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Buddhafield Dharma 2017

From Community Highlights on Fri, 11 Aug, 2017 - 20:15

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Mokshini

Metta for Merida

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 6 Aug, 2017 - 10:18

Metta for Merida

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 6 Aug, 2017 - 10:18

Dear friends, Vajranatha, and the Triratna Sangha in Venezuela, needs our help!

At the recent European chairs meeting Vajrnatha, the only order member in Venezuela, spoke movingly about the situation in Venezuela, and Merida, where he lives.

In the video he says ”I really need help…. what’s happening in Venezuela is a humanitarian crisis. I would like Triratna to be able to respond to this crisis.”

Please watch this video and share it with your sangha friends. What can we do to help the situation? Can...

Aryanisha

Watch: First Mainland European Young Buddhists Convention

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 8 Aug, 2017 - 12:11

Watch: First Mainland European Young Buddhists Convention

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 8 Aug, 2017 - 12:11

In June 2017, Buddhistisches Tor Berlin hosted the first European Mainland Young Buddhist Convention, attended by 70 young people aged from 18 to 35. Organiser Hannah and contributor Prasadacharin tell us all about the event. Video created by the amazing Clear Vision Trust.

You should also read a wonderful account of the convention by Marieke.

Aryanisha

Lotus Sutra: The image of the Plants

From Community Highlights on Thu, 10 Aug, 2017 - 12:31

Lotus Sutra: The image of the Plants

From Community Highlights on Thu, 10 Aug, 2017 - 12:31

Ratnaprabha, from West London Buddhist Centre, UK, has abridged and adapted part of the White Lotus of the Wonderful Dharma Sutra, for reading aloud. We have re-posted the lovely resource from his blog.

From the White Lotus of the Wonderful Dharma Sutra, Chapter 5.
Abridged and adapted by Ratnaprabha for reading aloud.
Based on the translations by Kato et al and Reeves, sub-headings not in the original.

Read Ratnaprabha’s Dharma blog

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Bringing us Together

From Future Dharma on Thu, 10 Aug, 2017 - 16:58

Bringing us Together

From Future Dharma on Thu, 10 Aug, 2017 - 16:58

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Dhammaloka

Is it "better to keep one's sexual relations and one's spiritual friendships separate"?

From Threads on Fri, 11 Aug, 2017 - 12:54

Is it "better to keep one's sexual relations and one's spiritual friendships separate"?

From Threads on Fri, 11 Aug, 2017 - 12:54

The following is a response to a short passage in Sangharakshita’s “A Complex Personality: A Note”, published 5/8/2017. He there writes: “personal experience has shown me that it is better to keep one’s sexual relations and one’s spiritual friendships separate”.

While one could take this sentence simply as a stray comment in the context of an exploration dedicated to a different subject, I don’t do so. Not much later in his note, Bhante says that he had always been following the practice of...

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Mokshini

August 26th, 2017: Bhante's birthday!

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Fri, 11 Aug, 2017 - 09:06

August 26th, 2017: Bhante's birthday!

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Fri, 11 Aug, 2017 - 09:06

On 26 August, right in the middle of the International Gathering, is Bhante’s birthday! A very special 92nd birthday and we are hoping, if Bhante if well enough, that he can join us in the marquee before the evening puja so we can all wish him a Happy Birthday and many happy returns of the day.

The evening’s puja on the 26th will be Led by Vassika, and dedicated to Bhante. She is planning to bring out the theme of Bhante’s life and...

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Bringing us Together

From Future Dharma on Thu, 10 Aug, 2017 - 16:58

Bringing us Together

From Future Dharma on Thu, 10 Aug, 2017 - 16:58

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Lotus Sutra: The image of the Plants

From Community Highlights on Thu, 10 Aug, 2017 - 12:31

Lotus Sutra: The image of the Plants

From Community Highlights on Thu, 10 Aug, 2017 - 12:31

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Mokshini

An introduction to Buddhist meditation

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Thu, 10 Aug, 2017 - 10:26

An introduction to Buddhist meditation

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Thu, 10 Aug, 2017 - 10:26

Abhayanandi is offering an introduction to meditation session on the Saturday afternoon 3.45 - 5.45pm. This might be especially welcome to those who are not at their best and brightest at 7am in the morning, when there will also be an introductory session on the Friday 25th.

Abyahanandi lives and works in London around the London Buddhist Centre; she is a trustee at the Buddhist Centre and a member of the Lama Pyjama’s team, the LBC’s charity shop on Roman road.

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