Glasgow Buddhist Centre
Glasgow Buddhist Centre

GBC Urban Retreat 21st - 28th July

By Dassini on Tue, 2 Jul, 2013 - 10:29

GBC Urban Retreat 21st - 28th July

By Dassini on Tue, 2 Jul, 2013 - 10:29This year’s Urban Retreat is based around Maitreyabandhu’s book “Life with Full Attention”. The material is centred on the Buddha’s Honeyball Sutta and will help act as a springboard to taking us deeper into our practice - noticing opportunities for change and growth.

We’ll start on Sunday 21st July with a day retreat, doing some meditation together, looking at the material from the book, including a presentation on ‘everyday mindfulness’, followed by discussion about how we can bring this...
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Worldly Winds in the News

By lokabandhu on Mon, 10 Oct, 2011 - 10:03

Worldly Winds in the News

By lokabandhu on Mon, 10 Oct, 2011 - 10:03

Triratna’s International Urban Retreat, ‘Sailing the Worldly Winds’,  is now in its third day, with well over 200 people registered for the on-line version, plus over 55 Buddhist Centres around the world.  Check it out at thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat - it’s not too late to join in. 

We’re delighted to be featuring Vishvapani as a guest ‘blogger’ on the retreat, and today he shares with the retreat his BBC Radio 4 ‘Thought for the Day’ - which happens to...

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Launching the Urban Retreat 2011

By Candradasa on Fri, 7 Oct, 2011 - 19:04

Launching the Urban Retreat 2011

By Candradasa on Fri, 7 Oct, 2011 - 19:04Many thanks to the over 200 people who have registered interest in the online version of the International Urban Retreat for 2011, in 55 different places from San Francisco to Toowoomba. We’re delighted to say that the retreat is now open for you to join in.

If you’re not sure how an Urban Retreat works, check out our quick guide, or jump in and test the waters (it’s completely free of charge)…

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Urban Retreat starting soon: prisoners, artists ready worldwide

By lokabandhu on Tue, 4 Oct, 2011 - 21:54

Urban Retreat starting soon: prisoners, artists ready worldwide

By lokabandhu on Tue, 4 Oct, 2011 - 21:54

Triratna’s International Urban Retreat starts this Saturday October 8th, and the map of who’s taking part worldwide has been growing day by day.  The map poster will be released later this week (and distributed to all participating Buddhist Centres - over 50 by now), but the live and ever-expanding online-version is available on Picasa here

The retreat has attracted interest from all over the world, and from people in all walks of life.  Akuppa, a Buddhist prison chaplain...

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The International Urban Retreat 2011

By Candradasa on Tue, 13 Sep, 2011 - 16:24

The International Urban Retreat 2011

By Candradasa on Tue, 13 Sep, 2011 - 16:24From Saturday 8th to Saturday 15th October, many Triratna Buddhist Centres across five continents will be running the International Urban Retreat. It’s like a retreat, in that it’s designed to help you practice the Buddha’s teachings more deeply and fully. But it’s an urban retreat because you do it by staying in your home situation – so it’s about learning to make Buddhist practice real and effective in daily life.

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