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Obituary for Shraddhapushpa

From Order Connection on Thu, 4 Jun, 2020 - 16:34

Obituary for Shraddhapushpa

From Order Connection on Thu, 4 Jun, 2020 - 16:34

Shraddhapushpa’s obituary appeared in The Guardian online (Other Lives section - Susy Powlesland) on Tuesday 26th May. It may also be published in a print edition at some future point. Shraddhapushpa’s life story has been recorded and may be published in full at some point. The story of her Dharma life will form part of the Triratna Women’s Oral History archive. 

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My friend Susy Powlesland, who has died aged 90, was a radical educationist. With her husband, John, she set...

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Dharmabyte: What is the Deathless?

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 4 Jun, 2020 - 14:00

Padmasagara explores the glimpses of the Buddha’s liberating vision found in the Ariyapariyesana sutta, focussing on the Buddha’s description of Reality in terms of pratitya samutpada (conditionality) and his response to Brahma Sahampati’s request to teach the Dhamma. The talk also explores how we can begin to realise this vision for ourselves by responding to the Buddha’s exhortation: ‘let those who have ears release their faith’.

From the talk The Buddha’s Liberating Vision given on the Great Gathering...

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Obituary for Shraddhapushpa 1930-2020

From Community Highlights on Thu, 4 Jun, 2020 - 12:17

Obituary for Shraddhapushpa 1930-2020

From Community Highlights on Thu, 4 Jun, 2020 - 12:17

Shraddhapushpa (Susy Powlesland) was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2003. Shraddhapushpa means - “Flower of Faith”. She was a “radical educationalist” with a long engagement working with children and supporting black and minority ethnic communities. In 2007 she was appointed MBE (a British honour that is awarded to a person by the Queen for a particular achievement) for services to Black, Asian, and minority ethnic people in east London. 

Shraddhapushpa died on Wednesday 13th May at the age of
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An invitation to the Urgyen House website

From Order Connection on Thu, 4 Jun, 2020 - 11:08

An invitation to the Urgyen House website

From Order Connection on Thu, 4 Jun, 2020 - 11:08

The Uddiyana Trust and Urgyen House, Adhisthana

Dear Order members,

I am delighted to introduce you to a new website, showcasing ongoing work at Urgyen House, Adhisthana.

www.urgyenhouse.org

I invite you to take a look and subscribe to our site, so that we can keep you updated through our blogs.

In the first video blog there is an introduction by Subhuti, after which...

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Webinar: "Effective Fundraising for Triratna Centres"

From Future Dharma on Wed, 3 Jun, 2020 - 15:19

Webinar: "Effective Fundraising for Triratna Centres"

From Future Dharma on Wed, 3 Jun, 2020 - 15:19

Dear Friends,

I’m writing on behalf of Future Dharma, in partnership with the Sikkha Project to invite you to an online webinar: Effective Fundraising for Triratna centres. The webinar will take place on Friday, June 12th at 9:30am (BST) and then again at 5pm (BST), taking into account the needs of the different time zones. We hope people from around the world will be able to participate.

Triratna has moved swiftly to respond to the Covid crisis, by offering online content and engagement through live-streaming and...

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Webinar: "Effective Fundraising for Triratna Centres"

From The Sikkha Project on Wed, 3 Jun, 2020 - 14:45

Webinar: "Effective Fundraising for Triratna Centres"

From The Sikkha Project on Wed, 3 Jun, 2020 - 14:45

From Kusaladevi:

Dear Friends,

I’m writing on behalf of Future Dharma, in partnership with the Sikkha Project to invite you to an online webinar: Effective Fundraising for Triratna centres. The webinar will take place on Friday, June 12th at 9:30am (BST) and then again at 5pm (BST), taking into account the needs of the different time zones. We hope people from around the world will be able to participate.

Triratna has moved swiftly to respond to the Covid crisis, by offering online content...

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It's Buddhist Action Month

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 3 Jun, 2020 - 13:18

Kaspalita Thomson from the Network of Buddhist organisations writes:

“It’s June, which means it’s Buddhist Action Month. There is so much suffering in the world right now, from the climate crisis, to the global pandemic, to the suffering of the Black community in America and I could list more things.

As Buddhists, how can we make an appropriate response?

Our path must be one of both deepening our refuge and practice and turning outward to face the world and take compassionate action.
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Webinar: "Effective Fundraising for Triratna Centres"

From Centre Fundraising Forum on Wed, 3 Jun, 2020 - 13:02

Webinar: "Effective Fundraising for Triratna Centres"

From Centre Fundraising Forum on Wed, 3 Jun, 2020 - 13:02

Dear Friends,

I’m writing on behalf of Future Dharma, in partnership with the Sikkha Project to invite you to an online webinar: Effective Fundraising for Triratna centres. The webinar will take place on Friday, June 12th at 9:30am (BST) and then again at 5pm (BST), taking into account the needs of the different time zones. We hope people from around the world will be able to participate.

Triratna has moved swiftly to respond to the Covid crisis, by offering online...

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Podcast #1 of 2 - Leading Dharma Study and Discussion Groups Effectively Online

From The Sikkha Project on Tue, 2 Jun, 2020 - 19:21

Podcast #1 of 2 - Leading Dharma Study and Discussion Groups Effectively Online

From The Sikkha Project on Tue, 2 Jun, 2020 - 19:21

Following up from the Sikkha Seminar on Leading Dharma Study and Discussion Groups Effectively Online, Ratnaguna and Danadasa, who led the seminar, have answered a number of questions from the seminar in the podcast below.

Here is eight different questions which they received from the seminar. If you are interested in a specific questions, the podcast timestamps are provide for each question. We hope you find this helpful!

(2:00 – 7:30) If there is the opportunity to choose, how many people would you have in a...

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In memory of Rob Burbea

From Triratna News on Sat, 30 May, 2020 - 15:27

In memory of Rob Burbea

From Triratna News on Sat, 30 May, 2020 - 15:27

Rob Burbea, who died aged 54 earlier this month, was a Dharma teacher loved and valued by many of us in the Triratna community. His clear teachings on emptiness and the imaginal may prove to be of great significance for the development of Dharma traditions in the West. Rob was steeped in the Insight meditation tradition in the USA and Europe. He was also, among other things, a classical and jazz guitarist, a climate activist and a lover of...

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