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Resignation of Avichala

From Order Connection on Mon, 4 Mar, 2019 - 12:37

Resignation of Avichala

From Order Connection on Mon, 4 Mar, 2019 - 12:37

Dear Order Members,

I’m writing to let you know that Avichala (Larry Parisot) has decided to resign from the Order. He lives in Seattle, USA, and was ordained in 1998 with myself as Public and Private Preceptor.

His resignation letter (and my reply) can be found below. I wish him well for the future.

With maitri,

Subhuti

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Dear Subhuti,

This is to let you know that I am resigning from the Triratna Buddhist Order. This decision comes after about two years...
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Ordination at Adhisthana

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 4 Mar, 2019 - 10:51

Ordination at Adhisthana

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 4 Mar, 2019 - 10:51

Dear friends,

I am very happy to announce the public ordination of ex Helen Rey from the Seattle Sangha at Adhisthana today 28th February 2019.

Helen becomes Prasadadhi (long second’a’ and long ‘i’), a Sanskrit name meaning She whose Wisdom is clear, bright, pure.

Western spelling Prasadadhi.

I was both Private and Public Preceptor.

With metta,

                                                                        Punyamala
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Getting to know Urgyen Sangharakshita through his Poetry

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Mon, 4 Mar, 2019 - 00:00
In this lovely talk following Sangharakshita's death, Ratnaguna urges us to get to know Bhante through his poetry. He then gives us a commentary on some of his favourite poems.
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Free Buddhist Audio

Getting to know Urgyen Sangharakshita through his Poetry

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Mon, 4 Mar, 2019 - 00:00
In this lovely talk following Sangharakshita's death, Ratnaguna urges us to get to know Bhante through his poetry. He then gives us a commentary on some of his favourite poems.
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Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: The Buddha Was a Friend As We Can Be a Friend

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 2 Mar, 2019 - 14:00

Our FBA Podcast is by Padmasuri entitled The Buddha Was a Friend As We Can Be a Friend. The fourth and final in our series of talks to mark the Year of Kalyana Mitrata at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre.

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Quelques mots de l'ex présidente

From Espace Sangha de Paris on Sat, 2 Mar, 2019 - 07:23

Quelques mots de l'ex présidente

From Espace Sangha de Paris on Sat, 2 Mar, 2019 - 07:23

J’avais voulu écrire quelque chose tout de suite après notre belle cérémonie de passation le 27 janvier, mais je n’ai pas trouvé le moment, alors me voilà un mois après.

D’abord, mes remerciements du fond du cœur à Manibhadri pour avoir imaginé avec Vajrapushpa cette cérémonie non seulement belle mais pleine de signification, et de l’avoir conduite avec tant de sensibilité. Je l’ai vraiment vécue comme un moment important, un tournant dans ma vie et dans celle du Centre bouddhiste. Merci aussi...
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New Men's Mitra Convener

From Wellington Buddhist Centre on Thu, 28 Feb, 2019 - 22:51
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New Men's Mitra Convener

From Wellington Buddhist Centre on Thu, 28 Feb, 2019 - 22:51

On Tuesday 26th February we celebrated Akashagarbha who had been the men’s Mitra convener for 12 years and had a ritual passing the baton to Achalamuni who has taken on that responsibility.

Chris Bicknell rejoiced beautifully in Akashagarbha speaking under three headings: selflessness, love of the dharma and friendship. His sentiments were echoed by all of the men who have been in a Mitra study group with Akashagarbha, some of them citing their relationship with Akashagarbha, his availability and willingness to share...
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Bodhisattva Ideal Mitratas

From Mitra Support on Thu, 28 Feb, 2019 - 19:29

Hi all.

A few years ago Ksantivadin and I digitalised all of Bhante’s old Mitrata booklets on The Bodhisattva Ideal lecture series.

There are eight lectures in the original series, and eight pairs of Mitratas in the series. The first of each pair contains a lightly edited version of the talk and often some seminar extracts, and then the second of each pair is just seminar extracts.

(By seminars extracts, I mean extracts taken from study seminars lead by Bhante on those particular Bodhisattva Ideal lectures.)

All the...

File NameSize
01 - Mitrata 56 - The Origin and Development of the Bodhisattva Ideal 1 - PDF676.42 KB
02 - Mitrata 57 - The Origin and Development of the Bodhisattva Ideal 2 - PDF796.41 KB
03 - Mitrata 58 - Awakening of the Bodhi Heart 1 - PDF579.44 KB
04 - Mitrata 59 - Awakening of the Bodhi Heart 2 - PDF518.77 KB
05 - Mitrata 60 - The Bodhisattva Vow 1 - PDF650.03 KB
06 - Mitrata 61 - The Bodhisattva Vow 2 - PDF605.2 KB
07 - Mitrata 62 - Altruism and Individualism in the Spiritual Life 1 - PDF534.56 KB
08 - Mitrata 63 - Altruism and Individualism in the Spiritual Life 2 - PDF672.72 KB
09 - Mitrata 64 - Masculinity and Femininity in the Spiritual Life 1571.6 KB
10 - Mitrata 65 - Masculinity and Femininity in the Spiritual Life 2 - PDF545.37 KB
11 - Mitrata 66 - On the Threshold of Enlightenment 1 - PDF910.12 KB
12 - Mitrata 67 - On the Threshold of Enlightenment 2 - PDF646.58 KB
13 - Mitrata 68 - The Bodhisattva Hierarchy 1 - PDF480.76 KB
14 - Mitrata 69 - The Bodhisattva Hierarchy 2 - PDF631.26 KB
15 - Mitrata 70 - The Buddha and the Bodhisattva Eternity and Time 1 - PDF565.42 KB
16 - Mitrata 71 - The Buddha and the Bodhisattva Eternity and Time 2 - PDF850.68 KB
All PDFs in zip file9.65 MB
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Ordination at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Thu, 28 Feb, 2019 - 17:55

Ordination at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Thu, 28 Feb, 2019 - 17:55

Dear friends,

I am very happy to announce the public ordination of ex Helen Rey from the Seattle Sangha at Adhisthana today 28th February 2019.

Helen becomes Prasadadhi (long second’a’ and long ‘i’), a Sanskrit name meaning She whose Wisdom is clear, bright, pure.

Western spelling Prasadadhi.

Punyamala was both Private and Public Preceptor.

With metta,

Punyamala
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Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Friendship Arises From Metta

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 28 Feb, 2019 - 14:00

In today’s FBA Dharmabyte we offer an excerpt from a talk by Vajratara entitled: Friendship Arises from Metta. To have friends, we need to learn to be a friend. Friendship is an active practice, not to be left to chance.

Using the Buddha’s advice to Sigalaka, Vajratara gives some practical guidance on how to be a good hearted, supportive, consistent, beneficial and loving friend.

From the talk entitled How To Be A Friend given at Sheffield Buddhist...

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