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Following Up On The International Council 2014

By Candradasa on Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 18:47

Following Up On The International Council 2014

By Candradasa on Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 18:47From 5-13 August this year, 28 members of the Triratna Order from 9 countries met at Adhisthana to discuss a range of issues that are currently alive in the Triratna Community. This was the 3rd International Council…

After such a seemingly important gathering it’s always good to ask what will happen next! Will anything concrete come of it? How might it help Triratna develop and better support our wide community of practice?

Here, as a...

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3rd International Council: Executive Summary - The Film...

By Candradasa on Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 18:27

3rd International Council: Executive Summary - The Film...

By Candradasa on Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 - 18:27From 5-13 August this year, 28 members of the Triratna Order from 9 countries met at Adhisthana to discuss a range of issues that are currently alive in the Triratna Community. This is an Executive Summary of the meeting - the 3rd International Council.

Full day-by-day Minutes are also being prepared and will be uploaded on this webspace. In the meantime, you can get a sense of the meeting and the people involved in the meeting by reading the...

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Triratna International Council - Day 7 Summary

By Candradasa on Wed, 13 Aug, 2014 - 08:43

Triratna International Council - Day 7 Summary

By Candradasa on Wed, 13 Aug, 2014 - 08:43The last of our daily video summaries form the 2014 Triratna International Council, exploring how a worldwide spiritual community crossing many cultures and languages can move forward in an authentically united way.

In today’s de-mob happy installment we hear the ways in which the different strands of the meeting are pulling together to agree on concrete, achievable results with the help of Charlie’s Angels, chocolate, and a lot of hard work…

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Triratna International Council - Day 6 Summary

By Candradasa on Tue, 12 Aug, 2014 - 22:00

Triratna International Council - Day 6 Summary

By Candradasa on Tue, 12 Aug, 2014 - 22:00We’re joined on the sofa this evening (after slow rural internet delays!) by a great team from the Latin America and Spanish area of the Triratna International Council - a grouping based primarily on language rather than geography. They were generous enough to record both this excellent summary of the day and an overview of the event in Spanish. Here we learn about the steps the Council is now taking to make sure realistic, concrete actions results from all the...

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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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Triratna International Council - Day 4 Summary

By Dassini on Sun, 10 Aug, 2014 - 15:11

Triratna International Council - Day 4 Summary

By Dassini on Sun, 10 Aug, 2014 - 15:11Dhammadinna and Shantinayaka, friends of old, reunite on the sofa at Adhisthana to help us recall Day 4 of the International Council, which had a real breadth and depth to it.

We hear about feedback and new draft proposals around key areas of Triratna’s future, and rejoice in some wonderful mindfulness training from Ratnaguna, our guest teacher from Breathworks. In his memorable session he exemplified for us best practice in teaching, inspiring the meeting with his evocation...

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Triratna International Council 2014 - Day 3 Summary

By Dassini on Sat, 9 Aug, 2014 - 07:14

Triratna International Council 2014 - Day 3 Summary

By Dassini on Sat, 9 Aug, 2014 - 07:14Today’s video stars from the 2014 International Council are Dayalocana from the USA and Yashosagar from India. We recap a day of two halves: open space discussion followed by an afternoon of evening of practice and silence, extending through till morning… Much needed, much appreciated, a chance to absorb and go deeper…

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Triratna International Council 2014 - Day 2 Summary

By Candradasa on Fri, 8 Aug, 2014 - 05:37

Triratna International Council 2014 - Day 2 Summary

By Candradasa on Fri, 8 Aug, 2014 - 05:37It’s day 2 of the International Council and we interrupt Lokeshvara’s table tennis match to get him to sit down with Singhamati to discuss the proceedings around today’s theme: “Leadership that inspires and guides”…

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Triratna International Council 2014 - Day 1 Summary

By Candradasa on Thu, 7 Aug, 2014 - 06:13

Triratna International Council 2014 - Day 1 Summary

By Candradasa on Thu, 7 Aug, 2014 - 06:13Join us for a quick recap of Day 1 on the 2014 International Council, in the expert hands of the facilitation team, Maitrisara and Viveka. We hear how you get 36 international representatives to really take each other in on arriving at an event like this, and how we considered the successes, struggles and lessons learned from the last Council in India 18 months ago…

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