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Buddhism and Politics - Talk 3

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 22 Jul, 2021 - 00:00
In this third and final talk for Buddhist Action Month 2021, Vajragupta takes the Quakers' involvement in the 19th-century anti-slavery movement as a case study of what happens when spiritual communities get involved in political issues. He highlights the potential power of a small community inspired by ethics, but is also realistic about the challenges and dilemmas that political issues will bring into a spiritual community. Vajragupta then explores the principle and practice of "consensus" - the way by which spiritual communities make decisions, before rounding up by highlighting Triratna's Indian movement as successfully combining the transformation of self and world.
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International Order Office post OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 21 Jul, 2021 - 09:43
  • International Order Office team 2021

International Order Office post OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 21 Jul, 2021 - 09:43

The International Order Office team are looking for an Order member who is inspired and enthusiastic about the Order to take on a major role in the International Order Office, providing a wide range of services to the Order and supporting the work of the International Order convenors and the convening network.

The person appointed will need a good understanding of the Order and the bodies that support it.

The role requires excellent organisational, administrative and management skills and the capacity to work as...
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Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 20 Jul, 2021 - 18:20

Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 20 Jul, 2021 - 18:20

We are delighted to announce that the public ordination of the following women took place at Tiratanaloka at 2pm BST on 20th July 2021

Public Preceptor Parami:

Sarah Wellard becomes Kiranasri (dot under the ’n’, accent over the ’s’ and long last ‘i’) a Sanskrit name meaning “She who has the Radiance of a Moonbeam (of Bodhichitta).”
Registered spelling Kiranasri
Private preceptor Prajnadevi

Lynne Marie Eccleston becomes Taralocana (long first, second...
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Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

From Order Connection on Tue, 20 Jul, 2021 - 18:19

Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

From Order Connection on Tue, 20 Jul, 2021 - 18:19

Dear Order members,

We are delighted to announce that the public ordination of the following women took place at Tiratanaloka at 2pm BST on 20th July 2021

Public Preceptor Parami:

Sarah Wellard becomes Kiranasri (dot under the ’n’, accent over the ’s’ and long last ‘i’) a Sanskrit name meaning “She who has the Radiance of a Moonbeam (of Bodhichitta).”
Registered spelling Kiranasri
Private preceptor Prajnadevi

Lynne Marie Eccleston...
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Closing our India Covid appeal

From Abhayaratna Trust on Tue, 20 Jul, 2021 - 16:00

Closing our India Covid appeal

From Abhayaratna Trust on Tue, 20 Jul, 2021 - 16:00

We will soon close our appeal to help Order members and their families in India, who have been affected by the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In the meantime, if you still wish to make a donation you can still do so here;

https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/16534#!/DonationDetails

We have now raised £191,600.

So thank you again to all who have donated to this appeal; sadhu!

The Order convenors in India are meeting soon to make a longer term plan, as the hardships from this crisis are likely to...
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Resignation of Shrijnana

From Order Connection on Tue, 20 Jul, 2021 - 07:17

Resignation of Shrijnana

From Order Connection on Tue, 20 Jul, 2021 - 07:17

Dear Order Members,

Shrijnana has written to me as her Public and Private Preceptor to let me know that she wishes to resign from the Order and I have accepted her resignation.

She was ordained in 2001 in Tuscany, and lives in New Hampshire.  She explains why she wishes to resign in her letter, but in her initial letters to me she says she does want to stay in touch with all of her...
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Love, Life and Death - Working On Mental Health's Frontline During the Covid-19 Pandemic

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Tue, 20 Jul, 2021 - 00:00
Karunavajra gives a Sangha night talk exploring the relationship between his Buddhist practice and its impact on working on the mental health frontline during the pandemic.
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An Invitation to a Forum with Members of the Preceptors’ College

From Order Connection on Mon, 19 Jul, 2021 - 07:38

An Invitation to a Forum with Members of the Preceptors’ College

From Order Connection on Mon, 19 Jul, 2021 - 07:38

Dear Order Members

We’re writing with an invitation to you to join us for a forum with members of the Preceptors’ College.
Much care and concern has been expressed in response to the recent case of expulsion, and following our College meeting two weeks ago, we wanted to organise a context to include as many Order members as possible in this important discussion about how we respond to ethical issues in the Order. 

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Dharmabyte: Stillness, Simplicity and Contentment

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 19 Jul, 2021 - 06:00

Here Candradasa explores the third precept and the Buddha’s moral code generally and we get some sense of where we might look to find ways to work effectively with our strongest desires in ways that lessen attachment and help us see reality more clearly.

From the talk entitled Sex and Morality, Going Beyond Puritanism given in Portsmouth, NH, October 2012.

This talk is part of the series Religion Without God.

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Triratna Ordination in the New Statesman

From Triratna News on Sun, 18 Jul, 2021 - 11:29
  • Sūryanāga at the LBC by Stephen Bush

Triratna Ordination in the New Statesman

From Triratna News on Sun, 18 Jul, 2021 - 11:29

Last week, I and 3 other new order members were welcomed back to the LBC as our new selves. As is tradition at the London Buddhist Centre, we invited many of our friends and family and gave short talks - trying to explain to the Buddhist and non-Buddhist audience (as well as to ourselves) what we’d just committed our lives to. I found it a hugely moving event, integrating different strands of my life together - old and new; public...

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