…there was something which came through Bhante which really was full of Dharma qualities, and that’s what started Triratna…
Vessantara’s Annals In 1968 I’m 18, and spend eight months working in clerical jobs, earning money before going to Cambridge University to study English. I’ve adopted a hippie view of the world and spend hours in my friend Les Doyle’s attic bedroom, which is painted black and decorated with silver foil, listening to early Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix. I’m reading about eastern...
To mark the great festival of Buddha Day (Wesak), when we celebrate the Enlightenment and its opening up of the path that leads to the end of suffering, here’s a wonderful mythologically minded conversation with Sthanashraddha, self-confessed ritualist and all-round lover of beauty and of the Dharma as an aesthetic choice in itself.
Sthanashraddha’s considerable elegance of being and of mind comes through beautifully as we hear his magical tale of a dawn adventure to meet the goddess of the Malvern springs...
To mark the great festival of Buddha Day (Wesak), when we celebrate the Enlightenment and its opening up of the path that leads to the end of suffering, here’s a wonderful mythologically minded conversation with Sthanashraddha, self-confessed ritualist and all-round lover of beauty and of the Dharma as an aesthetic choice in itself.
Sthanashraddha’s considerable elegance of being and of mind comes through beautifully as we hear his magical tale of a dawn adventure to meet the goddess of the Malvern springs...
Mindfully Facing Disease and Death by Analayo won a Nautilus Award in the category of ‘aging consciously’. Analayo’s book is a practical guide for those facing disease and death by helping them to access the ageless wisdom of the Buddha’s teaching. The Nautilus Award was established in the U.S. in 1998 is an annual award in the genre of social and environmental justice. Sadhu!
The 1st June marks the start of Buddhist Action Month, a festival of social action which is being marked by many Buddhist groups across the UK and Europe. In Triratna, Sanghas across our community have been preparing for this event and incorporating events and activities in their various programmes.
In Southampton in the UK there will be talks on the theme of transformation, a workshop exploring Engaged Buddhism through the work of Joanna Macy, an India evening and a special...
BAM is about to kick off in the Dublin Buddhist Centre! This is our main BAM page.
Below is a section of what we’ve sent our Sangha, including challenges that we are asking people to sign up for, after which they’ll be sent weekly updates and resources by ‘champions’ for each challenge!
And we also have a Padlet page where people can update everyone else on how they’re getting on with their challenge.
This is just a begining to connect with the Buddhists all over the world through the Buddhistcentre.com. This page is going to develop slowly. To visit our website for more information www.triratnainstitute.org Triratna instituteis running two major Retreat centres in India, Saddhammapradip Reteat centre at Bor and Hsuen Tsang retreat centre at Bordharan near Nagpur. It is also a major partner organisation running the NATIONALNETWORKOFBUDDHISTYOUTH.
Can we retain our individuality while practicing with other people? Are we true individuals, or are we rebels, and are the two really that different? Karunadevi explores the dangers and benefits of practicing within a sangha using the Buddha’s teaching on the mental fetters and various commentaries...
This Dharmabyte podcast is an excerpt called Listeners of the Truth by Ratnaguna.
Sanghanussati means ‘recollection of the Sangha’ and Ratnaguna looks at the Sangha section of the Tiratana Vandana in Sanghanussati - Recollection of the Sangha given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 21st April 2009.
