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Sangharakshita's diary, October 2012

From Triratna News on Thu, 25 Oct, 2012 - 06:01

Sangharakshita's diary, October 2012

From Triratna News on Thu, 25 Oct, 2012 - 06:01Change is very much the colour of the season here at Madhyamaloka and for Sangharakshita especially. He has both been adapting to a new secretary, and preparing concertedly for his imminent move to Herefordshire and Coddington Court (shown in the photographs opposite), which Bhante visited for the first time on 25th September. The historic occasion was caught on film; if you would care to see some images from this, please navigate to the recent news article. Sangharakshita was...
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Free Buddhist Audio goes German!

From Triratna News on Wed, 24 Oct, 2012 - 06:09

Free Buddhist Audio goes German!

From Triratna News on Wed, 24 Oct, 2012 - 06:09Viriyalila writes from New Hampshire with the latest news from Free Buddhist Audio - Triratna’s popular Dharma talks website, currently averaging 5,000 visitors a months - a figure which looks set to increase with the new German version of the site. She says - “This summer the Free Buddhist Audio team joined forces with Jnanacandra, chairwoman of Triratna’s centre in Essen, Germany, to create a fully functional, fully German version of Free Buddhist Audio.

Our...
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'Touching the Earth' to be performed in Cambridge

From Triratna News on Tue, 23 Oct, 2012 - 06:01

'Touching the Earth' to be performed in Cambridge

From Triratna News on Tue, 23 Oct, 2012 - 06:01Next weekend, October 27th, sees the premiere of a new composition ‘Touching the Earth’, a 30-minute choral tribute to the Buddha performed by Sangha singers in Cambridge UK. Inspired by the Buddha’s Enlightenment story, it’s been composed by Order Member Bodhivajra who’s gathered Buddhist choirs from Triratna’s Norwich, London and Cambridge Buddhist Centres for the occasion.

Alongside this there’ll also be the sing-off of Triratna’s 2nd Sangha Composers Competition: five composers have composed settings of a...
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PBC Women's Mitra Study

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 23 Oct, 2012 - 03:56

PBC Women's Mitra Study (group)

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 23 Oct, 2012 - 03:56

Welcome to the PBC Women’s Mitra Study group. Here we can post additional resources including links to talks, publications, personal reflections and more. Please feel free to add whatever you think will support our collective Dharma study.


 

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Sangha Into Focus

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 23 Oct, 2012 - 02:24

Sangha Into Focus

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 23 Oct, 2012 - 02:24Our Podcasts this month have been bringing Sangha Into Focus as we approach the time of year when celebrations of Sangha are engaged in around Triratna Buddhist Community.

Saturday’s FBA Podcast, “Creating Sangha and Changing the World” – an inspirational exploration of the Third Jewel by Saddhaloka. He looks at the distinguishing role of Sangha, spiritual community, in the development and life of the Triratna Buddhist Order, and, in fact, in any kind of...
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Cancer and the Preciousness of Life

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Tue, 23 Oct, 2012 - 01:00
After eight months of treatment for metastatic cancer in her pelvis and lungs, Suvarnaprabha offers a some reflections about how this deep experience of impermanence has positively influenced her life, practice, and attitude. Followed by questions and comments. The talk was given at the Gay Buddhist Fellowship, an ecumenical gathering of gay Buddhist men in San Francisco.
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What Do Buddhists Think - The Mind

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Tue, 23 Oct, 2012 - 00:00
The last in our series of talks 'What do Buddhists think...?' Ratnaprabha, author of 'Finding the Mind: A Buddhist View'
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Retreat on the Dhammapada in 2010

From Dharmagiri Retreatcenter on Mon, 22 Oct, 2012 - 21:09

Retreat on the Dhammapada in 2010

From Dharmagiri Retreatcenter on Mon, 22 Oct, 2012 - 21:09Reflection retreat
with Ratnaguna
Dharmagiri 15–18 April 2010

Under denna långhelg ledde Ratnaguna oss i reflektion och kontemplation på verser från Dhammapada. Han hade valt kapitel 1, 3 och 18: tvillingverserna, om sinnet och fläckar. Jag hoppas lägga upp en svensk översättning av Bhantes översättning av dem så småningom, men du finner också två översättningar till engelska på www.accesstoinsight.org
Här är en direktlänk: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.intro.budd.html

Ratnaguna gav ett inledande föredrag och sedan en...
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Arnhem Triratna moves into city centre

From Triratna News on Mon, 22 Oct, 2012 - 06:05

Arnhem Triratna moves into city centre

From Triratna News on Mon, 22 Oct, 2012 - 06:05Sobhanandi writes from the Dutch city of Arnhem, where the small Triratna Arnhem Buddhist Centre there has just moved - into the city centre! She says - “A few lines about the Arnhem Buddhist Centre for Triratna news. We just moved into new premises! After four years in the Rietgrachtstraat we had unexpectedly to leave that address on short notice. But we found a new place in the Spijkerstraat! We are now situated in the city centre, in...

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