On 25th Sept 2020 talk given by Dh. Chandrashil at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center in online retreat for Order Members. Around 170 member attending it.
Talk is part of Second retreat 22nd to 26th Sept 2020 on Preparation for Old age and Death for order members.
Here is some information about the upcoming women’s and men’s ordinations.
Firstly, Parami writes:
“I am delighted to let everyone know that the private ordinations of the 16 women at Adhisthana and Tiratanaloka will take place over the next two days (Friday and Saturday).”
You can watch the public ordination ceremony on Monday 28th September at 2.00pm BST on Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/6033694909) or on Youtube: ...
Previously unreleased, this important lecture introduces and explores further Sangharakshita’s distinctive and visionary ideas on the subject of Going For Refuge, drawing out the real meaning of this central act of the Buddhist life.
For many years, ethical issues from Triratna’s past have affected the individuals who were involved and the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community as a whole, and a number of people have come forward with accounts of the suffering they experienced within Triratna. Some of these issues involved the sexual behaviour of Sangharakshita, Triratna’s founder.
The Adhisthana Kula arose from a wish to acknowledge openly and respond effectively to these issues. The members of the Kula worked together over...
Since March we have been offering led online Going for Refuge and Prostration practice to all Order Members and those who are training for ordination. We are now moving into a different phase at Tiratanaloka with some longer online retreats and we won’t be able to offer the Prostration Practice to those outside of our retreat. Our last open led sessions will be Tuesday 29 September - Thursday 1 October. We are not offering it on Monday 28 September as...
The impact of the coronavirus has been felt on all aspects of our daily lives as well as the life of our sangha - severely curtailing the ability to hold in-person retreats, including ordination retreats. Ordination is a significant point in the lives of Dharma farers in our community: many of whom have been training for ordination for a number of years, in preparation for joining the Triratna Buddhist Order. The public ordination ceremony marks the deepening of their commitment...
The Western Buddhist Review is the scholarly journal of the Triratna Buddhist Order and community. Volume 1 was published in 1994, and it has appeared periodically since then. Now, under the editorship of Dhivan, Silavadin and Matt Drage, the team are ready to launch volume 7, with a new website which will provide an exciting point of reference for scholarly and philosophical activities in the Triratna community.
You are invited to the launch party via Zoom on Monday 28th September...
