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Reverencing the Buddha - I Bow to No One Dead Or Alive

From London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 22 Jan, 2016 - 00:00
Mahamani gives a incredibly passionate talk on reverencing the Buddha. Drawing on her own experiences of struggling to understand the place of ritual in Buddhism, Mahamani guides us on her own path to finally bowing before the Buddha.
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What is the Sangha

From London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 22 Jan, 2016 - 00:00
Jayaka explores the principle and practice of sangha - fellowship in the good - drawing both on the tradition and his own substantial experience as a practicing Buddhist.
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Introducing the 3 Cafés Challenge

From London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 21 Jan, 2016 - 18:16

Introducing the 3 Cafés Challenge

From London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 21 Jan, 2016 - 18:16

Believe the hype - the Challenge is on.
Friends Maitreyabandhu and Jnanavaca are setting out to raise £3,000.00 for the New Vajrasana Retreat Centre with an unprecedented feat - the 3 Cafés Challenge.
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Who Is the Buddha

From London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 21 Jan, 2016 - 00:00
Why do we have shrines? This simple question provokes Subhadramati into exploring our relation to the Buddha. She does this by drawing out 3 key aspects - the Buddha as historical exemplar, as teacher, and as transcendental force. Talk given on the LBC Winter Retreat 2015.
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Living Sangha

From London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 21 Jan, 2016 - 00:00
The Buddha famously said that fellowship is the whole of the spiritual life. Is that really true?! Abhayanandi has been following this teaching notably by living in a residential Buddhist community and working in a team-based right-livlihood business. Hear her inspirational and hard-won reflections on Living Sangha...
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Triratna in Reading Mindfulness - what's that all about?

From Triratna Thames Valley and Reading on Wed, 20 Jan, 2016 - 22:49

Triratna in Reading Mindfulness - what's that all about?

From Triratna Thames Valley and Reading on Wed, 20 Jan, 2016 - 22:49

From 2nd February we shall be investigating practices of mindfulness and how they relate to our everyday experience.

If we practice mindfulness how will it affect our lives and our relationships with other people?

Mindfulness and an appreciation of the present moment and the distractions of the future, the past and the world of dreams and fantasy.
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Looking Forward to 2016

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 18 Jan, 2016 - 16:19

Looking Forward to 2016

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 18 Jan, 2016 - 16:19

We at Windhorse Publications are looking forward to some exciting new releases in 2016, including three new books and the first volume of Sangharakshita’s Complete Works.

New Books in 2016

Great Faith, Great Wisdom, to be launched in April, is a beautiful exploration of the imaginative world portrayed in the Pure Land Sutras, a world that is the objectification of the awakened mind. Author Ratnaguna and translator Śraddhāpa take a practical and imaginative approach, and this book is endorsed...
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Who Was the Buddha

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Mon, 18 Jan, 2016 - 00:00
An accessible talk given to the Young Peoples group on who the Buddha was.
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21 Ordinations to Take Place in Bhaja, India

From Order Connection on Sun, 17 Jan, 2016 - 08:24

21 Ordinations to Take Place in Bhaja, India

From Order Connection on Sun, 17 Jan, 2016 - 08:24

Private ordinations are due to be held on the evenings of the following days for the following men - 16 Indian, 4 Australian and 1 New Zealander.  The ordinations will take place at the International Ordination Retreat being held at Sudhamma Pradeep Retreat Centre, Bhaja in India.

The Public Ordinations are due to be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, 24th January.


On 19 January 2016:

Ordinands:  
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Buddhist Recovery on the UP - will Triratna Centres open their doors?

From Threads on Sun, 17 Jan, 2016 - 02:06
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Buddhist Recovery on the UP - will Triratna Centres open their doors?

From Threads on Sun, 17 Jan, 2016 - 02:06

Buddhist Recovery in North America over the past ten years has spread like wildfire. Noah Levine has created Refuge Recovery, Kevin Griffin has connected 12 steps to the Dharma, and there are many variants of Buddhist Recovery out there. We in the UK now have Eight Step  Recovery (ESR) Using The Buddha’s Teaching to Overcome Addiction, which has been spearheaded by two Triratna Order Members, Dr Paramabandhu and myself. 

Sadly the culture among the Triratna Order has been one where...

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