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3 days Buddha Festival Celebration Orgainzed

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 09:46

3 days Buddha Festival Celebration Orgainzed

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 09:46

We are glad to annouce that we are continuing our centre’s tradition of organizing 3 days Buddha Festival at Mahendranagar Nagpur. This Buddha Festival will be for 13, 14 and 15th May 2014 at “Dhammabhoomi Premises” beside Water Tank, Mahendranagar, Nagpur, India.
Programme will be as below :
13/05/2014
- Opening Ceremony and Dhamma Talk by Nagaketu at 06...

lokabandhu

Plans revealed for LBC Vajrasana retreat centre

From Triratna News on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 05:31

Plans revealed for LBC Vajrasana retreat centre

From Triratna News on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 05:31Vajrasana is the London Buddhist Centre’s retreat centre, a handsome farmhouse set in the rolling fields of Suffolk. It’s been there for ten years and more - but now they have big plans for it, with the Centre scheduled to close in the summer for a comprehensive rebuild. Behind the scenes there’s been a series of intensive discussions with the architects and Shraddhasiddhi now writes to say - “We’re delighted to be able to show you this video clip of...

viriyalila

Face Painting at Market Square Day

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 13:34

Face Painting at Market Square Day

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 13:34
Would you like to help us raise funds for the center, the stupa and to help our local ordination training process? We’d love to have you join us!! We are looking for face painters and line support. Saturday, June 14th. Contact us by May 12th to sign up!
portsmouth [at] thebuddhistcenter.com

viriyalila

Buddha Day Celebration

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 13:24

Buddha Day Celebration

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 13:24We will be joining Buddhists all over the world in marking the Buddha’s enlightenment near the full moon on May. Join us on Sangha Night, Wednesday May 14th, for an evening expressing appreciation and devotion as we read some from traditional suttas and celebrate with a festive puja.

May all beings be well and happy!

Munisha

Introducing Singhamati: Triratna’s new Young Persons' Co-ordinator in Europe

From Triratna News on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 12:48

Introducing Singhamati: Triratna’s new Young Persons' Co-ordinator in Europe

From Triratna News on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 12:48Singhamati recently joined the European Chairs’ Assembly’s Development Team as Young Persons’ Coordinator.

Here, she introduces herself:

“In 2001, aged 21, I stepped into the Buddhist Centre in Norwich, UK. I was having a painful time and hoped that meditation might help. I quickly realised that it did, and at 24 I became a mitra, in Shrewsbury. At 26 I moved to Taraloka Retreat Centre for Women, having asked for ordination.

In 2008 I went to...

Suryaprabha

CREATING THE ORDER

From Lights In The Sky on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 23:39

http://vimeo.com/94457760

CREATING THE ORDER

From Lights In The Sky on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 23:39SEVERAL TRIRATNA Buddhist Order members, 20 out of the 2000 spread across the world, will become a 20-limbed bodhisattva, will be a hologram, will be the essence of the Order. Work progresses on Excellent Community, the working title of the next film now three have been filmed. More work needs to be done on raising the funds to travel to Europe and India. Exciting times.

Dassini

Buddha Day Weekend at the GBC

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 14:01

Buddha Day Weekend at the GBC

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 14:01Saturday 10th May Order/Mitra Day Celebration
10.30 - 5pm

Taking the Mandala of the Five Buddhas as the focus, with meditation, reflections on the qualities of the Buddhas and a puja with origama flower offerings. Bring vegetarian food to share, lunch at 1pm.

Sunday 11th May Buddha Day Festival, all welcome
10.30 - 5pm

Meditation, chanting, watching a talk on Recollecting the Buddha by Vajratara, mitra ceremonies and a festive puja.
With childrens activities at 12pm and...

Sanghanistha

Going For Refuge Retreats

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 12:12

Going For Refuge Retreats

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 12:12The Ten Pillars Retreat, Transcendental Principle, Summer Camp 1 and Summer Camp 2 are now full.

But there are still spaces on:
What is the Order? 14th - 23rd of May
5 day - Entering The Greater Mandala 18th - 23rd July
System Of Meditation and Ordination Retreat 12th - 26th September
How to Serve the Sangha and be a True Individual 7th - 14th November
Spiritual Friendship...

lokabandhu

Buddhist Ceremonies in many languages

From Triratna News on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 05:16

Buddhist Ceremonies in many languages

From Triratna News on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 05:16Triratna is active in over 30 countries worldwide, with members of the international Triratna Buddhist Community embracing an extraordinarily wide range of languages, cultures, and lifestyles - yet united by a shared set of Buddhist practices and ceremonies. This is celebrated in a new book, ‘Buddhist Ceremonies in many languages’, containing translations of the main Triratna texts in no less than 28 languages.

Printed in full colour, it’s available at cost price from print-on-demand publishers lulu and...

Dhammalata

Mostly Doesn't Happen Overnight

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 00:07

Mostly Doesn't Happen Overnight

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 00:07Mostly Doesn’t Happen Overnight

To change one’s mind for the better takes time and effort. But take heart, you don’t need to do lots of meditation to notice a brightening and clarifying of your mental states

Consistency is the key and so here are a few tips to help you establish an effective meditation practice:

keep meditations to a time frame you won’t find overwhelming or hard to maintain
Find the time of day that suits

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