Port Fairy Sangha's BAM outreach project.
The Port Fairy Sangha, situated 300 kilometres west of Melbourne in Australia is screening the film based on Naomi Klein’s internationally acclaimed book”This Changes Everything” in the small town of...
View ArticleIntroduction to Meditation 4-week Course Starts June 23
Join us at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center, Thursdays 7 - 9 PM, June 23 - July 14, and learn two powerful meditation practices – Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana/Loving Kindness. These are...
View ArticleKamalamani: On Unbounded Love
For Buddhist Action Month 2016 we asked our friends from around the world to say what the Bodhisattva Ideal means to them…Kamalamani’s exploration of issues around consciously choosing childlessness as...
View ArticleBAM at Mid Essex Buddhist Centre
During the month of June, the Mid Essex Buddhist Centre is doing the following:Every Wednesday evening in June at Dharma Night we are collecting food for the local food bank.On Sunday 26th June in the...
View ArticleGuhyapati: On Inner And Outer Transformation
For Buddhist Action Month 2016 we asked our friends from around the world to say what the Bodhisattva Ideal means to them…Guhyapati has been spearheading a pioneering Eco-Dharma community in the...
View ArticleWhat is the Triratna Buddhist Community?
Nearly ten years ago I was ordained into the Triratna Budddhist Order on a four month ordination retreat in Spain. Padmadakini was ordained quite a bit prior to that on a retreat held by the women’s...
View ArticleBAM! comes to Aotearoa/New Zealand
The Auckland Buddhist Centre launched BAM! in May with talks on: - why Buddhists feel compelled to get off their cushions to take action on the streets or beaches, - why your choice of superannuation...
View ArticleCandlelight vigil for victims of Orlando massacre
Many Triratna sangha members attended the Portsmouth, NH candlelight vigil last night honoring the people killed in the Orlando massacre. Mitra Deb Howard, a member of Moms Demand Action (on gun reform...
View ArticleShrewsbury’s new centre wins award
The Shrewsbury Buddhist Centre, UK, opened last September in a former church hall. Now the redevelopment has received a Gold Award in the town’s annual Mayor’s Awards.Saravantu is the centre Chair. She...
View ArticleSangha Morning - Imagination In Action
This Sunday morning (10am-12pm), as part of our involvement with Triratna’s participation in Buddhist Action Month (BAM!), we’ll be looking at bridging the gap between imagination and action. In a...
View ArticleSangharakshita's diary
Sthanashraddha is Sangharakshita’s secretary. He writes:“Looking out of the window here in the annexe and seeing the trees now in full leaf it’s hard to imagine they were so bare and stark but a couple...
View ArticleMokshini: On the Bodhisattva Heart Of Intention
For Buddhist Action Month 2016 we asked our friends from around the world to say what the Bodhisattva Ideal means to them…Here’s my own “video diary” on the great heart of intention that informs every...
View ArticleBuddhist Action Month in full swing
We’re halfway through Buddhist Action Month, a pan-Buddhist festival of social action which has spread from Britain to many countries.With their own particular BAM theme of ‘21st century Bodhisattvas’,...
View ArticleKamalamani - Other Than Mother, Choosing Childlessness With Life In Mind
Satyalila interviews Kamalamani about a strong decision in her life as a Buddhist - to forego having children - and her subsequent decision to write a book about it. A great conversation between two...
View Article'Angry Buddha' coming soon
As we move toward the 60th anniversary of Dr Ambedkar’s conversion, we hear news of a documentary film about the curious and inspiring story of the Hungarian gypsies who were inspired to start Dr...
View ArticleThe Business of Buddhist Action
A talk by Anjali Chatterjee at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on Triratna Night, 13 June 2016, during June’s Buddhist Action Month – BAM! Anjali talks about a potential team-based right livelihood...
View ArticleYogaratna: Breaking The Silence, Changing The Story
For Buddhist Action Month 2016 we asked our friends from around the world to say what the Bodhisattva Ideal means to them…Yogaratna’s “video diary” for BAM 2016 is a no-holds-barred and urgent...
View ArticleOrdinations in Dehradun, north India June 2016
Ordinations at Dehradun, North India We are very happy to announce that the following nine people were ordained on 12th June 2016 in Deharadun, India. The Public preceptor for this event was...
View ArticleBAM in Colchester
Meditate in the Park for Peace - meet 3pm at the war memorialSun 26 Jun 15:00 - 17:00June is Buddhist Action Month, an invitation to take part and get involved in actions that express our care and...
View ArticleBAM Melbourne - Sangha divestment day
On June 18 members of the Melbourne Triratna Sangha will have the chance to learn how to divest from fossil fuels. This will be a two-hour workshop led by Tejopala.For information about divestment go...
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