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about: This is the page you should land on the first time you come to the Urban Retreat space. It contains links to useful pages that you may want to read initially - How to take part in the Urban Retreat; More on the Theme; the Urban Retreat Programme; the Metta Wave; and so on.

retreat materials: Here you can find the daily short talks, the guided meditations, and the mantras...

The Urban Retreat 2015 - November 21-28

Welcome to the Metta Wave!

By Mokshini on Sun, 25 Oct, 2015 - 14:57

Welcome to the Metta Wave!

By Mokshini on Sun, 25 Oct, 2015 - 14:57

On Saturday November 21st many of the Triratna Centres and practice groups participating in the Urban Retreat will stop what they are doing around 4pm and take part in a metta wave - a wave of Metta Bhavana (Development of Loving Kindness meditation rolling around the planet. It will start in Australia and will spread across the globe over the course of the day: crossing Europe, reaching the East Coast of the USA, and finally ending...

The Urban Retreat 2015 - November 21-28

A Meditation For The Metta Wave

By Mokshini on Sun, 25 Oct, 2015 - 14:56

A Meditation For The Metta Wave

By Mokshini on Sun, 25 Oct, 2015 - 14:56

At 4pm on Saturday November 21 all participants of the International Urban retreat 2015 are invited to take part in a practice of the Metta Bhavana - the Development of Loving Kindness meditation.

We suggest you practice this traditional meditation practice a little differently to how it is normally done.

Stage 1: Start by getting in contact with a heartfelt wish for well being and happiness for yourself

Stage 2: Then extend your metta, your goodwill and wish for their happiness, to a good friend

Stage 3: In...

The Urban Retreat 2015 - November 21-28

List of Triratna Buddhist Centres and practice groups taking part in the Urban Retreat

By Mokshini on Sat, 24 Oct, 2015 - 16:40

Dublin/Eire;

Lllangollen/Wales;

Glasgow, Fife, Highlands /Scotland;

Ghent/Belgium;

Amsterdam, Arnhem/Holland;

Krakow/Poland;

Stockholm/Sweden;

Valencia /Spain;

Berlin, Essen, Minden/Germany;

Helsinki/Finland;

Oslo/ Norway;

Adhisthana, Birmingham, Bridport, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Colchester, Croydon, Eastbourne, Exeter, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, North London, Reading, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, West London/UK,

Istanbul/Turkey;

Paris/France;

Moscow/Russia;

Adelaide, Kempsey Macleay Valley, Port Fairy, Sydney/Australia;

San Francisco, Aryaloka, Portsmouth, Seattle /USA.

Mexico City/Mexico

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The Urban Retreat 2015 - November 21-28

Living In The Greater Mandala - More On The Theme

By Mokshini on Sat, 24 Oct, 2015 - 15:21

Living In The Greater Mandala - More On The Theme

By Mokshini on Sat, 24 Oct, 2015 - 15:21

How can we live with a greater sense of appreciation and more of a non-utilitarian attitude to life? How can we let our life be transformed by beauty, nature, friendship, appreciation and love? How can we learn to live a live that is more spacious and happy and engage our energies with what we value most – rather than swinging between a narrow and tense driven-ness and just collapsing on the sofa, blobbing out mindlessly with drink, facebook, or any other distraction,...

The Urban Retreat 2015 - November 21-28

The Dedication Ceremony For The Urban Retreat 2015

By Mokshini on Mon, 19 Oct, 2015 - 16:18

Here is a copy of the Triratna Dedication Ceremony. You may wish to recite this in the morning, to set up your day, and give support to your practice aspirations.

Get more ideas for supporting your practice through the week

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