This space has now been archived. It is available to all Order members to read as an important record of our Order’s process coming to terms with the pain of lingering issues from Triratna’s past.
‘Stories from the Past’ was a space launched during the last round of major controversy about Bhante and Triratna’s past, where Order members could share anything of their personal experience of the Dharma or of Order life and FWBO/Triratna culture through the years -...
Saturday December 17, 10AM - 2PM, Dh Bodhipaksa will lead an exploration of the “three marks” (or lakkhanas) that characterize our experience - impermanence, insubstantiality and unsatisfactoriness. This class will build on the theme of our December Sunday community gatherings, offering an opportunity to explore an important topic more fully. Register below to ensure your place. Here’s what Bodhipaksa says about what the day will cover:
“According to Buddhism, our everyday perceptions of ourselves, and of the world we live in, are...
In the Buddha’s day, those of his followers who were not forest-dwelling monks or nuns but stayed in their homes with their families were called “householders.” This week Dh. Khemavassika will share a short version of a Buddhist sutta which contains the Buddha’s advice to householders about how to be prosperous and healthy. We will explore how this advice might be applicable to living in Portsmouth in 2016.
This is our weekly community gathering and all are welcome. Join us for meditation,...
The collection of NewsBytes to celebrate Sangha Day
00:13 Opening the new Vajrasana Retreat Centre
12:41 Celebrating 20 years of the Manchester Buddhist Centre on Turner St
19:54 The Jai Bhim Network in Hungary
35:08 The Forest Garden in Devon
43:57 The first online Mitra ceremony
52:13 Triratna Around The World - Triratna Days in Essen
Talk given at Sangha Day 2016, Singhamati invites and encourages us all to see the practice of Sangha as transformative for ourselves, each other and the world at wide.
Personal examples, poetry and big ideas.
