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Chair's Letter – May – A Pilgrimage from Tooting to Adhisthana

By ratnadharini on Fri, 2 Jun, 2023 - 08:37

Chair's Letter – May – A Pilgrimage from Tooting to Adhisthana

By ratnadharini on Fri, 2 Jun, 2023 - 08:37

Dear Order members and friends,

The decision to walk from Tooting to Adhisthana seemed spontaneous but obvious. I still don’t really know what it will mean, but alongside the practical preparation, themes are beginning to emerge – and no doubt there will be more. But before I go on to share one of these in particular, I will just mention a couple of other recent highlights.

The most recent of which is that there will soon...

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Dharmabytes: No Breaking Through without Awareness

By Centre Team on Wed, 31 May, 2023 - 12:10

At times in the spiritual life we may need considerable energy to overcome obstacles, such as negative emotions, psychological conditionings, rational thinking, and even the sense of ‘time’ itself. How, when, and where can we break through?

From the talk Breaking Through into Buddhahood by Sangharakshita,1969.

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Wat is de Dharma?

By Viryabodhi on Tue, 30 May, 2023 - 15:54

Wat is de Dharma?

By Viryabodhi on Tue, 30 May, 2023 - 15:54

A new edition of What is the Dharma? by Sangharakshita is available in Dutch.

It can be bought either as hardback or paperback on lulu.com: link to both.
Sadhu to all involved!
Best wishes, Viryabodhi

Here is what Sobhanandi wrote on Facebook:

The translation from 10 years ago has been checked and improved where necessary. Sangharakshita says: What is the meaning of life? How can we experience true happiness? These questions are still relevant even though they have been asked many times.
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Complete Works sneak peek Volume 17

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 24 May, 2023 - 12:20

Complete Works sneak peek Volume 17

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 24 May, 2023 - 12:20

We’ll be publishing the next three volumes in The Complete Works of Sangharakshita in August. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been inviting you to explore each new title. For the last in our series of sneak peeks, we are introducing volume 17.

The Complete Works of Sangharakshita

Volume 17: Wisdom Teachings of the Mahayana

How much knowledge of the Dharma do we need? Sangharakshita’s answer might surprise some: ‘a lot less than we think’, but we need to use the knowledge we do have well....

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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

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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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A Gift to Honour Bhante Sangharakshita

By Maitripa on Fri, 19 May, 2023 - 18:35

A Gift to Honour Bhante Sangharakshita

By Maitripa on Fri, 19 May, 2023 - 18:35

Last year at the Order Convention, I was so struck by the amazing Amitabha thangka in the shrineroom in Wymondham. Having just come back from my ordination retreat in Guhyaloka, I was overjoyed to see such a beautiful image of Amitabha in exactly the form that I visualise in sadhana.

In the thangka, Amitabha is holding up the lotus. The origins of that image are fascinating and mysterious: the image...

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Complete Works sneak peek Volume 15

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 10 May, 2023 - 09:55

Complete Works sneak peek Volume 15

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 10 May, 2023 - 09:55

We’ll be publishing the next three new volumes in The Complete Works of Sangharakshita in August. In our last newsletter, we kicked off a series of sneak peeks into the new volumes with Volume 8: Beating the Dharma Drum: India Writings II. This week, we invite you to explore Volume 15.

The Complete Works of Sangharakshita

Volume 15: Pāli Canon Teachings and Translations

For Sangharakshita, the Dhammapada was ‘a source of inspiration, encouragement, and guidance for well over fifty years. Indeed, I sometimes think that...

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Writing about Sangharakshita, by Vishvapani

By Oliviahinde on Mon, 1 May, 2023 - 10:30

Writing about Sangharakshita, by Vishvapani

By Oliviahinde on Mon, 1 May, 2023 - 10:30

Over the last few years I’ve been rereading and writing about Sangharakshita. I started thinking I had something to say about him that would integrate criticisms with appreciation and might be helpful to others in Triratna. But the more I tried to identify what I wanted to say, the deeper I found myself travelling into his writing and his life. I realised that, even though I have been absorbing Sangharakshita’s teachings for four decades and lived with him for six...

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Dharmabytes: Enlightenment Via The Subject

By Zac on Mon, 1 May, 2023 - 06:00

There’s an inherent contradiction if you’re striving for insight in terms of seeing through the illusion of a permanent self. Dharmapriya shares a seminar quote from Sangharakshita about the philosophical underpinnings of the Bodhisattva Ideal in Triratna and the necessity of compassion in the quest for Enlightenment.

Excerpted from the talk The Bodhisattva Ideal In Triratna given at the European Triratna Men’s Convention at Adhisthana, 2014. Text quoted is from our archive of...

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Complete Works sneak peek Volume 8

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 26 Apr, 2023 - 10:00

Complete Works sneak peek Volume 8

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 26 Apr, 2023 - 10:00

We’ll be publishing the next three new volumes in The Complete Works of Sangharakshita in August. Over the next few months, we’ll be featuring a sneak peek into each of the new volumes. We’re kicking off with Volume 8.

The Complete Works of Sangharakshita
Volume 8: Beating the Dharma Drum: India Writings II

The first part of this volume consists of Sangharakshita’s writings about Anagarika Dharmapala, a Sri Lankan Buddhist who made it his life’s mission to restore the sacred site of...

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