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Women's Order Weekend No.4 - Memories of Bhante Sangharakshita

From Community Highlights on Sat, 7 Dec, 2013 - 16:52
Parami on day two of the women’s national Order gathering just after talks by Dhammadinna, Sanghadevi and Maitreyi, three of the most experienced members of the Order, remembering their relationship with Sangharakshita, the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Community and Order.

Karunamati recalls her time living near Chatral Rimpoche (one of Sangharakshita’s teachers) and appreciates Sangharakshita’s kindness and humour. Candraprabha, Karunagita, Kamalanandi, Kuladharini, Arayajaya, and Maitrisara discuss their experience of the great gathering itself and of hearing...
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Vimalasara

Just sitting with a gong bath

Day 21 is a just sitting meditation with a gong bath. This is an opportunity to let go of making a lot of effort and just be with how you are now. In the meditation we sit or lie with a broad awareness. Making as little effort as possible, we allow thoughts, feelings and body sensations to arise and pass by like clouds passing through the sky. As we do that we can allow the sounds of the gong bath...
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Candradasa

Women's Order Weekend Boo No.3 - Mantras

From Community Highlights on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 22:09
Parami again with a recording of the gorgeous harmonized mantras from the first evening of the women’s national Order weekend at Adhisthana. Close your eyes and let the grace waves come! Also features the Threefold Puja and the White Tara mantra.

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Help Us Share Eight Step Recovery With the World

Help Us Share Eight Step Recovery With the World

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 21:57We hope you enjoyed Valerie Mason-John and Dr. Paramabandhu Groves’ 21 Day Meditation for Recovery course. Some of you will be familiar with the expression 7th Tradition; in Buddhism we call this dana, which means ‘generosity’. If you have enjoyed this course, you can help in several ways.

Firstly, you can donate money which will help us spread the teachings of the Buddha and help finance the Eight Step Recovery tours in the United Kingdom and North...
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Dharma study sessions offered worldwide via Skype

From Triratna Anywhere on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 21:40

Dharma study sessions offered worldwide via Skype

From Triratna Anywhere on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 21:40Suvarnagarbha, an Order Member based in Cambridge UK, writes offering dana-based study sessions using Skype to anyone anywhere in the world. He says -

“I am continuing to help people with the Triratna Dharma Training Course over the internet and that’s still how I make my livelihood. I’ve got more than twenty people that I’m working with and I’m thinking about starting study groups by conference call. I’d be interested in hearing from anyone inteerested in studying...
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Candradasa

Women's Order Weekend Boo No.2!

From Community Highlights on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 21:31
A second report from Parami from the great gathering at Adhisthana at the Triratna Buddhist Order’s national Order weekend for women in the UK & Ireland. Interviews with Saddhanandi, Sanghamani, Satyavani, Samachitta, and Vajratara, all thrilled to be there despite the dreadful weather! Surrounded by friends old and new…

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Candradasa

Listen to podcasts live from the Women's UK & Ireland Order Weekend! (+ reports from Germany too.)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 16:55

Listen to podcasts live from the Women's UK & Ireland Order Weekend! (+ reports from Germany too.)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 16:55Parami is doing a sterling job reporting for us from the weather-wracked Order gathering for women in the UK & Ireland currently happening at Adhisthana Retreat Centre in Herefordshire. A lovely glimpse into what happens when so many people get together to celebrate their faith together… Listen out for more and some interviews with attendees through the weekend!

*update* Listen too to Utpalavajri reporting from the Central European Order forum in snowy Germany…
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lokabandhu

Buddhafield Festival 2013 documentary by Theo

From Buddhafield on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 16:51

Buddhafield Festival 2013 documentary by Theo

From Buddhafield on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 16:51This is a full-length documentary looking at the Buddhafield Festival 2013 - especially focussing on the values and vision of the Festival. Many thanks to Theo Sparks who made it.


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Candradasa

Women's Order Weekend Boo No.1!

From Community Highlights on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 16:50
A great wee report from Parami from the weather-wracked Order gathering for women in the UK & Ireland currently happening at Adhisthana Retreat Centre in Herefordshire. A lovely glimpse into what happens when so many people get together to celebrate their faith together… Listen out for more and some interviews with attendees through the weekend.

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lokabandhu

Buddhafield promotional video by Theo

From Buddhafield on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 16:46

Buddhafield promotional video by Theo

From Buddhafield on Fri, 6 Dec, 2013 - 16:46A great little promotional video for the Buddhafield Festival by Theo Sparks. He’s also made a full length documentary of the Festival which is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN6gO93yZrc

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