Tag: ethics

Join us for a more #EthicalChristmas!

By Candradasa on Thu, 9 Oct, 2014 - 17:49

Join us for a more #EthicalChristmas!

By Candradasa on Thu, 9 Oct, 2014 - 17:49

“Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.” Anna Lappe

If you haven’t seen, we’ve just launched our new #EthicalChristmas campaign over on the Triratna Features space… Come and + follow us there over the next few months as we work with Triratna businesses and...

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Dharmabyte: Acting in Accordance with our Values

By Rijupatha on Thu, 9 Oct, 2014 - 14:58

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Subhadramati shares her insights on ethics in today’s FBA Dharmabyte: “Acting in Accordance with our Values,” an excerpt from a the talk “Ethics As a Path to Insight.” Practicing ethics leads to greater happiness, springs out of our empathy for others, and eventually becomes free of any notion of self and other. Given on August 30 2014...

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International Council 2014 - Day 5 Summary

By Candradasa on Mon, 11 Aug, 2014 - 06:44

International Council 2014 - Day 5 Summary

By Candradasa on Mon, 11 Aug, 2014 - 06:44Our mini-Odyssey through the 2014 Triratna International Council continues in the pleasant company of Abhayaraja and Bodhivamsa, from India and England respectively. We sail through another full day in memory, taking in the general area of ethical practice and specific training in conflict resolution using restorative approaches. A fascinating, detailed landscape that owes, we hear, at least as much to the indigenous peoples of New Zealand as to contemporary mediation theory! Join us for a voyage around day 5…

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Talking about Ethics - it's not about being 'good'.

By Centre Team on Mon, 9 Jun, 2014 - 15:21

Talking about Ethics - it's not about being 'good'.

By Centre Team on Mon, 9 Jun, 2014 - 15:21

The word ethics can get a funny response; a sense of being told what to do and all that…

Buddhist based ethics is much simpler; it makes observations about how the world works and invites us to examine our own lives and see if they ring true.

Come along and see whether this simple approach to living a life that brings happiness to ourselves and others works for you.

We’ll be looking at the...

International Retreat 2014

Altruism, Actually: Getting Out and Doing It - by Mokshini

By Munisha on Tue, 27 May, 2014 - 10:11

Mokshini talks about how we can tie our precepts to our everyday actions. How do we practise the precepts as consumers? As she pointed out, every purchase we make is a vote for the kind of world we want to live in.

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International Retreat 2014

Day 4: Monday reflections

By Munisha on Mon, 26 May, 2014 - 19:32

Day 4: Monday reflections

By Munisha on Mon, 26 May, 2014 - 19:32So, last day… and sunshine has poured down on us, and on the extraordinarily green and beautiful Herefordshire countryside around us. The mud is drying, but remains deep - and lethally slippery - in the dining tent.

The morning’s big events on the retreat “fringe”: a loud crash as the main crockery table sank into the mud, shedding its load, which all had to be rewashed; and a “wellie amnesty”, where everyone who’d lost their boots, or picked up...

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Vegan Life on the Vegan Buddhists Space

By Rijupatha on Mon, 24 Mar, 2014 - 13:18

Vegan Life on the Vegan Buddhists Space

By Rijupatha on Mon, 24 Mar, 2014 - 13:18We’ve had some rich discussions and informative postings on the Vegan Buddhists space on The Buddhist Centre Online this month! If you’re vegan, or vegan-curious, there’s lots of great material here to peruse. And you can +follow the Vegan Buddhists space to learn more as new updates arrive.

Early in the month there was a great back-and-forth chat between community members about cruelty-free eggs and ethics, followed by another...

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Inside the Milk Machine

By Candradasa on Tue, 18 Mar, 2014 - 13:10

Inside the Milk Machine

By Candradasa on Tue, 18 Mar, 2014 - 13:10A great, in-depth article on Modern Farmer about the milk industry today…

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“At one time, milk was one of the more natural processes in farming.  A bull would impregnate a cow — an actual bull, before the age of artificial insemination . She was pregnant for  nine months and then a baby cow  was born.

Afterwards, from the calf’s birth to up to three months after it was weaned, the farmer would...

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Dharmabyte - Engaged Ethics

By Rijupatha on Tue, 11 Mar, 2014 - 20:07

In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Engaged Ethics,” Parami gives us a perspective on the nature of Mahayana ethics – marked by compassion and wisdom and maximizing connectedness. The energizing effect of engaged ethics is a tool for living life fully for the benefit of others. From the talk “The Awakening Heart”.

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