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Chair's Letter – June 2024

By Nagapriya on Mon, 1 Jul, 2024 - 08:00
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Chair's Letter – June 2024

By Nagapriya on Mon, 1 Jul, 2024 - 08:00

This month’s letter is written by Nagapriya. Nagapriya first met Triratna in Leeds, England in 1988 whilst he was studying for a degree in philosophy. He describes that he quickly realised that he had found his spiritual home and, after moving to Manchester, he was ordained in 1992. In 2013 he moved to Mexico where he co-founded the Centro Budista de Cuernavaca, and has worked for the men’s ordination training process in Latin America for the last decade. He published his third...
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In the Service of the Dharma | Al servicio del Dharma

By dayaketu on Thu, 2 Nov, 2023 - 19:03

In the Service of the Dharma | Al servicio del Dharma

By dayaketu on Thu, 2 Nov, 2023 - 19:03

Talk given in English with Spanish translation by Upekshamati. | Charla impartida en Inglés con traducción al Español por Upekshamati.

Nagapriya gives a greatly insightful talk on how a sense of Dharma service is critical to the collective project of manifesting the Bodhichitta (‘the wish from Mahayana Buddhism for all beings to see and live according to the true nature of reality and free themselves...
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Chair's Letter – October 2023

By ratnadharini on Wed, 1 Nov, 2023 - 13:00

Chair's Letter – October 2023

By ratnadharini on Wed, 1 Nov, 2023 - 13:00

Dear Order Members and friends,

I’m writing from Mexico, where preparations are underway for the Day of the Dead celebrations, and on the fifth anniversary of Sangharakshita’s death. I’m here for the fourth Pan American Convention, which is taking place in a Benedictine monastery on the outskirts of Cuernavaca as Chintamani retreat centre is unfortunately too small for the nearly 100 or so attendees. There are Order members from Canada, in the north, to Argentina, in the south...
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Conditions for the Arising of the Bodhichitta in Dharma Life

By Candradasa on Sat, 28 Oct, 2023 - 04:02

Conditions for the Arising of the Bodhichitta in Dharma Life

By Candradasa on Sat, 28 Oct, 2023 - 04:02

Talk given in English with Spanish translation by Saddhajoti. | Charla impartida en inglés con traducción al español por Saddhajoti.

As part of a series on Vasubandhu’s Four Factors at the 2023 Pan-American Convention, Ashokashri skillfully weaves into episodes of her life story the principles of the Dharma as they relate to the arising of the Bodhichitta (the transformative wish in Mahayana Buddhism for all...
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Reflecting on Vasubandhu's Four Factors in Relation | Reflexión sobre los cuatro factores de relación de Vasubandhu

By Candradasa on Fri, 27 Oct, 2023 - 16:38

Reflecting on Vasubandhu's Four Factors in Relation | Reflexión sobre los cuatro factores de relación de Vasubandhu

By Candradasa on Fri, 27 Oct, 2023 - 16:38

Talk given in English with Spanish translation by Bodhikamala. | Charla impartida en inglés con traducción al español por Bodhikamala.

In this deeply reflective talk, Jnanadhara delves further into Vasubandhu’s Four Factors essential for the awakening of the Bodhi heart, focussing particularly on each of the factors in relation to the others. In doing so, he emphasizes that Enlightenment is possible, reminding us that...
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La práctica del Dharma como una condición para el surgimiento del Bodhichitta | Dharma Practice As a Condition for the Arising of the Bodhichitta

By Candradasa on Thu, 26 Oct, 2023 - 04:50

La práctica del Dharma como una condición para el surgimiento del Bodhichitta | Dharma Practice As a Condition for the Arising of the Bodhichitta

By Candradasa on Thu, 26 Oct, 2023 - 04:50

Charla impartida en español con traducción al inglés por Nagapriya. | Talk given in Spanish with English translation by Nagapriya.

As part of the series on Vasubandhu’s Four Factors at the 2023 Pan-American Convention, Saddhajoti delivers a hugely insightful talk on Dharma practice as a precursor to the emergence of the Bodhichitta. She illustrates how the Dharma transforms our worldview and shifts our focus outward...
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Una Explosión del Corazón | An Explosion of the Heart

By Candradasa on Wed, 25 Oct, 2023 - 04:46

Una Explosión del Corazón | An Explosion of the Heart

By Candradasa on Wed, 25 Oct, 2023 - 04:46

Talk given in Spanish with English translation by Ananta.

Exploring Sangharakshita’s foundational talks - ‘The Awakening of the Bodhi Heart’ and ‘The Meaning of Conversion in Buddhism’ - Virasiddhi opens the 2023 Triratna Pan-American Order Convention by looking at how we can help bring about among us the arising of the Bodhichitta (’the deep, heart wish for all beings to awaken to the...
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Ordinations Live Stream from Mexico

By Candradasa on Sun, 22 Oct, 2023 - 17:07

Ordinations Live Stream from Mexico

By Candradasa on Sun, 22 Oct, 2023 - 17:07

Greetings from Mexico! Where all week we’ll be bringing you live coverage with key Dharma talks and rituals from the Pan-American Convention 2023. Join us wherever you are and experience some of the magic of a great Order gathering as we gather from Latin America, Central and South America, Canada and the USA.

We’ll start Monday night local time with a live stream of the public ordinations of three new Dharmacharinis:

The public ordination ceremony will take place and be streamed live on...

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