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Reviewing the Past - meeting notes OM

From Adhisthana Kula on Wed, 26 Jul, 2017 - 17:18

Lokeshvara recently announced a meeting to begin talking about the process of “Reviewing the Past” (as announced in this post).

15 people attended this meeting at Adhisthana on 16th July 2017. Some rough notes have been attached here.

With metta

Vajrapriya, International Order Office Team.

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Notes from Meeting "Reviewing the Past"	385.72 KB

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Rijupatha

Karunagita - A Path for Parents

From Triratna Buddhist Families on Wed, 26 Jul, 2017 - 16:08

Karunagita - A Path for Parents

From Triratna Buddhist Families on Wed, 26 Jul, 2017 - 16:08

How do we lead rich and meaningful spiritual lives in the context of parenting? In this short video, Sara Burns (Karunagita) talks about the opportunities and challenges of being a parent from a Buddhist perspective.

Sara attended the Buddhafields Family Friendly Retreat again in 2013 to give a talk on parenting and share her experiences as the parent of two older teenagers, reflecting back on the road she has travelled thus far.

You can find and purchase Karunagita’s book, A...

Nandavajra

European Triratna Chairs Assembly Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policies

From European Chairs' Assembly on Wed, 26 Jul, 2017 - 14:44

European Triratna Chairs Assembly Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policies and Guideline

These are the European Triratna Chairs Assembly (registered charity no. 1117287):

Child protection code of conduct
Child protection policy
Vulnerable adult protection policy and guidelines

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Child protection code of conduct	918.69 KB
Child protection policy	3.17 MB
Vulnerable adult protection policy	3.82 MB

karunagita

Buddhist Parenting - Karunagita

From Triratna Buddhist Families on Wed, 26 Jul, 2017 - 14:38

This is another great talk from the ‘Dharma Warriors’ series given at the Buddhafield Festival. Karunagita is the author of ‘Growing as a Parent - What Buddhism Has to Offer’, and here she presents some of that material to an audience of summer loving practitioners under the blue skies of Devon. Settle back and enjoy the sound of drums, kids’ voices, and Karunagita’s perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of raising a child as part of your practice of the...

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Mokshini

Paganism and the Dharma

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Wed, 26 Jul, 2017 - 12:24

Paganism and the Dharma

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Wed, 26 Jul, 2017 - 12:24

This fabulously interesting workshop aims to explore the common ground between paganism and the Dharma. Ratnadeva writes -

“We will look at extracts from Bhante’s writings, in which he describes possible benefits for Western Buddhism of engaging with paganism. More specifically we will look at animism as a common mythical context. I will describe how I have been exploring these complementarities within the context of team-based-right-livlihood with Buddhafield. There will be time for a (hopefully!) open-minded and open-hearted discussion, during which we...

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Lochana and Mara: Clarity and Doubt

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 26 Jul, 2017 - 01:00

How we can recognise the insidious voice of Mara, embodiment of everything that holds us back from practising the Dharma? How do we relate to inner voices which undermine our confidence and best efforts? Can we, like Lochana, touch the earth with clarity and confidence in our path? This talk is lively, inspiring and practical and was given at Taraloka on the May 2017 Work Retreat.

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