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21 Karatekas succeed in Belt Grading Exam.

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Tue, 8 Oct, 2013 - 12:09

21 Karatekas succeed in Belt Grading Exam.

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Tue, 8 Oct, 2013 - 12:09
Sunday 6th Oct. 2013 was exciting morning for the karate student of People’s Karate Dojo run by PTP in Nagpur. Everybody was experiencing happiness and excitement for grading exam which was under wait from last 3 months. All gathered in the Prajapati Gotami Buddha Vihara at Nagarjuna Colony, presented their practise and appeared grading exam from the verious slum’s poor and...
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September Podcasts on FBA

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 8 Oct, 2013 - 01:17

September Podcasts on FBA

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 8 Oct, 2013 - 01:17Our FBA Podcasts and Dharmabytes in September began in the realm of science and moved into the nature of mind before stepping into our common experience of fear, which will be our theme going into October. Our team loves putting these podcasts together for our community. Please help spread the word about Free Buddhist Audio - with a huge library of talks available for free online in multiple languages, podcasts three...
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Stopping and Looking

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 8 Oct, 2013 - 00:19

Stopping and Looking

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 8 Oct, 2013 - 00:19

One of the wonderful benefits of meditating is that you start to see things as they are rather than through the habituated glasses that we filter everything through.

The simple but profound act of slowing down and taking notice creates the facility to actually see what is going on rather than being perpetually caught in our deeply grooved ideas and perceptions of existence.

Sure we think we know what sand is (not that we stop...
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Vajra Bell - Autumn 2013

From Vajra Bell on Mon, 7 Oct, 2013 - 21:58
In this issue of the Vajra Bell Newsletter:

“What Does Going for Refuge Mean to You?” – Vajra Bell asks sangha members to discuss their relationship with the Three Jewels

“Sadhana Practice in the Triratna Order” – by Kavyadrishti

Updates from North American Triratna Buddhist Centers

Upcoming Retreats and Classes at Aryaloka and beyond

“The Light of the Buddha Behind Bars” – Report from the Concord Prison Sangha by...
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First Arts Evening at the PBC!

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 7 Oct, 2013 - 20:53

First Arts Evening at the PBC!

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 7 Oct, 2013 - 20:53Now we have our own space in downtown Portsmouth (84 Pleasant Street), we’re able to do new things, like arts and cultural evenings. Our first has come up quickly, a last-minute collaboration with Guy Capecelatro III from Burst and Bloom Records to showcase the work of Ray Halliday.

Ray, all the way out from San Francisco, will be reading from his new collection of stories, “The Kid That Even The Dogs Didn’t Like.” He’ll also...
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3rd Karate Branch of People's Karate Do opened in collaboration with TRIRATNA Mahendranagar Nagpur

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Mon, 7 Oct, 2013 - 17:31

3rd Karate Branch of People's Karate Do opened in collaboration with TRIRATNA Mahendranagar Nagpur

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Mon, 7 Oct, 2013 - 17:31
People to People and Triratna Buddhist Centre at Mahendranagar, Nagpur opened PKD’s 3rd Karate Branch in collaboration. PTP is registered charity in  Commissioner Office and running projects on local financial support.  Dhammachari Ratnasiddhi led opening ceremony by lightening candle and expressed greetings and shared experiences to all participants which were...
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Registration opens for Triratna 2013 International Urban Retreat

From Triratna News on Sat, 5 Oct, 2013 - 06:19

Registration opens for Triratna 2013 International Urban Retreat

From Triratna News on Sat, 5 Oct, 2013 - 06:19Plans are advancing for Triratna’s second International Urban Retreat, which will take place worldwide from November 9th to 16th 2013. Online registration has just opened and preliminary retreat resources are starting to appear on the event’s webspace - soon to include a real-time map of who’s taking part around the globe .

To register:
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or login then visit the urban retreat space and click +...
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The Transference of Merit and Self-Surrender recited in many languages

From Community Highlights on Fri, 4 Oct, 2013 - 15:14
This is a recording of the Transference Of Merit and Self-Surrender recited in many languages, as used in the Sevenfold Puja of the Triratna Buddhist Order. In order the languages are English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Welsh, French, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Estonian, and Danish - each read or recited by the Chair or other representative of that Buddhist Centre, sometimes in a small group.

It was recorded on the European Chairs Assembly - the first event held at...
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Gesture of Fearlessness

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 3 Oct, 2013 - 23:39
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Gesture of Fearlessness,” is a short talk by Lokeshvara given during the Buddhafield East Green Man of Buddhism Retreat where he shows that benefiting others overcomes fear.
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Holidays, Poems, Shrines and Sangha Night

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Wed, 2 Oct, 2013 - 16:09

Holidays, Poems, Shrines and Sangha Night

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Wed, 2 Oct, 2013 - 16:09Dear Friends,

I already felt lucky to be in this community during the ups and downs of the last year or so, and now some very generous friends have given me a holiday in Kauai - leaving tomorrow, back next Tuesday. I can’t tell you how great it feels to be looking forward to something like this.

I wanted to make sure you all have the poems from Suvarnaprabha’s funeral - so I’ve copied them below.
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