The first post from this weekend’s great gathering of members of the Triratna Buddhist Order in Europe! An evocative little glimpse into the world of a brand new Order member as he’s greeted by several hundred of his fellow Dharma explorers…
A great wee discussion on religious art in the community with Suriyavamsa, artist and Dharma farer extraordinaire. He’s just back from four months on retreat as part of the team on the men’s ordination retreat for the Triratna Buddhist Order at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain near Alicante. Lovely to hear his thoughts on beautifully intricate models he made for a sand mandala - including his evocation of the making of pleated palm crosses in ...
From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Fri, 24 Aug, 2012 - 11:46A talk given by Vadanya at Sangha Night, Sheffield Buddhist Centre on 31st July 2012 as part of a series of talks on the Mandala of the 5 Buddhas on the Refuge Tree of the Triratna Buddhist Order.
From Western Buddhist Review on Wed, 22 Aug, 2012 - 20:28Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor, Spiegel & Grau: New York, 2010, 302 pages, ISBN 978-0-385-52706-4, UK £19-99hb/£10pb.
review by Dhivan Thomas Jones
Stephen Batchelor is perhaps best known for his 1998 book Buddhism Without Beliefs. There he argued for a Buddhist agnosticism, that is, for saying ‘I do not know’ rather than believing in the dogmas and assertions of lamas and gurus. The book triggered heated discussion on whether Buddhists...
