Stockholms buddhistcenter
Stockholms buddhistcenter

Meditation in Citizens square 1

By Viryabodhi on Fri, 1 Jun, 2012 - 21:16

Meditation in Citizens square 1

By Viryabodhi on Fri, 1 Jun, 2012 - 21:16On Friday 5th of May a small group of us meditated on Medborgarplatsen, Stockholm. A great thing to do. This was my view, for a period, if I’d kept my eyes open; which I obviously did for this period. Taken with my IPhone 3GS.
The 2012 Triratna International Retreat
Imagine the Buddha

All Of Us...

By Candradasa on Thu, 31 May, 2012 - 21:01

All Of Us...

By Candradasa on Thu, 31 May, 2012 - 21:01We’re almost deliriously happy to launch formally our new kind of social network here on thebuddhistcentre.com. Here’s a wee video we made to celebrate!

This weekend’s International Retreat will be the first with an online component! We loved the experiment last year with the Urban Retreat, so let’s go for it again…
Triratna News
Triratna News

All Of Us...

By Candradasa on Thu, 31 May, 2012 - 20:54

All Of Us...

By Candradasa on Thu, 31 May, 2012 - 20:54We’re very happy to announce the launch of a new kind of social network here on thebuddhistcentre.com, the home of the Triratna Buddhist Community online. Here’s a wee video we made to celebrate! Come and connect

It’s been a lot of work to get this far and we hope you’ll enjoy exploring and helping us build the online community, starting this weekend with the first online version of the Triratna International Retreat! Many thanks to...
European Chairs' Assembly
European Chairs' Assembly

The Three Aims

By lokabandhu on Wed, 25 Apr, 2012 - 18:02

The Three Aims

By lokabandhu on Wed, 25 Apr, 2012 - 18:02Each of the three main aims of the Assembly has, in turn, more detailed objectives:

1: To be a network of support and friendship for Triratna Chairs and Directors.
* The ECA aims to inspire and support members so they can fulfil their responsibility as chairs of Triratna projects.
* To provide members with relevant training and information, and especially to support and encourage new Chairs.
* To conduct our meetings in a spirit of open communication and...
Community Highlights
Community Highlights

The Triratna Story by Vajragupta

The Triratna Story by Vajragupta

By Candradasa on Mon, 23 Apr, 2012 - 21:43“This is a courageous and important book. Written by a serious adherent, and commissioned by the Triratna Community itself, it defies all expectations to tell the brilliant, troubled, and inspiring history of this unique Western Buddhist movement with a thoroughness and honesty that, frankly, would not have been possible had it been written by an outsider. This is a valuable and instructive text for anyone interested in looking beyond the idealism of the Buddhist teachings to what actually happens when...
Community Highlights
Community Highlights

Coming up soon - Triratna's International Retreat!

By lokabandhu on Sun, 22 Apr, 2012 - 13:53

Coming up soon - Triratna's International Retreat!

By lokabandhu on Sun, 22 Apr, 2012 - 13:53Bookings are coming in fast for the third Triratna International Retreat at Taraloka, and will stay open until Friday 25th May.  Places are limited to 500 so if you’re thinking to come - please book soon!  Online booking can be made at triratnainternationalretreat.org. The event itself is shaping up to be a rich feast of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha: the theme is Imagining the Buddha, with talks by DhammadinnaRatnaguna and Subhuti. There will be Dharma study/discussion groups with each...
Triratna Resources
Triratna Resources

The Urban Retreat Online - A Trial of the Social Network

By Candradasa on Sat, 21 Apr, 2012 - 19:54

I gave this talk at the European Chair’s Assembly in January 2012 about the trial we did during the Urban Retreat (October 2011) for Groups and Projects on thebuddhistcentre.com. We learned a lot and this is a report on the experience - and the potential - of a Triratna social network, with some considerations of the bigger questions about how online contexts can help foster a sense of community and support people in their personal practice.

Triratna Resources
Triratna Resources

Towards Effective Triratna Online Learning (2011)

By Candradasa on Sat, 21 Apr, 2012 - 17:48

These are extended consultation notes for anyone interested in setting up their own ‘Courses’ as part of their Project on thebuddhistcentre.com. It outlines the approach we’ll be taking on the site and offers a general discussion of the issues to take into account when planning online study.

Triratna Resources
Triratna Resources

What if...?

By Candradasa on Sat, 21 Apr, 2012 - 17:36

What if...?

By Candradasa on Sat, 21 Apr, 2012 - 17:36

As we start this next phase of the new Triratna site, we thought it would be good to remember where we’re going with it all… :)

Triratna News
Triratna News

Connecting the Triratna Buddhist Order, Movement and College: reporting on the first meeting of the Triratna International Council

By lokabandhu on Thu, 9 Feb, 2012 - 05:53

Connecting the Triratna Buddhist Order, Movement and College: reporting on the first meeting of the Triratna International Council

By lokabandhu on Thu, 9 Feb, 2012 - 05:53Over the past couple of years our community has been working on a new organisational structure to coordinate its many activities and communities worldwide. This work first bore visible fruit last Autumn with the inaugural meeting of the new Triratna International Council. We’re pleased to bring you this report from Vidyatara in Birmingham, who was there. She says -

“On the evening of 22 August 2011, at Padmaloka Retreat Centre in Norfolk UK, Sangharakshita addressed a group of...

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