From Triratna News on Sat, 10 Dec, 2011 - 05:48Taravandana writes from Manchester with news of a new poetry book published by a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order. She says - “Aryamati’s well loved poems are now available in a new collection entitled ‘Travel and Trouble’. Her poems have arisen from her longing to create a better world, a world infused with metta and awareness. They are both beautiful and full of emotion, a tribute to her practice. Aryamati has enjoyed playing with phrases and images since she...
From Triratna News on Wed, 7 Dec, 2011 - 05:55Acalavajri writes with news from Akashavana, a Triratna women’s retreat centre in the mountains above Valderrobres in eastern Spain, where a new community is forming to caretake the Centre. She says -
“A new community is forming, to start in the Spring and we’d like to introduce ourselves …
Although our experiences in the Triratna Order are different, what unites us is a love of Akashavana and a desire to work in together to realise the...
From Triratna News on Mon, 5 Dec, 2011 - 12:14Vajrapushpa is Chair of Triratna’s Karuna Trust, which raises over £1.5m/year for social and Dharma projects in India. She’s recently back from India, where she was in Bodh Gaya to attend the annual conference of INEB, the International Network of Engaged Buddhists. She reports -
“The theme of the conference was ‘The Future of Buddhism: From Personal Awakening to Global Transformation’. The gathering was rather like a microcosm of the Buddhist world:...
From Triratna News on Sun, 4 Dec, 2011 - 06:25Maitreyabandhu , a poet and Triratna Order Member from the London Buddhist Centre, writes with news of his latest article, published in Magma 51, a well-known poetry journal. He says “It’s called 13 Ways of Making Poetry a Spiritual Practice - so far the response has been very positive. So I thought I’d make it a bit known. Here’s the opening paragraph and first two points:
‘Spiritual life is primarily concerned with overcoming self-centredness, with committing ourselves...
From Triratna News on Sat, 3 Dec, 2011 - 05:40Jnanarakshita writes from Birmingham UK with news of the launch of Sangharakshita’s latest book, ‘Dear Dinoo: Letters to a Friend’. It’s on Saturday 10th December at 3pm, for a 3.30pm start at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre.
Kalyanaprabha, the book’s editor, will also be present, and she gives us some more details, saying “Dear Dinoo: Letters to a Friend brings together some twenty-nine letters written by Sangharakshita to a friend in Bombay over a period of nearly...
Vajrasara reflects on the Buddha, his victory over pleasure and pain, and how we might bring him alive in our lives; talk given May 2011 at Bristol Buddhist Centre.
From Triratna News on Fri, 2 Dec, 2011 - 05:37Deborah Harward writes from Windhorse:evolution, the largest and most profitable of Triratna’s Right Livelihood businesses, with news of some recent grants which they’ve been able to make despite he UK recession. These are both to Buddhist projects around the world and Windhorse’s own suppliers. She says - “We have always aimed to make a profit to give away as Dana, and since the business started in 1980, have donated over £5 million pounds to many different projects in the...
Talk given at the LBC's Tuesday evening drop-in meditation class on 6th Dec 2011.
Khemasuri talks about Milarepa, the consequences of his actions and the law of karma. 
Vajrasara reflects on the Buddha, his victory over pleasure and pain, and how we might bring him alive in our lives; talk given May 2011 at Bristol Buddhist Centre.