Here at Nagaloka on day 3 of the Triratna International Council we’re delighted to hear from the Chair of the OTHER Nagaloka! Dharmashuri founded Nagaloka Buddhist Center in Portland, Maine on the eastern seaboard of the USA and tells us about having a ‘sister Center’…
Every day, starting afresh using petals and stamens, young women at the Nagarjuna Institue here at Nagaloka make a flower mandala for us as a beautiful gift for the shrine room. Incredibly generous and very moving. We’ll try and post each day’s as it appears…
From Windhorse Evolution on Mon, 18 Feb, 2013 - 10:25Windhorse:evolution has opportunities for men and women who wish to deepen their Dharma practice in the context of a Triratna sangha workplace. Positions are available at our Cambridge headquarters and there are opportunities to live in a residential spiritual community if needed. Windhorse:evolution aims to provide supportive conditions in which to practise Right Livelihood both in the workplace and also within the wider context of the Cambridge Buddhist Centre and local Buddhist Sangha.
From Community Highlights on Sun, 17 Feb, 2013 - 18:25Vajragupta takes a quick time-out to run through the day’s work as night falls on Nagaloka - the first full set of sessions since we all arrived yesterday from far-flung corners of the globe. The theme of the day was ‘making connections’ - and we had the excellent Maitrisara and Viveka helping us do just that with each other in a variety of helpful ways…
From Community Highlights on Sun, 17 Feb, 2013 - 15:46All big Triratna gatherings tend to start and end each day in the shrine room. But this shrine room is a bit extraordinary…!
Viradhamma has come literally half way around the world to attend the International Council - here he is talking about why, with delightful interruptions from two local boys, next to the statue of Dr. Ambedkar…
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…!
