From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 24 Sep, 2013 - 06:03HOLDINGONTOANGERISLIKEDRINKINGPOISONANDEXPECTINGTHEOTHERPERSONTODIE
THEBUDDHA
Enough said eh?
But it’s actually not easy to forgive sometimes. Righteous indignation is a classic isn’t it? As I heard one of our order members say in a talk some years ago it’s so easy to get caught up along the lines of...
From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 23 Sep, 2013 - 21:38Triratna’s Evolution Gift Shop in Ipswich UK has a vacancy for a full time core team member to help oversee the running of the shop. A full support package is available.
If you’re interested in working with other Buddhists to deepen your practice and help generate profits to support the Triratna Buddhist Community, are practically minded and can work in a fast-paced retail environment, then please contact Buddhasiha on 01473 280527 or e-mail ...
From Community Highlights on Mon, 23 Sep, 2013 - 17:01UPDATED: If you’d like to send us your memorials of Suvarnaprabha we’ll add them to this book so it becomes an even fuller record of how she was loved, and of the friendship that marked her life. Send to candradasa [at] thebuddhistcentre.com.
A book of Rejoicing and Love Letters created by her friends for Suvarnaprabha, a much-loved member of the Triratna Buddhist Order, and terminally ill with cancer in San Francisco. ...
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the thriving Taraloka community! We are looking for a female GFR Mitra or Order Member to work as part of the Taraloka Operations Team. You will participate in the team’s shared practical work as well as managing your own key work area.
You would need to be able to work full time, be physically fit and have a strong desire...
From Community Highlights on Sat, 21 Sep, 2013 - 14:29For all wondering about news of Suvarnaprabha you can follow updates from her friends on her wonderful blog here… She knows everyone is holding her in heart and mind and returns the love.
Here are some versions of ‘Becoming A Mitra’ for pdf and any eReader that supports ePub. We are still working on getting a version together for Kindle and will update the post when it’s ready…
From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 20 Sep, 2013 - 02:21This October our Sangha Nights will explore the value, practice and benefits of spritual friendship. In a well-loved teaching from the Buddhist tradition, Ananda, the Buddha’s long-time attendant, asks the Buddha if friendship is half of the spiritual life. The Buddha’s reply, that spiritual friendship is the whole of the spiritual life is something to come back to again and again. What does it mean to practice spiritual friendship? How do we go deeper in our communication with one another?...
The Triratna Buddhist Community is open to all those who wish to practise Buddhism.
Most people encounter Triratna through a meditation or Buddhism class at a Triratna centre. Everyone who has contact with Triratna is considered a friend. However someone who wants to make a particular connection with our community and see their Buddhist practice in that context can ask to become a ‘Mitra’ (which simply means ‘friend’ in Sanskrit).
