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Vajra Bell - Spring 2015

Vajra Bell - Spring 2015

By Rijupatha on Sun, 26 Apr, 2015 - 16:55

In this issue of the Vajra Bell Newsletter:

Meeting Bhante: Connecting with Our Teacher and Founder Sangharakshita

“Seeking Beauty: A Gateway to Freedom” – by Narottama

“Reflections on the Ninth Precept” – by Tom Gaillard

“Purification of a Stupa – Visit and Dedication with Dhardo Tulku Rinpoche” – by Barry Timmerman

Updates from the new Spiritual Vitality Council and Board of Directors of Aryaloka Buddhist Center

Sangha Notes from Aryaloka, Nagaloka, San...

Stockholms buddhistcenter
Stockholms buddhistcenter

Hemsida för Bodhi förlaget

By Viryabodhi on Mon, 30 Mar, 2015 - 15:01

Hemsida för Bodhi förlaget

By Viryabodhi on Mon, 30 Mar, 2015 - 15:01

I februari gick kvarnarna heta här hemma i Maitrigiri-kollektivet och jag skapade en hemsidan för Bodhi förlaget: www.bodhiforlaget.se.

Där kan du läsa om alla våra boktitlar, recensioner, etc. och länkar till andra sidor, bl.a. Bodhi förlaget på Facebook m.m.

Bodhi förlaget ger ut böcker först och främst av Sangharakshita.

 

Community Highlights
Community Highlights

Triyana Vardhana Vihara, Kalimpong

By vajratara on Fri, 6 Mar, 2015 - 12:54

Triyana Vardhana Vihara, Kalimpong

By vajratara on Fri, 6 Mar, 2015 - 12:54Two Order Members were the first to stay in Sangharakshita’s old vihara in Kalimpong. This was the setting for Sangharakhsita’s book ‘Precious Teachers’ and Khantipalo’s book called ‘Noble Friendship’. Here is a short video interview with Ajahn Sitling who is the current owner and who, as a boy, knew Sangharakshita. He talks about his experience living there and reminisces about Sangharakshita and his friends.
Triratna News
Triratna News

New book by Sangharakshita: Metaphors, Magic and Mystery

By Munisha on Fri, 6 Feb, 2015 - 12:43

New book by Sangharakshita: Metaphors, Magic and Mystery

By Munisha on Fri, 6 Feb, 2015 - 12:43Sangharakshita’s latest book, Metaphors, Magic and Mystery, is now available from Windhorse Publications.Timed to celebrate the opening of Adhisthana’s Sangharakshita Library last month, it’s an anthology on the theme of words.

The book’s editor, Vidyadevi, writes: “It was through reading that Sangharakshita first realised that he was a Buddhist. He has had a great deal to say about words, as this collection shows. For very clear advice on how to approach all the reading opportunities that Dharma...
London Buddhist Centre
London Buddhist Centre

New postcards in the bookshop

By Singhamanas on Tue, 3 Feb, 2015 - 14:08

New postcards in the bookshop

By Singhamanas on Tue, 3 Feb, 2015 - 14:08
Triratna News
Triratna News

The Sangharakshita Library opens

By Munisha on Tue, 27 Jan, 2015 - 15:59

The Sangharakshita Library opens

By Munisha on Tue, 27 Jan, 2015 - 15:59Sunday 11th January saw the opening of the Sangharakshita Library at Adhisthana.

Hattie Johnson, of the Adhisthana team, writes: “About 80 people gathered to mark the opening of the Sangharakshita Library. Vajragupta welcomed us all and rejoiced in the many people who have brought the Library into being, particularly Ratnadharini, Ajjavin and Yashodeva.

Vidyadevi gave a talk titled ‘Gathering Wisdom While We May’. Evoking the mythic, as well as practical, significance of the library...
Free Buddhist Audio
Free Buddhist Audio

Dharmabyte: Four Essential Features of Right Livelihood

By Rijupatha on Wed, 21 Jan, 2015 - 15:20
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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte Sangharakshita lays out the “Four Essential Features of Right Livelihood”, particularly the team-based Right Livelihoods that are a distinct emphasis of the Triratna Buddhist Community. This excerpt is from a lovely 2001 talk by Sangharakshita that is well worth revisiting often, entitled “The Six Distinctive Emphases of the FWBO.

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