Well, the week is speeding up! Yesterday (Tuesday) was our ‘William Stafford’ Day. He’s the American poet who so inspired our dear friend, the late Manjusvara. Last night Ananda’s gave us a great talk - the fruit of many years of acquaintance with Stafford, and much study (more recently). We video’d (and audio-recorded) the talk so you can catch it. There’s also a really great half-hour programme which the BBC did on William Stafford in 2013 to...
We did a ‘fishbowl’ close reading of ‘A Ritual To Read To Each Other’ by WIlliam Stafford. And ‘Coyote’. We also just read through ’Lit Instructor’. Bi-focal was a bonus handout. All were real old Wolf At The Door faves!
Manjusura said Manjusvara gave him a signed copy of ‘A Ritual To Read To Each Other’ at their Kalyana Mitra ceremony.
Later this month Triratna Young Buddhists in Europe will be gathering again at Adhisthana, for their first ever retreat for under-25s.
Singhamati is the Young People’s Co-ordinator employed by Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly. She writes: “The weekend is an chance for younger Buddhists, or those interested in meditation and Buddhism, to come together, meet friends old and new, practise and have fun!
Open to newcomers and those who have been practising for years, it’ll be a unique and important opportunity for younger...
Olivia Moore is a Manchester mitra and violinist specializing in jazz and Indian classical violin. Her band, Unfurl, a five-piece “Indian-style jazz band” recently received funding from Jazz North to do a set of gigs in the Midlands and northern England. (See tour dates below.)
She’s also influenced by flamenco, gypsy and folk music and some of her music is explicitly influenced by her involvement in Triratna, such as her compositions entitled ‘Amoghasiddhi’, ‘Tiratanaloka’ and...
Una reflexión sobre la profundidad, la belleza y la eficacia de la ética budista
25 de julio (11am-2pm)
Con Dharmachari Samamati
La integridad ética no tiene que ver con acatar normas específicas de comportamiento, sino con tomar conciencia del efecto de nuestras acciones y decisiones.
Lejos de suponer un martirio, la ética budista nos abre a un mundo de belleza, paz interior, libertad y provecho.
Cuota: $100
Samamati es Miembro de la Orden Budista Triratna, originario de Nueva Zelanda y actualmente residente en Cambridge,...
On Dharma Day, July 5 in Cuernavaca, we welcomed two more mitras into the Triratna Community. These amazing people are Priscilla Ruanova and Lety Mancera. We are delighted that they want to deepen their Dharma practice in the context of Triratna.
So after our check in last night we did a dedication ceremony in the shrineroom and had this great poem of Ananda’s - ‘Be here now’. It’s a wonky/wabi-sabi scan done with my iPhone (like this whole reporting business, in fact!). I rather like it.
Of course we had to have timed writing to start with… (Wolf At The Door “Recipe” to follow!).
Pictures: Dhruvasimha (reading out), Vishvantara and vidyakaya to his left, Abhaya, Akasapriya, Padmabodhini and Varasahaya’s knee to...
The UK’s national and local elections in May this year produced two new Buddhist politicians, both Triratna mitras: a Conservative member of parliament at Westminster and Oscar Gillespie, a local councillor for the Green Party in Cambridge. (We hope to bring you a piece from the new MP later this year.)
Oscar writes: “I have been an environmentalist and a vegetarian longer than I have been a Buddhist. I came to the Cambridge Buddhist Centre four years ago, and gained the conviction...
