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German Young People's Sangha Celebrates First Retreat

From Triratna News on Wed, 22 Feb, 2012 - 05:38

German Young People's Sangha Celebrates First Retreat

From Triratna News on Wed, 22 Feb, 2012 - 05:38Mat New, a young Triratna Buddhist from Birmingham, UK writes about his recent retreat - in Essen, Germany, where the German young people’s sangha have just celebrated their first retreat. He says - “The retreat was at Vimaladhatu, a beautiful Triratna retreat Centre nestled in the pine forests and hills of the Sauerland region not far from Triratna’s Essen Buddhist Centre. Alokavira and Aryabandhu, who were leading the weekend, each offered a talk and their...
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Seizing Hold of The Jewel of The Bodhicitta

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 21 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
The third in a series of six talks given by Padmavajra, based on verses from Shantideva's 'Guide to The Bodhisattva's Way of Life', otherwise known as 'The Bodhicaryavatara'.

Talks given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, on the Winter Retreat, December 2011 - January 2012.
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Finding a Precious Jewel In A Heap of Refuse

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 21 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
The fourth in a series of six talks given by Padmavajra, based on verses from Shantideva's 'Guide to The Bodhisattva's Way of Life', otherwise known as 'The Bodhicaryavatara'.

Talks given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, on the Winter Retreat, December 2011 - January 2012.
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The Mystery of Exchanging Self and Other

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 21 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
The fifth in a series of six talks given by Padmavajra, based on verses from Shantideva's 'Guide to The Bodhisattva's Way of Life', otherwise known as 'The Bodhicaryavatara'.

Talks given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, on the Winter Retreat, December 2011 - January 2012.
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Living From The Essence of Voidness and Compassion

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 21 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
The sixth and final instalment in a series of talks given by Padmavajra, based on verses from Shantideva's 'Guide to The Bodhisattva's Way of Life', otherwise known as 'The Bodhicaryavatara'.

Talks given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, on the Winter Retreat, December 2011 - January 2012.
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Triratna women on retreat in Chhattisgarh

From Triratna News on Mon, 20 Feb, 2012 - 16:21

Triratna women on retreat in Chhattisgarh

From Triratna News on Mon, 20 Feb, 2012 - 16:21A Retreat for Women in India

Shakyajata, an English woman Order Member, is recently back from India which she visits annually, touring and leading retreats for Indian women, each time taking Triratna’s activities into new parts of that vast country. She writes with news of their latest development, an unexpectedly large women’s retreat in Chhattisgarh, a very poor part of Central India. She says -

“The retreat took place from Friday 23rd to Tuesday 27th December (a national...
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Living From The Brightness

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 20 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
The first in a series of six talks given by Padmavajra, based on verses from Shantideva's 'Guide to The Bodhisattva's Way of Life', otherwise known as 'The Bodhicaryavatara'.

Talks given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, on the Winter Retreat, December 2011 - January 2012.
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The Highly Potent Elixir

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 20 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
The second in a series of six talks given by Padmavajra, based on verses from Shantideva's 'Guide to The Bodhisattva's Way of Life', otherwise known as 'The Bodhicaryavatara'.

Talks given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, on the Winter Retreat, December 2011 - January 2012.
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Conditions For The Long Life of The Order

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sun, 19 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
Drawing on an exposition given by The Buddha in the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Padmavajra gives a stimulating and uncompromising talk on the first 7 conditions for the long life of the order.

Talk given on the 'What Is The Order?' retreat at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, February 2012.
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EcoDharma hosts their first women's retreat

From Triratna News on Fri, 17 Feb, 2012 - 06:12

EcoDharma hosts their first women's retreat

From Triratna News on Fri, 17 Feb, 2012 - 06:12Maitrisara, secretary of the UK’s Network of Engaged Buddhists, writes with news of a new event to be held at EcoDharma, a Triratna retreat centre high in the Spanish Pyrenees. To be held in May, it’ll be EcoDharma’s first women’s retreat and is titled ‘bodies of earth: beyond me and mine’.

She says - “Through an intimate mindfulness of our own body and our wider body, the earth, we can realise Buddhist...

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