European Chairs' Assembly
European Chairs' Assembly

Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults 2015

By Munisha on Thu, 15 Oct, 2015 - 09:26

*Post updated 14th April 2016*

Ensuring the sexual, physical and psychological safety of young people and vulnerable adults is an expression of the first of the Five Precepts: avoiding causing harm; cultivating loving kindness.

Mindful of their responsibilities in this area, Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly recently issued a set of model child protection policies, sent to every Triratna Centre and enterprise in Europe, and also shared with Triratna Centres around the world.

Every Triratna Centre is legally independent, responsible for its own policies. Therefore, these model policies may be adapted...

Buddhist Centre Features
Buddhist Centre Features

Sahajatara - Apparell'd In Celestial Light

By Candradasa on Sat, 29 Aug, 2015 - 07:34

There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, 
The earth, and every common sight,
To me did seem
Apparell’d in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream.

Appropriately enough, a talk in a rainstorm! Sahajatara offers a beautiful discourse to close the Conscious Surrender to the Beautiful Arts event. She opens with this short extract from Wordsworth’s ‘Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood’ and a long reading from...

Buddhist Centre Features
Buddhist Centre Features

Maitreyabandhu - What Good Are the Arts? (with Book Launch)

By Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 21 Aug, 2015 - 17:11

Maitreyabandhu has long been a champion of the Arts as a viable path of spiritual practice in the Buddhist context. And here is an unapologetic but nuanced - in many ways delightfully good humoured and cultured - look at why the Arts must be part of a wider perspective on life if they are to be any good to us. 

Drawing on sources as diverse as John Carey and Wagner via Elizabeth Bishop and Hello Kitty, Maitreyabandhu illustrates why the Arts detached...

Centro Budista de Cuernavaca
Centro Budista de Cuernavaca

Taller: Lo Bueno, Lo Bello, Lo Útil

By Nagapriya on Tue, 7 Jul, 2015 - 22:45

Taller: Lo Bueno, Lo Bello, Lo Útil

By Nagapriya on Tue, 7 Jul, 2015 - 22:45

Taller: Lo Bueno, Lo Bello, Lo Útil

Una reflexión sobre la profundidad, la belleza y
la eficacia de la ética budista

25 de julio (11am-2pm)

Con Dharmachari Samamati

La integridad ética no tiene que ver con acatar normas específicas de comportamiento, sino con tomar conciencia del efecto de nuestras acciones y decisiones.  

Lejos de suponer un martirio, la ética budista nos abre a un mundo de belleza, paz interior, libertad y provecho.  

Cuota: $100

Samamati es Miembro de la Orden Budista Triratna, originario de Nueva Zelanda y actualmente residente en Cambridge,...

Earth Metta Sangha
Earth Metta Sangha

Stillness, Simplicity and Contentment (May 31, 10-16:00)

By Christine on Sun, 26 Apr, 2015 - 22:17

Stillness, Simplicity and Contentment (May 31, 10-16:00)

By Christine on Sun, 26 Apr, 2015 - 22:17

Stillness, Simplicity and Contentment: Introducing Buddhist Action Month 2015

Together in sangha, we’ll motivate our potential to tread more lightly on the Earth; to practice the third precept with joy; to delight in trying out new approaches.

“What would the Buddha do?” is explored through inspiring stories from the scriptures. Conversation, meditation and reflection will close off with a ritual. Please bring food for a shared vegan banquet if you can. Led by Suddhacandika and Maitridasa with support from the Karaniya Metta Kula. 

Buddhist Action Month 2015
Buddhist Action Month 2015

Stillness, Simplicity and Contentment: BAM launch @ Sheffield Buddhist Centre

By Christine on Sun, 26 Apr, 2015 - 22:14

Stillness, Simplicity and Contentment: BAM launch @ Sheffield Buddhist Centre

By Christine on Sun, 26 Apr, 2015 - 22:14

The Sheffield Buddhist Centre will launch its BAM events with a day retreat on May 31st (10-16:00). Led by Suddhacandika, with support from Karaniya Metta Kula (Sheffield’s ‘sustainability’ group). 

Together in sangha, we’ll motivate our potential to tread more lightly on the Earth; to practice the third precept with joy; to delight in trying out new approaches.

“What would the Buddha do?” is explored through inspiring stories from the scriptures. Conversation, meditation and reflection will close off with a ritual. Please...

Community Highlights
Community Highlights

Mind In Harmony by Subhuti - Free Excerpt

Mind In Harmony by Subhuti - Free Excerpt

By Candradasa on Mon, 23 Mar, 2015 - 16:31

Subhuti’s Mind in Harmony: A Psychology of Buddhist Ethics is now available on the Windhorse Publications website in both paperback and eBook format. It has been funded by many generous Mind in Harmony sponsors, who make publishing new Dharma books possible. Although the book is now out, Windhorse are still just under £500 short of their full target, so more donations would be very...

Triratna News
Triratna News

Mind In Harmony by Subhuti - Crowdfunded And Out Now!

By Candradasa on Fri, 13 Mar, 2015 - 14:41

Mind In Harmony by Subhuti - Crowdfunded And Out Now!

By Candradasa on Fri, 13 Mar, 2015 - 14:41

The team at Windhorse Publications have been in touch with the great news that a major new book from Subhuti has now been published thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign.

Read a free excerpt

Subhuti’s Mind in Harmony: A Psychology of Buddhist Ethics is now available on the Windhorse Publications website in both paperback and eBook format. It has...

Free Buddhist Audio
Free Buddhist Audio

FBA Podcast: Ethics as Insight Practice

By Rijupatha on Tue, 30 Dec, 2014 - 14:48

FBA Podcast: Ethics as Insight Practice

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In this week’s FBA Podcast Guhyavajra explores “Ethics as Insight Practice”. Ethics is as an important stage in the path leading to wisdom, but how are ethics and insight interrelated?
Buddhist Centre Features
Buddhist Centre Features

#EthicalChristmas: Wildmind - What Kind of Society Are You Creating?

By bodhipaksa on Mon, 8 Dec, 2014 - 15:18

#EthicalChristmas: Wildmind - What Kind of Society Are You Creating?

By bodhipaksa on Mon, 8 Dec, 2014 - 15:18Recently I wanted to buy some herbal tea in bulk. I did my research on Amazon, found the brand I wanted, and then promptly headed over to the manufacturer’s website to make my purchase. This cost me a little more, but I was happy to pay the extra expense. Why, you may wonder?

Whether we consider it or not, every penny we spend has some effect on the direction our society takes. We can choose to spend our money...

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