’s teaching, and it is very helpful to bring our understanding of it into the arena of our meditation practice. During this evening we look at how to set up good conditions for our meditation to unfold in a natural, expansive way. We also explore how to meditate on conditionality, so that we take our understanding of it deeper,...

Bristol Buddhist Centre

Sangha works! Help repaint the shop

By jvalamalini on Tue, 7 Aug, 2012 - 00:10

Sangha works! Help repaint the shop

By jvalamalini on Tue, 7 Aug, 2012 - 00:10If you’d like to give some time to help the Centre, we need volunteers this Wednesday and Thursday to help with the shop redecoration project. The floor is looking lovely, many thanks to Martin & Kumuda; now we’d like the walls refreshed. It can be fun to work together, and satisfying to feel you’ve made a difference. We have 2 hour sessions from 10.30 and 2.00 each day - let us know if you could help.

Bristol Buddhist Centre

Opening of our current premises, 1997

By jvalamalini on Mon, 30 Jul, 2012 - 22:29

Opening of our current premises, 1997

By jvalamalini on Mon, 30 Jul, 2012 - 22:29A little bit of our history - and idealistic vision… Could we think a bit bigger than we do today?

Triratna News

Bristol launch ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme

By lokabandhu on Sat, 28 Jul, 2012 - 05:33

Bristol launch ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme

By lokabandhu on Sat, 28 Jul, 2012 - 05:33Silajala from Triratna’s Bristol Buddhist Centre writes with news of their latest initiative - the ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme, which sounds like a great initiative that could be copied all over Triratna! He describes it thus: - “Do you have odd jobs that you just never seem to get round to? Of course you do! Silly question really isn’t it? You know the sort of thing: repairing the garden fence, clearing out the loft, re-decorating the kitchen, clearing the...

Triratna News

Bristol Buddhist Centre appeal for stories, photos to celebrate 30th anniversary

By lokabandhu on Fri, 12 Aug, 2011 - 06:13

Bristol Buddhist Centre appeal for stories, photos to celebrate 30th anniversary

By lokabandhu on Fri, 12 Aug, 2011 - 06:13Jvālāmālinī, chair of Triratna’s Bristol Buddhist Centre, writes with a request to anyone who’s ever been involved in or connected with the Bristol Sangha - she’s looking for stories of their history, reminiscences, photographs for their celebrations in November. She says -

“This year is the 30th anniversary of FWBO Bristol and I want to celebrate that. We will have a birthday party event on the Saturday evening of our Sangha weekend - Saturday 12th November...

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Manjusvara - Three Poems And A Funeral

By lokabandhu on Wed, 3 Aug, 2011 - 06:34

Manjusvara - Three Poems And A Funeral

By lokabandhu on Wed, 3 Aug, 2011 - 06:34July 6th saw Triratna’s Bristol sangha celebrating the funeral of Manjusvara, who died leading a retreat at Dhanakosa. Kamalamani has sent us an account of the day, and we’ve discovered three poems by Manjusvara in the latest edition of the Bristol Buddhist Centre’s on-line newsletter, which we reproduce below. Bristol’s Newsletter contains a moving ‘Rejoicing In Manjusvara’ by Ananda, his friend and colleague for many many years, during which he describes his friend as “the most generous person I ever...

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