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Edward Conze: A Study in Contradiction

From Shabda Articles on Fri, 28 Sep, 2018 - 09:41

In this essay I re-examine the life and work of Edward Conze who is frequently referred to as a great scholar, a great translator and a great Buddhist. This is a revisionist history that pays close attention to what Conze wrote about himself and is based on my years of working on texts that he edited and translated, especially the Heart Sutra (two of my peer reviewed papers concern mistakes in his edition of the Sanskrit text).

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Centre Team

Day 7: Guides to What Actually Works (with Concluding Thoughts)

From International Practice Week 2018: 'Turning Arrows Into Flowers' on Fri, 28 Sep, 2018 - 04:00

Day 7: Guides to What Actually Works (with Concluding Thoughts)

From International Practice Week 2018: 'Turning Arrows Into Flowers' on Fri, 28 Sep, 2018 - 04:00

Yashobodhi is our guide for this year’s Dharma immersion online and at Triratna Centres around the world as part of the 2018 International Practice Week.

We’ve come to the end of our week together looking at training the mind to greater happiness using new ways of engaging with our experience in the world. To gather the threads of the practice together Yashobodhi reflects on some key, pithy lojong reminders that capture the great efficacy and delight of this work - and which we...

Centre Team

Day 6: What Are We Committed To?

From International Practice Week 2018: 'Turning Arrows Into Flowers' on Thu, 27 Sep, 2018 - 04:00

Day 6: What Are We Committed To?

From International Practice Week 2018: 'Turning Arrows Into Flowers' on Thu, 27 Sep, 2018 - 04:00

Yashobodhi is our guide for this year’s Dharma immersion online and at Triratna Centres around the world as part of the 2018 International Practice Week.

The big questions keep coming as we move deep into our week of shared practice around the seven point mind-training. What are we “bonded” to? How do we see our ethical path? How do we envision making commitments to ourselves and the promises we make? Yashobodhi offers some lojong (“teaching slogans”) that can help us clarify what...

Satyalila

50 Years, 50 Voices: Amalavajra and Jayaraja (Highlights)

From Buddhist Voices on Wed, 26 Sep, 2018 - 19:15

It’s a practice for the fundraiser and it’s a practice for the potential donor… a sort-of cremation ground in the Padmasambhava sense.
Amalavajra

It’s kind-of like I’m definitely feeling like I’m Santa Claus…
Jayaraja

Amalavajra’s Annals

In 1968 I was not even a gleam in my Dad’s eye, because he wasn’t to meet my Mum for another two years, on a ferry to a twenty-something villa holiday in Sicily.

In 1978 I was five years old and had spent half my life...

Sadayasihi

The Tara Sanctuary and Natural Burial Ground

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 26 Sep, 2018 - 12:33

“Nature is, in itself, a healing environment”.

During the 2018 Combined Order Weekend in Adhisthana, Dayajoti talks about a newly forming project - the Tara Sanctuary and Natural Burial Ground which has a vision of creating a beautiful ecological burial ground and retreat site. Here she speaks about the what the natural burial movement is about, the links between nature, death and the land, how it connects with Buddhist practice and where the project is currently at.

Find out more about the Tara...

Centre Team

Day 5: How Do We Know This is Working?

From International Practice Week 2018: 'Turning Arrows Into Flowers' on Wed, 26 Sep, 2018 - 04:00

Day 5: How Do We Know This is Working?

From International Practice Week 2018: 'Turning Arrows Into Flowers' on Wed, 26 Sep, 2018 - 04:00

Yashobodhi is our guide for this year’s Dharma immersion online and at Triratna Centres around the world as part of the 2018 International Practice Week.

Day 5 revolves around evaluating the mind-training practice we’ve been engaged in all week. This is essential on any spiritual path, with any kind of method or doctrine, and Yashobodhi provides a clear set of questions to ask ourselves in checking out that the things we’re doing are actually helping! The sense of agency and confidence we...

Centre Team

Day 4: Making Our Whole Life a Life of Practice

From International Practice Week 2018: 'Turning Arrows Into Flowers' on Tue, 25 Sep, 2018 - 04:00

Day 4: Making Our Whole Life a Life of Practice

From International Practice Week 2018: 'Turning Arrows Into Flowers' on Tue, 25 Sep, 2018 - 04:00

Yashobodhi is our guide for this year’s Dharma immersion online and at Triratna Centres around the world as part of the 2018 International Practice Week.

Day 4, point 4 of our practice week looks at what it means to integrate this kind of mind training work into every area of our lives using reflection on 5 forces (or “powers”). Yashobodhi also movingly evokes the relevance of such deep Dharma activity to the process of our own (and other people’s) death…

If you have any...

Dharmasuri

Nagabodhi visit to Nagaloka Sept 23 2018

From Nagaloka, Portland on Mon, 24 Sep, 2018 - 23:59

Nagabodhi visit to Nagaloka Sept 23 2018

From Nagaloka, Portland on Mon, 24 Sep, 2018 - 23:59

Nagabodhi visit the mitras at Nagaloka on Sunday, Sept 23rd.

vajradakini

On the question of reasons for expulsion from the Order

From Shabda Articles on Mon, 24 Sep, 2018 - 21:42

On the question of reasons for expulsion from the Order

From Shabda Articles on Mon, 24 Sep, 2018 - 21:42

Dear All,

I wrote the following as a post on Triratna Order Member Group on Facebook, in response to a post by Kamalashila in which he had rejoiced in a “good decision” made by the College (which should be self-explanatory in the content below) and which he had read about in a letter from Saddhaloka to all College members in autumn 2017. As Kamalashila hadn’t been able to physically attend the meeting (or any other conversations held on this theme) at Adhisthana...

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Sadayasihi

Day 4: Join an Online Meditation Session!

From International Practice Week 2018: 'Turning Arrows Into Flowers' on Mon, 24 Sep, 2018 - 19:47

Day 4: Join an Online Meditation Session!

From International Practice Week 2018: 'Turning Arrows Into Flowers' on Mon, 24 Sep, 2018 - 19:47

As part of the International Practice Week - our online urban retreat - there is a precious opportunity to join an online meditation session on Tuesday 25th September!

The session will begin at 2:30 ET / 7:30 UK.

Find this event on Google Hangout

Some experience with basic meditation is helpful, but not necessary.

If you enjoy this online meditation, please consider making a gift to support our work at https://thebuddhistcentre.com/giving!

If you have any...

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