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Triratna NewsByte 3

From Clear Vision Trust on Mon, 4 May, 2015 - 00:00

Triratna NewsByte 3

From Clear Vision Trust on Mon, 4 May, 2015 - 00:00

It’s Buddha Day and Triratna NewsByte 3 is here with stories on:

  • The new West London Buddhist Centre
  • Buddha festival in Nagpur
  • The opening of the Sangharakshita Library
  • National Network of Buddhist Youth Convention
  • The closing of windhorse:evolution
  • A Buddhist chaplain in Manchester

NewsByte is also available to view on www.videosangha.net 
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Donations flood in for Nepal

From Triratna News on Sat, 2 May, 2015 - 17:05
  • Earthquake ruins, Nepal

Donations flood in for Nepal

From Triratna News on Sat, 2 May, 2015 - 17:05

Donations to Green Tara Trust in Nepal are now well over GBP13,000 - not including the GBP5,000 donated by Karuna Trust. 

It’s not too late to give. Make a Buddha Day donation!

While Nepal’s government reports today that almost none of the aid pledged by foreign governments has arrived yet, it’s good to hear from Green Tara Trust that your money is already there and working.

Local worker Ram writes “First funds from donations are coming through, that will be used mainly for...
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Sangharakshita's diary

From Triratna News on Fri, 1 May, 2015 - 16:29
  • Early April view from Adhisthana

Sangharakshita's diary

From Triratna News on Fri, 1 May, 2015 - 16:29

Ashvajit is Bhante’s secretary. He writes from Adhisthana, in Herefordshire, UK:

“Here at Adhisthana there is every sign of spring: retreatants sunning themselves on benches or on the grass, flowers blooming, trees leafing, birds singing, and by at least one calculation, 31 ducklings scuttling over the surface of the ponds.

Until the last few days, the weather has been too cool for Bhante to venture out except on one occasion to visit the barber in the nearby village of Bosbury. However, the sun is now perceptibly warmer, and he...
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Dharmabyte: Stories from the Pali Canon

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 30 Apr, 2015 - 11:00

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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Stories from the Pali Canon,” Saddhaloka talks about the tradition of storytelling in Buddhism, and recounts some of his own favourites. His obvious love of the tales comes shining through – sit back and enjoy…Saddhaloka is the author of a book of re-tellings of stories from the Pali Canon, the oldest collection of texts about the life...
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Sutra Sundays! The friend as Hero

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 15:23

Sutra Sundays! The friend as Hero

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 15:23

CANCELLED - May 31st Sutra Sunday.

Will reschedule as soon as we can!

On this day retreat we will explore some themes of friendship through a few excerpts from the great Gandavyuha Sutra:  Why is friendship important?  How can we become better friends?  What can we do to make our friendships more meaningful and potent in our lives?  How can friendship help us enrich our lives and the lives of others?

Our next Sutra Sunday will be held on June 28th, 10-1 pm: Engage with...
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Triratna Young Buddhists: Getting Radical Worldwide

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 15:14

Triratna Young Buddhists: Getting Radical Worldwide

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 15:14

Save the dates! June 6-8th

Come celebrate and explore with other young Buddhists around the globe what it means to follow the Buddha’s Dharma as a cutting-edge personal and communal practice. Change your life, change the world!

More info coming soon! Led by Rijupatha, Candradasa & Lona

Learn more about the Young Buddhist Sangha in Triratna
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WLBC from old to new centre

From West London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 05:54
https://vimeo.com/125848765

WLBC from old to new centre

From West London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 05:54

Here’s a video Suryaprabha made of the WLBC’s process from the old building to the brand new one we moved to earlier this year,
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Le Népal

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Tue, 28 Apr, 2015 - 21:13

Le Népal

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Tue, 28 Apr, 2015 - 21:13

J’imagine que vous avez tous entendu parler du séisme au Népal, et de la situation difficile de centaine de milliers, voire de millions de gens là-bas. Peut-être voulez-vous faire quelque chose, mais vous ne savez pas trop quoi ni comment - aider financièrement, par exemple, mais qui et comment ?

J’ai reçu un email de Karunamati, une membre de l’Ordre qui travaille au Népal, pour le Green Tara Trust, une association dont elle est une des fondatrices, et qui aide...
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Eco-Sattva training: an online course for aspiring "EcoSattvas"

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Tue, 28 Apr, 2015 - 14:17
  • Zen teacher Angel Kyodo Williams
  • Triratna's Guhyapati

Eco-Sattva training: an online course for aspiring "EcoSattvas"

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Tue, 28 Apr, 2015 - 14:17

One Earth Sangha offers online “EcoSattva” training this summer, with Buddhist teachers of several traditions including Triratna’s Guhyapati (EcoDharma). They write:

“In the face of catastrophic climate change, we as a Buddhist/mindfulness community have the opportunity to creatively define for ourselves an appropriate response: a response that is wise, compassionate, transformative, resolute and equanimous. To realize this potential, the community needs leaders of all kinds at all levels. This is the path of the EcoSattva.

Building on a...
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How come it's a challenge to keep up a meditation practice?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 28 Apr, 2015 - 12:57

How come it's a challenge to keep up a meditation practice?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 28 Apr, 2015 - 12:57

There’s so much out there about why we should meditate

Here’s some good stuff to listen to sent this week by Izzy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05nxhj6

And yet it’s a real challenge to set up a regular practice even when we accept that it’s so good for us and so conducive to happiness and contentment

So I want to encourage you to keep your aspiration to meditate alive. Have a kindly and patient attitude but don’t let yourself off the hook. Here are some tips:

Make a time each day and...

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