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Summary - Day 6 of the International Council

By Candradasa on Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 - 06:21

Summary - Day 6 of the International Council

By Candradasa on Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 - 06:21A belated summary of the final full day’s happenings on the Triratna International Council. Appropriately enough, we have with us Viveka, one of the two facilitators for the whole gathering, and Vajragupta, who graced our first summary. They recount a very diverse and satisfying day that aimed to make sure we knew what the next steps would be back in our regions around the world; and to allow us to bring the assembly to a close in fitting fashion…
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Summary - Day 5 of the International Council

By Candradasa on Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 - 02:31

Summary - Day 5 of the International Council

By Candradasa on Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 - 02:31Reviewing the fourth full day of the Council with the luminous Karunamaya and Mahamati. Looking at ‘leadership succession’ or transition - what does a spiritual community do when its founder and first leading lights pass on? Absorbing discussions all day!
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Summary - Day 4 of the International Council

By Candradasa on Wed, 20 Feb, 2013 - 17:23

Summary - Day 4 of the International Council

By Candradasa on Wed, 20 Feb, 2013 - 17:23Hallelujah! After 24 hours of trying, the internet in India finally let us upload a video! :) Apologies for the smaller size but we hope you’ll still enjoy this engaging summary of yesterday’s work at the Triratna International Council…

A day on ethics and ethical standards at our Buddhist Centres, and who better to recap the day than two experienced and kindly folk? Nagasuri and Saddhaloka took part in the various sessions and report back for us here quite delightfully…
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Summary - Day 3 of the Triratna International Council: Intensifying Practice

By Candradasa on Mon, 18 Feb, 2013 - 19:19

Summary - Day 3 of the Triratna International Council: Intensifying Practice

By Candradasa on Mon, 18 Feb, 2013 - 19:19Dassini and Dhammarati evoking the second full day of work of this international gathering. News of moving talks, unexpected songs, beautiful invisibly given gifts, and inspiring presentations on the transformative effect of the Dharma on some of the poorest, most oppressed people in India…

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Summary - Day 2 of the Triratna International Council

By Candradasa on Sun, 17 Feb, 2013 - 18:25

Summary - Day 2 of the Triratna International Council

By Candradasa on Sun, 17 Feb, 2013 - 18:25Vajragupta takes a quick time-out to run through the day’s work as night falls on Nagaloka - the first full set of sessions since we all arrived yesterday from far-flung corners of the globe. The theme of the day was ‘making connections’ - and we had the excellent Maitrisara and Viveka helping us do just that with each other in a variety of helpful ways…
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The 'Hanging Garden' Shrine Room

By Candradasa on Sun, 17 Feb, 2013 - 15:46

The 'Hanging Garden' Shrine Room

By Candradasa on Sun, 17 Feb, 2013 - 15:46All big Triratna gatherings tend to start and end each day in the shrine room. But this shrine room is a bit extraordinary…!
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Arriving at Nagaloka and seeing the great golden walking Buddha

By Candradasa on Sat, 16 Feb, 2013 - 15:41

Arriving at Nagaloka and seeing the great golden walking Buddha

By Candradasa on Sat, 16 Feb, 2013 - 15:41We arrived at Nagaloka for the Triratna International Council after the fun of an overnight train from Mumbai… A place of peace and an awe-inspiring great golden statue of the Buddha!