Candlelight 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 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 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 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...
View ArticleSamacitta: Promoting Veganism At Centres
For Buddhist Action Month 2016 we asked our friends from around the world to say what the Bodhisattva Ideal means to them...A characteristically passionate talk from Samacitta on the urgent ethics of...
View ArticleChapter Convener's Retreat
Chapter Convener’s Retreat cum meeting from 11th to 17th Jun 16. Dh. Aryaketu and Dh. Karmavarja given talk on subject Mahaparinirvana sutta. It is attended by 30 Dhammachari and among then were 10...
View ArticleBAM! litter pick
What a great day: thanks to everyone who came along on our June litter pick! After a dedication ceremony at the Centre, witnessed by Avalokitesvara, we went to Ponderosa for a few hours of mindful...
View ArticlePublic Ordinations at Adhisthana, June 18th 2016
We are delighted to announce the names of the new dharmacharinis publicly ordained at Adhisthana on the 18th of June 2016. Queridos hermanas y hermanos, nos da un gran placer anunciar los nombres de...
View ArticleBAM! 2016 litter pick @ Ponderosa
What a great day: thanks to everyone who came along on our BAM litter pick! After a dedication ceremony at the Centre, before a shrine to Avalokitesvara, we went to Ponderosa for a few hours of mindful...
View ArticleBAM! Khemasuri's talk at Sheffield sangha night > Ethics and an...
Titled “Ethics and an Interconnected World”, Khemasuri gave a special talk at sangha night on June 7th (part 7 of the theme: The Way to the Beyond for the Benefit of All). Tags: Sheffield Buddhist...
View ArticleBristol BAM - Transforming Self and World
A small group of us shared a very powerful day at the Bristol centre today, looking at how we can open positively to the suffering that we see in the world around us without becoming overwhelmed, and...
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