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Shakyakumara's Training Tip #2 - Buddhism and Business

From Windhorse Evolution on Wed, 27 Jun, 2012 - 10:19
What’s the connection between Buddhism and Business?

One connection is that they both require a creative response to change. A Buddha completely realises that everything is subject to change – and is blissfully at ease with that. Successful business comes from responding creatively to changes in the world – within weeks of the credit crunch in 2008, Tesco had rebranded itself as “Britain’s Biggest Discounter” - and continued to thrive. On the other hand, Kodak never quite made the...
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Shakyakumara's Training Tip #1 - Mindfulness and Time Management

From Windhorse Evolution on Wed, 27 Jun, 2012 - 10:11
People often say, “You can’t manage time.” They’re basically right – time just happens, we can’t stop the clock ticking, we can’t go back in time. As the poet (Omar Khayyám) writes, The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.

So what can we manage? We can manage our attention (or at...
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Manchester Buddhist Centre

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Tue, 26 Jun, 2012 - 00:00
The Buddha lived in north-east India 2,500 years ago. His insight and message are timeless, but can the Buddha influence the world we live in today?

In a talk given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on June 23 2012 Sona explores how the Buddhaâs message and insight can not only affect us as individuals but how it can also influence the world around us in a very real way.
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Karma, conditionality & ethics

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Mon, 25 Jun, 2012 - 15:48

Karma, conditionality & ethics

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Mon, 25 Jun, 2012 - 15:48Talk tonight from Lokabandhu! 7.30- 10pm 25th June
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Russian translations

From Triratna Translations on Mon, 25 Jun, 2012 - 12:55

Russian translations

From Triratna Translations on Mon, 25 Jun, 2012 - 12:55Welcome to the Russian page of thebuddhistcentre’s Translation Project. We’re collecting basic Buddhist texts and ceremonies as used in the Triratna Buddhist Community, including of course Russian, in as many of the world’s languages as possible. You’ll find an excellent Russian-language introduction to both Buddhism and Triratna already online at www.buddhayana.ru. Here’s some links to specific texts:

Buddhism
Basic Buddhist texts
The Dedication Ceremony Церемония посвящения
The Refuges and Precepts Прибежище и...
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This Dharma Day let's turn the Wheel of the Dharma together!

From Triratna News on Mon, 25 Jun, 2012 - 06:18

This Dharma Day let's turn the Wheel of the Dharma together!

From Triratna News on Mon, 25 Jun, 2012 - 06:18Dharmachakra (‘The Wheel of the Dharma’) is the name of the charity behind Triratna’s Free Buddhist Audio service. And at the full moon in July Buddhists around the world will celebrate ‘Dharmachakra Day’, the festival day that marks Buddha’s first teaching…

So this summer, let’s all work together to turn the Wheel the Dharma!

Listen to ‘The Word of the Buddha’ to learn more about why we celebrate Dharmachakra Day. In this great talk...
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Triratna Poetry (and prose) from Birmingham, UK

From Triratna News on Sat, 23 Jun, 2012 - 06:34

Triratna Poetry (and prose) from Birmingham, UK

From Triratna News on Sat, 23 Jun, 2012 - 06:34Mat New writes from Triratna’s Birmingham Buddhist Centre with news of the recent publication of their first writer’s anthology of poetry and prose - available to anyone in the Triratna Buddhist Community via lulu.com. He says -

“The Birmingham Sangha has just launched a book, entitled Poetry & Prose, containing work from almost twenty different members of the local Triratna Community. The book is in aid of our current Building Project, a major and...
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Sharing the FBA Love

From Lovers of FBA! on Fri, 22 Jun, 2012 - 21:33

Sharing the FBA Love

From Lovers of FBA! on Fri, 22 Jun, 2012 - 21:33Free Buddhist Audio was launched in 2006, having evolved from the much-loved Dharmachakra Tapes. As a tape distribution company we sold about 1000 tapes (and later CDs) each year. In our first year on the web, there were over 20,000 downloaded talks! Today, there are nearly a quarter of a million talks downloaded each year, by people all over the world.

We are passionate at Free Buddhist Audio about keeping this service free -...
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Greek

From Triratna Translations on Fri, 22 Jun, 2012 - 14:23

Greek (group)

From Triratna Translations on Fri, 22 Jun, 2012 - 14:23We’d love to translate some basic Triratna texts into Greek. Could you help?

We’ve created a collaborative ‘WIKI-style’ document for Greek translations of some basic Buddhists texts and ceremonies used in the Triratna Buddhist Community. So far we’re working on the Dedication Ceremony; the Refuges and Precepts; and the Threefold Puja. If you speak Greek please help us improve and perfect them!

Just go to the Greek Translation WIKI page on Google Docs to...
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Applying to the Trust for a grant

From Abhayaratna Trust on Fri, 22 Jun, 2012 - 12:38
The Abhayaratna Trust provides funding to Order Members from the Triratna Buddhist Order who find themselves in need of financial support or assistance.

Thank you for considering applying to the Trust for help. We know it isn’t always easy to ask. The application forms below have been developed to help us process your request. Please fill this in and email it to info @ abhayaratnatrust.org.uk or post to the Secretary (address on the form). You can also ask the...

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