Tag: Refuge Tree

Out now: Kulandanda's 'Teachers of Enlightenment'

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 19 Jul, 2023 - 10:00

Out now: Kulandanda's 'Teachers of Enlightenment'

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 19 Jul, 2023 - 10:00

Some of you will already be familiar with Kulananda’s book, Teachers of Enlightenment, which has been out of print for quite a while now.

We have been waiting for the opportunity to make some important additions, and so we are very excited to announce that the wait has finally come to an end. This week, we are releasing a new and updated edition of Teachers of Enlightenment: The Refuge Tree of the Triratna Buddhist Order.

Out of the depths...

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'Teachers of Enlightenment' and going for refuge as part of a global sangha - a conversation with Vajratara

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 24 May, 2023 - 11:37

'Teachers of Enlightenment' and going for refuge as part of a global sangha - a conversation with Vajratara

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 24 May, 2023 - 11:37

Listen to this episode +much more!

The Dharma is a universal teaching and an array of practices for liberation. In history, it is embodied by teachers who respond to the particular forms of suffering and bondage that they are born into, human and social.

In its spread between India and what could broadly be called the West, the Triratna Buddhist movement and order is rather unique in contemporary convert Buddhism.

In this episode, Dhammamegha is in conversation with Vajratara about...

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The year ahead at Windhorse Publications

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 18 Jan, 2023 - 10:30

The year ahead at Windhorse Publications

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 18 Jan, 2023 - 10:30

In this blog post, we’re looking ahead to our plans for the next twelve months. We hope the books we publish will help to sustain your practice over the coming year.

February

Next month we’ll be publishing a biography of Sangharakshita by Nagabodhi: Sangharakshita: The Boy, the Monk, the Man. Sangharakshita was an audacious reformer, and for some a deeply controversial figure. In an absorbing narrative, Nagabodhi takes us on a journey through the twists and turns of Sangharakshita’s life; the experiences, insights,...

Tiratanaloka

Contemplating the Refuge Tree

By vajratara on Wed, 11 May, 2022 - 23:53

We recently ran a retreat with Buddhafield exploring the symbolism of the ‘Going for Refuge and Prostration Practice’. I say we… it was meant to be Vajratara and Karunadhi from Tiratanaloka, but Karunadhi couldn’t come so it ended up being just Vajratara from Tiratanaloka, with Darsavini, Amaragita, Dayajoti and Viryanaya. Everyday we had a short presentation on different aspects of the practice followed by questions and answers. The talks were recorded and although the sound quality isn’t great, people thought...

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Chairs' Letter – November 2021

By ratnadharini on Tue, 30 Nov, 2021 - 21:54

Chairs' Letter – November 2021

By ratnadharini on Tue, 30 Nov, 2021 - 21:54

Dear Order members and friends,

This month the annual international College meeting was a complex hybrid affair, taking place partly in person at Adhisthana, and partly online. Akasajoti came up with a schedule that not only took into account the different time zones, but also maximised crossover by shuffling us into different configurations; she even set up interactive zoom screen in the shrine room that meant we could all see and hear each other.

We began...

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Our latest free eBook and how to support us through lockdown

By Windhorse Publi... on Tue, 10 Nov, 2020 - 16:15

Our latest free eBook and how to support us through lockdown

By Windhorse Publi... on Tue, 10 Nov, 2020 - 16:15

With new lockdown measures coming into effect in the UK, we’ve been thinking about how we might support you through the lockdown, and also how you might support us.

How we’re supporting you

This week we’re offering another free eBook. We’ve chosen Teachers of Enlightenment by Kulananda.

The defining act of being a Buddhist is ‘going for refuge’ to the three jewels of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. If we’re to do that effectively, we need to relate to the three jewels – the highest ideals of...

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Dharma Teaching - Gurus of the Past from the Triratna Refuge Tree - A Six-Week Course (Achala)

By Centre Team on Sun, 17 Jul, 2016 - 21:14

Here you can download Achala’s notes for a six-week course on exemplary practitioners and teachers of the Dharma-selected teachers from the Triratna Refuge Tree.

This is what Achala said about his intentions when designing this course:

I tried to construct a course such that it:
covers what an average human being needs to effectively practice Buddhism.

doesn’t not have a scholastic bent (so a few Pali/Sanskrit terms seemed reasonable but not so many as to give the impression that the courses are oriented towards bookish
...

File Name	Size
Week 1 - The Arya Sangha (PDF)	112.24 KB
Week 2 - Kukai (PDF)	109.71 KB
Week 3 - Shantideva (PDF)	95.49 KB
Week 4 - Hsuan-Tsang, Xuanzang (PDF)	116.13 KB
Week 4 - A Map of Hsuan-Tsang’s Journey (PDF)	328.93 KB
Week 5 - Padmasambhava (PDF)	91.97 KB
Week 6 - Hakuin (PDF)	97.94 KB

Stockholms buddhistcenter

Hur många symboler ryms i en symbol?

By Viryabodhi on Mon, 3 Jun, 2013 - 11:33

Hur många symboler ryms i en symbol?

By Viryabodhi on Mon, 3 Jun, 2013 - 11:33Under en Sanghakväll för inte alltför länge sedan, 20 maj, talade tre män i sanghan om Tillflyktsträdet inom Triratna. Här finner du en länk till deras föredrag: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC1688
Tyvärr kunde man inte mata in alla tre namnen på de som gav föredragen, men de finsn i titlarna.

Lyssna och njut.

metta, Viryabodhi

Sheffield Buddhist Centre

Sangharakshita and the Founding of the Triratna Buddhist Community

By bodhinaga on Thu, 20 Sep, 2012 - 09:42

Sangharakshita and the Founding of the Triratna Buddhist Community

By bodhinaga on Thu, 20 Sep, 2012 - 09:42Satyajyoti talks about Sangharakshita’s life, how he came to found the Triratna Buddhist Order and the principles upon which it is founded. Given at Sheffield Buddhist Centre on 21st August 2012 as part of a series of talks on the Refuge Tree of the Triratna Buddhist Order.

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