NewsByte 3, part 6
The 6th and final part of Clear Vision’s third NewsByte, rounding up news from around Triratna, in which we see Amitasuri at work as a Buddhist hospital chaplain in Manchester (8.5 minutes).Watch the...
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Notes On Climate Change - And Advice From Bhikkhu Bodhi
Hello friends, Here are some notes I took on discussions at a recent Dharma Teachers Gathering that I attended in New York. Climate change was one of three major topics we discussed about the Dharma...
View ArticleParami's Perspectives No.2 - Shifting Paradigms
Parami interviews Dhammadinna and Khemasuri at the end of a retreat at Adhisthana looking at how Buddhists can help promote change in the wider world.Based on the Dasadhamma Sutta (Discourse on The Ten...
View ArticleHanding on & Rejoicing - the March 2015 College Meeting
At the March 2015 College meeting, after 10 years as Chair of the Triratna Preceptors’ College, Dhammarati hands on to Saddhaloka. In learning what the role of Chair of the College is, what the job has...
View ArticleHanding on & Rejoicing - the March 2015 College Meeting
At the March 2015 College meeting held at Adhisthana, after 10 years as Chair of the Triratna Preceptors’ College, Dhammarati hands on to Saddhaloka. In learning what the role of Chair of the College...
View ArticleMy BAM month-Dayasara
My Mum died on June 5th-lots of emotion, of course, but Mum’s health had been deteriorating since she had a fall at the end of March and a stroke a week later-we’ve got a family-led funeral on June...
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Earth metta quiz
We are all familiar with the notion of climate change. But how much do you really know about our collective impact on the planet and your personal carbon footprint? Pit your wit against the Earth Metta...
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The truth about copper, bronze and brass
Thinking about commissioning a bronze rupa? If so, you might want to consider the social and environmental impact of bronze against alternative materials. The attached factsheet was compiled by a...
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Facts about consuming animals/ animal products
Cardiff Buddhist Centre are running a range of workshops at the BAM Sangha night and one of the workshops is on vegetariansim and veganism. We know some people come along and struggle to give up meat...
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More about awakening your money
We haven’t said very much so far about Triratna’s second theme for Buddhist Action Month: Awakening your money sense. Amalavajra, Triratna’s European fundraiser writes with some ideas for getting real...
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Women and Buddhism: The Moon and Flowers republished
First published by Windhorse Publications in 1997, The Moon and Flowers is a collection of essays by 19 women Order members. Long out of print, it’s now available once more as an eBook from Windhorse,...
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Spend less; live more simply
Amalavajra, Triratna’s European fundraiser writes with further ideas for looking at your relationship to money.“The third Buddhist precept is ‘with stillness, simplicity and contentment I purify my...
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Sponsored 'vegan for a week' event - open to all
In Southampton, we are running a sponsored ‘vegan for a week’ event and we would like to invite you to participate!It takes place the week beginning 29th June, costs £5 to join, and all proceeds go to...
View ArticleKuladharini - The Order at Play in the World, Wednesday 1st July
Kuladharini will be giving a talk on Wednesday 1st July entitled “The Order at Play in the World” as part of the Transforming self and the world Summertime Specials. Come and join us!Tags: Kuladharini,...
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Awakening money by giving more
More ideas from Amalavajra, Triratna’s European fundraiser, for reviewing your relationship with money. “The second Buddhist precept is ‘With open-handed generosity I purify my body.’Recognise the...
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The Colours of Metta
It was good to be on retreat with some of you this weekend just past. Our theme was ‘The Brahma Viharas’ also know as the sublime abodes and they are all aspects of what Buddhists know as metta or...
View ArticleWhat is the problem at the heart of capitalism and what can we do about it?
Vaddhaka Linn, author of The Buddha on Wall Street, talks about the problem at the heart of the capitalist system from the perspective of Buddhist ethics.But can we really do anything about it?...
View ArticleSuvajra's Seasonal - No 3, Winter: Meeting Dhardo Rimpoche
We’re making a virtue of the long gap since Suvajra’s autumn seasonal by switching to the southern hemisphere for our frame of reference! As colder weather settles over the realms of the south we hear...
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Simplify To Sustain - The Radical Buddhist Approach to Living Happy in...
Summer Friends’ Night Series at the Portsmouth Buddhist CenterSince 2008 and the financial crash, many people have found themselves wondering how and if the values they hold can be reflected in key...
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Dharma Day Celebration
For our Friends’ Night on July 1st we will be marking what is fondly known as Dharma Day in the Buddhist world: A celebration of the Buddha’s teaching held on the full moon of July.Soon after his...
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