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Death of Bodhana

From Order Connection on Sun, 20 May, 2018 - 20:19

Death of Bodhana

From Order Connection on Sun, 20 May, 2018 - 20:19

Dear Order Members,

We are very sad to inform you that Dharmachari Bodhana died around 1:15 am on May 19th, at the age of 69 years old, after battling a recent quickly developing cancer. Bodhana was ordained in September 2007 at Aryaloka Buddhist Center by his private preceptor, Vidhuma, and public preceptor, Nagabodhi. His yidam was Amoghasiddhi.

His wife was with him and his family has been with him and supporting him through these last days. His close friend of...
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After the Enlightenment

From North London Buddhist Centre on Sun, 20 May, 2018 - 00:00
This powerful Buddha Day talk from Parami focusses on the seven weeks after the Buddha's enlightenment and draws out the relevance for us today. Given on Buddha Day at North London Buddhist Centre, May 2018.
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Free Buddhist Audio

After the Enlightenment

From North London Buddhist Centre on Sun, 20 May, 2018 - 00:00
This powerful Buddha Day talk from Parami focusses on the seven weeks after the Buddha's enlightenment and draws out the relevance for us today. Given on Buddha Day at North London Buddhist Centre, May 2018.
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Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: Anapanasati - Contemplation of Feelings

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 19 May, 2018 - 12:14

This FBA Podcast is called ‘Anapanasati - Contemplation of Feelings’ given by Guhyavajra during the 2016 Anapanasati retreat at Padmaloka.

The Anapanasati meditation practice and Four Foundations of Mindfulness are woven into a system of practice which when developed and cultivated is of great fruit and great benefit. Based on the Buddha’s principal discourse on the subject found in the Anapanasati sutta of the Pali Canon, we explore our human experience rooted in the...
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Satyalila

Some Glimpses Into The Vision And Sometimes Messy Unfolding Of The Triratna Buddhist Order on its 50th anniversary

From Buddhist Voices on Fri, 18 May, 2018 - 13:04

This is a talk I gave on our Sangha Night in Bristol to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Order in April.  It puts the ‘Fifty Years, Fifty Voices’ project in context alongside the Sangharakshita Complete Works and includes a sneak preview of a number of ‘voices’ from the project, including Vessantara on Bhante in the early days, Buddhadasa on the Order & Arya Sangha, Vajratara on what she loves about the Order, , Manjusvara...

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Sadayasihi

Buddhist Action Month is nearly here. What are you planning?

From Triratna News on Fri, 18 May, 2018 - 11:52

Buddhist Action Month is nearly here. What are you planning?

From Triratna News on Fri, 18 May, 2018 - 11:52

June is Buddhist Action Month (BAM) and Triratna Sanghas all over the world have been planning activities as part of this festival of Buddhist social action. Beginning in 2012 as a day, this is a pan-Buddhist initiative from the UK’s Network of Buddhist Organisations. 

This year we have an invitation to explore two particular angles of ‘transforming self, transforming world’:

transforming self: looking at the effect of digital technology on the well-being of us...
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Suchandra

Talk on Ordination Vow's OM

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 18 May, 2018 - 06:00

Talk given by Dh. Amrutdeep on Ordination Vow’s at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center in Men’s Going for Refugee retreat.

In this talk Dh. Amrutdeep explain significance of Ordination Vow’s.

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Saddhammapradip

Mr. Ramdas Athawale Visit

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Thu, 17 May, 2018 - 16:47

Mr. Ramdas Athawale Visit

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Thu, 17 May, 2018 - 16:47

Mr. Ramdas Athawale surprise visit to Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center during Women General Retreat. Dh. Ratnasambhava has welcome him with his family in main Shrine. After performing ritual of placing candle and incense to Buddha Rupa and address retreatant for six minutes.
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Vidyadasa

International Family Retreat : Retiro Internacional De Familias

From Triratna Buddhist Families on Thu, 17 May, 2018 - 14:47
  • International Family Retreat

International Family Retreat : Retiro Internacional De Familias

From Triratna Buddhist Families on Thu, 17 May, 2018 - 14:47

We offer a retreat for fathers, mothers, sons and daughters. In 2017 we ran a very successful family retreat in Suryavana and we want to continue offering this space for people interested in Buddhist practice especially as a parent. The retreat is open to anyone. The intention of gathering people from various countries with their children. This will create an atmosphere of internationality with all the wealth of a retreat with people from various cultures and ways of seeing life and raising their children living and practicing...
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Dhivan

Buddhists and Stoics in the Philosophy Café

From Western Buddhist Review on Sat, 12 May, 2018 - 13:22

Buddhists and Stoics in the Philosophy Café

From Western Buddhist Review on Sat, 12 May, 2018 - 13:22

We present here a review of a new book exploring common ground between Buddhism and the philosophical tradition of Stoicism:

More Than Happiness: Buddhist and Stoic Wisdom for a Sceptical Age

by Antonia Macaro

Icon Books, London, 2018. £12.99 hb

review by Dhīvan

I met the author of More Than Happiness, Antonia Macaro, at a mindfulness retreat in 2016 led by Ven Anālayo,[i] and then again in November 2017 at a Bodhi College weekend on ‘Philosophy as a Way of Life’. An encouragingly large number of us listened to Stephen...

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