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Grand Opening Day for the Triratna Community of the Shrewsbury Buddhist Centre
The official Triratna launch is Saturday 26th September. The Shrewsbury sangha has met for many years in rented premises, but it’s a great step forward to have its own centre. Mitra Annette Clarke...
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Sangharakshita's 90th Birthday Celebrations
The recent Order weekend in celebration of Sangharakshita’s 90th birthday was a great success - thank you all who came and participated and helped to create such a wonderful gathering. It has had a...
View ArticleFBA Podcast: The Individual and Community
In this week’s FBA Podcast, “The Individual and Community” Dhammarati explores the central importance the Triratna Buddhist Order places on communication and connection as a means of personal...
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Pyrrho and the Buddha: Reasons to be Sceptical
Christopher Beckwith, Greek Buddha: Pyrrho’s Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia, Princeton University Press, 2015.review by Dhivan Thomas JonesClassical sources tell us that a young man...
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Our new session begins next week. Here’s what we’ve got lined up:On Tuesday the 8th we start the eight week “Life with full attention” which starts at 7pm and ends at 9.30pm (£130/£60 inc book). It is...
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Five spaces for men have become available on our Spiritual Rebirth retreat...
This is the third meditation retreat led by Vessantara at Adhisthana circling round the mandala of spiritual practice. This time we come to spiritual rebirth. How can we deepen and strengthen our...
View ArticleDharmabyte: The Six Distinctive Emphases of Triratna
Our FBA Dharmabyte today begins a two-month long series of podcasts around the topic of the Six Emphases of the Triratna Buddhist Order. Our introductory Dharmabyte is called “The Six Distinctive...
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Living as a River
“I’ll suggest that we cease clinging to the idea of having a self so we can embrace a life that is spontaneous and flowing, like an athlete in ‘the zone’, with a mind clear, focused, and non-grasping....
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Indian mitras gather in very large numbers indeed
How many mitras do you know? If you are reading this in India, the answer is probably, “Quite a lot”!There are around 10,000 mitras in India (where they are known as dhammamitras), including a...
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Adityabodhi joins the Preceptor's College
Dhammachari Adityabodhi is a senior member of the Order from India. He was ordained in 1985 from the Pimpri Centre, of which he later became Chairman, contributing much to its development over the...
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Kusalavira ordained in India
On 9th August at the Bor Dharan retreat centre near Nagpur in India, Gurbej Cchahal Singh was publicly ordained by Dhammachari Chandrasil. His private ordination was conducted over a month earlier at...
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The Big One 2015: just weeks to go....
Our annual gathering of Triratna Young Buddhists’ is just weeks away: 16-18th October at Adhisthana. “Timeless Wisdom, Modern World” is the theme of this years retreat, with talks from Kusalasara,...
View ArticleBuddhism and the Modern World
Great to see those of you who came to the young women's retreat at Tiratanaloka. I was left feeling that the future of the Order is in good hands. Here is the talk I gave about the state of the...
View ArticleDharmabyte: Reflecting on Core Triratna Features
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, called “Reflecting on Core Triratna Features” is an excerpt from the talk “The Six Distinctive Emphases of the FWBO”. It begins with a lovely personal note from Sangharakshita...
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Kilimanjaro helps Dhanakosa
This morning Steve Hornby, a mitra at Manchester Buddhist Centre, UK, started his ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the highest free-standing mountain in the world. He’s raising money for...
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A Buddhist contribution to the European refugee crisis
As the refugee crisis continues in Europe, many people have been moved to action this week.In Sweden, members of the Order joined a Stockholm demonstration in support of refugees arriving in Sweden. In...
View ArticleThe Journey and the Guide - Book Launch
Here’s Maitreyabandhu at the London Buddhist Centre, in conversation with Subhadramati about his new book: The Journey and the Guide: A Practical Course in Enlightenment. You can check Maitreyabandhu’s...
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