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Reviewing how the College works by Saddhaloka OM

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Dec, 2017 - 18:02

(A public version of this post will appear on the Adhisthana Kula pages on Monday 4th December)

The College of Public Preceptors has been growing and its make-up is changing. By next year we could have 45 active members, and it will inevitably continue to grow as the movement expands and more public preceptors are needed. Many of the founding generation still in the College have been coming together in all sorts of meetings and gatherings for 40 years. Quite a number...

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Padmasuri welcomes her good friend Malini to the College

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Dec, 2017 - 18:02

Padmasuri welcomes her good friend Malini to the College

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Dec, 2017 - 18:02

It is our great good fortune that Malini has joined the College of public preceptors and just attended her first college meeting at Adhisthana. Malini’s initial contact with Bhante was attending a meditation class led by him in the basement room of Sakura in Monmouth street, central London, in 1967. Today she is the longest standing Dharmacharini in the world – quite an accolade! Ordained in 1969 at the...

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A Rainbow of Qualities - Celebrating Subhuti by Padmavajra

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Dec, 2017 - 18:02

A Rainbow of Qualities – celebrating Subhuti by Padmavajra

In the course of the last gathering of public preceptors at Adhisthana in November, Subhuti told us that he had decided to retire from the College of Public Preceptors.

Subhuti has been at the heart of the College from the very beginning. He was the first chairman of the College and has played a leading part in giving the College its form and shape. Subhuti was, in fact, a preceptor before there was even a...

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Subhuti: Retirement from the College

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Dec, 2017 - 18:02

Subhuti: Retirement from the College

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Dec, 2017 - 18:02

Retirement from the College

As I have been approaching my 70th birthday in December this year, I have for some time been considering retiring from the College. After consulting with Bhante, Saddhaloka and his Deputies, the Adhisthana Kula members, my own Indian Kula, and other close friends, I have decided to take that step. This has therefore been my last College meeting as an active Public ...

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Dhammadinna - Some words on being a College member and a public preceptor

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Dec, 2017 - 18:02

Dhammadinna - Some words on being a College member and a public preceptor

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Dec, 2017 - 18:02

Some words on being a College Member and a Public Preceptor

Dhammadinna

This year, after much consideration and consultation, I decided, for health reasons, that I needed to retire from the College. I am in my early 70’s so it also felt timely from that point of view. I attended a few days of the recent November College meeting for my farewell, which involved a delicious meal followed by very...

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This Week Action & Livelihood and New Intro Course Starts

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 29 Nov, 2017 - 20:32

This Week Action & Livelihood and New Intro Course Starts

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 29 Nov, 2017 - 20:32

Join us this Sunday, December 3, 9:30am-Noon, as we continue our series on the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path, Where Are We Going and How Can We Get There? This week we will be considering how to live out our vision in the areas of Action and Livelihood. Dh. Viriyalila and Dh. Rijupatha will co-lead the morning. Following a period of meditation, PBC Mitras Maryellen Burke and Laura Horwood-Benton will share their reflections on these two key steps of the spiritual path. As...

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Metta for Mérida Wednesday 29 Nov 2017

From metta for merida on Tue, 28 Nov, 2017 - 23:12

Metta for Mérida Wednesday 29 Nov 2017

From metta for merida on Tue, 28 Nov, 2017 - 23:12

Tomorrow is our next day to come together for metta 4 mérida

Last month I was really ill and although I led the meditation I didn’t have energy to write anything before.

This time I’ve just got back from visiting our sangha in Brazil which is why I’m writing at the last minute.

Just a bit of news about how things are going over here in Venezuela. The economy is getting worse & worse which produces a lot of hardship. The devaluation of the local...

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Going For Refuge

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Fri, 24 Nov, 2017 - 00:00

As part of our season on the annutara puja, a deeper look at what it means to go for refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha with Ratnaghosha. Includes questions and answers.

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Thanksgiving Long Weekend

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 23 Nov, 2017 - 17:01

Thanksgiving Long Weekend

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 23 Nov, 2017 - 17:01

Have a happy Thanksgiving and restful long weekend, friends. PBC will be closed this Sunday, November 26. Our next introductory course starts Thursday November 30, and our Sunday community gathering will resume its inquiry into the Noble Eightfold Path next Sunday, December 3.

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Order members changing their Order name

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 22 Nov, 2017 - 10:47

There has recently been a lot of discussion following on from an Order member announcing a change of her Order name. Her preceptor and other College members are now in dialogue with her, and we very much hope that any outstanding issues around this particular instance will soon be resolved on a basis of metta and mutual understanding.

However, as an important principle is involved in Order members changing their name we decided that we needed to discuss this whole area at...

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