Chapter Conveners workshop for Vidharbha region held on 28th to 31st May-2014 at Bahujan Hitay Boys Hostel, Gorewada, Nagpur. Where18 chapter conveners out of 24 participated from Vidharbha region of India. Which is the Central part of India. Aryaketu lead a workshop on to clarify the role and responsibility of chapter conveners. He specifically deal with the questions like Who we are? Where we want to go? And how...
By Viryabodhi on Thu, 22 May, 2014 - 09:19Denna sanghakväll, öppen för ALLA, är i Karunas tecken och regi. Under kvällen får vi veta mer om det fina arbete Karuna gör i Indien, och om vad vi gör i Karuna Sverige, för att hjälpa till. Kvällen leds av Viryabodhi, Jöran, Aryaka och kanske Kristin Olsson.
Även de som ej gått på centret tidigare är välkomna. Passa på och bjud in till en spännande och inspirerande afton. kl 18.30 - 21.00
By Rijupatha on Mon, 12 May, 2014 - 20:08This week marks the Triratna Community’s celebration of the Buddhist festival of Wesak, or Buddha Day, and The Buddhist Centre Online is the perfect place to celebrate together - to see the smiling faces of our brothers and sisters from all over the world reflecting on the Buddha’s Enlightenment.
Some centres have already held their events, and some are still upcoming, so stay tuned and +follow the Community Highlights space as we collect together any postings from around the...
By Rijupatha on Mon, 12 May, 2014 - 15:55In this week’s FBA Podcast we hear a talk given by Nagabodhi on Triratna Day 2014. Here, in “Dhardo Rinpoche, Stupa Building and Sangha” Nagabodhi recounts his favorite memories of his time with Dhardo Rinpoche in Kalimpong, expresses his feelings about the strengthening power of stupa building for centers, and ties it all together with a reminder of the central role of sangha in the Triratna Community. Talk given on Triratna Day 2014 at Aryaloka...
This FBA Dharmabyte episode is an excerpt from the strong visionary talk by Sangharakshita, A Blueprint for a New World, given in 1976. Our Dharmabyte today is titled “Transforming the World into a Spiritual Community.” Is it possible to create a society in which all social, economic, and political arrangements will support the development of true individuality? In this lecture a number of principles essential to the successful transformation of our...
In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, we hear Aryabandhu speaking about “Life As An Order Member.” One year after ordination, Aryabandhu talks about his experience of life as an order member. The third in a series of four talks given to men training for ordination on the ‘What Is the Order’ retreat.
By Rijupatha on Sat, 3 May, 2014 - 12:37In this week’s FBA Podcast Dhammarati delivers “A System of Training.” Here Dhammarati explores the Triratna system of practice itself - its background in practice, its relationship to tradition, and its implications for the very nature of spiritual life. An encouraging, grounded, flexible take on the rigorous, meaningful, and rewarding challenges of a lifetime of working with the mind and the heart.
Talk given at the national Order weekend, February 2008
In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Aspiration and Joining the Order”, Saddhanandi takes us through a set of very thought-provoking reflections. She is forthright indeed about the difficulties and joys of cultivating faith in the Dharma and makes very plain the consequences we can expect in our life as and when that faith arises. The full talk, entitled, “Enlightenment as Heart, Life as Whole” is peppered with examples from her own practice...
Here are some download versions of Subhuti’s new paper for specific devices, to go with the online reading version.
How does an international spiritual community, crossing cultures and language barriers, ensure a coherent, consistent set of practices is in place? What is it to experiment with new approaches? How does a community face both the death of its founder and its own future in a healthy way?
Subhuti’s new paper (written as reference material...
