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Voices from the 2nd International Council - India boo No.2

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 21:19

Candradasa reports from the 2nd Triratna International Council…

Retreat Centres in India are a wee bit different… This evening our first sessions happened to the strain of a loud and boisterous wedding band. This is not unusual…!

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Voices from the 2nd International Council - India boo No.1

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 21:14

Candradasa reports from the 2nd Triratna International Council…

With Dassini & Sucimani on the Duranto overnight express from Mumbai to Nagpur en route to the 2nd Triratna International Council. First of many voices from India and beyond…

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Nagaloka

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 20:56

Nagaloka

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 20:56

Images of Nagaloka, the Buddhist training and conference centre outside Nagpur, which hosted the 2nd Triratna International Council meeting.

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Flower mandalas

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 20:32

Flower mandalas

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 20:32

These beautiful flower mandalas appeared each afternoon in the Shrine Room, produced with great care, creativity and metta by some of the young women who were studying at Nagaloka.

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Guiding principles of the Triratna International Council

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 19:31

The Guiding Principles of the Triratna International Council as developed by the 1st International Council at Padmaloka in August 2011

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Guiding principles for the Triratna International Council	85.39 KB

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Aims of the Triratna International Council

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 19:29

The aims of the Triratna International Council as presented to and accepted by the 1st International Council meeting at Padmaloka in August 2011.

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Aims of the Triratna International Council	80.58 KB

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Working practices for the Triratna International Council, Minutes and short Summary of the 1st International Council meeting

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 19:27

These are the working practices for the ‘coordinating structure’ for the Triratna Buddhist Community, which has now become known as the Triratna International Council, together with the Minutes and a short summary of the 1st meeting. These working practices were reviewed and accepted at that meeting, which was held at Padmaloka in August 2011.

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Triratna International Council working practices	202.62 KB
Minutes from the 1st International Council meeting	136.32 KB
Short summary of the 1st International Council meeting	133.75 KB

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Introduction to the 2nd Triratna International Council meeting

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 19:23

Introduction to the 2nd Triratna International Council meeting

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 19:23

Dhammarati opens the 2nd Triratna International Council in the Nagaloka Shrine Room - 16-22 February 2013, Nagpur, India.

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Introduction to the 2nd Triratna International Council meeting

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 19:14

Dhammarati opens the 2nd Triratna International Council meeting at Nagaloka, Nagpur, India in February 2013.

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Art & The Spiritual Life

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 13:19

Art & The Spiritual Life

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 18 Mar, 2013 - 13:19In this week’s FBA Podcast, we bring you a classic talk by Sangharakshita: “Art & The Spiritual Life.”

“Art is the organisation of sensuous impressions that express the artist’s sensibility and communicate to his audience a sense of values that can transform their lives.”

Using his own definition, Sangharakshita investigates the relevance of art and the artist to higher evolution.  This talk given in 1969 as part of the series “The...

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