A commentary on two poems: Singapore by Mary Oliver and Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye. Talk given by Ratnaguna on Sangha Night at Stockholm Buddhist Center the 26th of October 2015.
Introducing the theme of kalyana mitrata - the Buddhist idea of beautiful friendship as a full spiritual path - Viriyakirti, the newest and youngest Order member in Latin America, revisits Urgyen Sangharakshita’s celebrated talk The Rain of the Dharma as a basis for looking at what makes friendship a practice in itself…
You’ll see above, under the image, there are seven sub-menu tabs:
about: This is the page you should land on the first time you come to the Urban Retreat space. It contains links to useful pages that you may want to read initially - How to take part in the Urban Retreat; More on the Theme; the Urban Retreat Programme; the Metta Wave; and so on.
retreat materials: Here you can find the daily short talks, the guided meditations, and the mantras...
Triratna Charities and organisations pension provision
Please find attached our latest advice on the statutory need to provide pensions for people supported / employed by Triratna Charities and organisations. As noted in the document, it is unlikely that we will be able to offer you any further substantial guidance; you will need to consider the points raised in the guidance and the instruct your finance officer to set up the scheme using the pension provider (in all likelihood NEST) and your...
We are sorry to report on the passing of Anjali at 5:50pm on Saturday, October 24th at the age of 65.
Anjali died peacefully in Addenbrookes’ hospital. She went into a coma on the night of the 23rd and slipped away quietly in an atmosphere of peace, surrounded by many friends at her bedside, several of whom are from the Order. Her family members in New Zealand were being kept in touch throughout.
