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Vidyatara and Parami talk about the College of Preceptors and what will be covered during the second of their biannual meetings, which is currently being held at Adhisthana. #preceptorscollege #adhisthana #triratna #Buddhism #Buddhist #Dharma #ordination

A new set of Buddhist Voices from The Buddhist Centre Online gets started with the first in a regular series featuring Suvajra, one of the most experienced members of the Triratna Buddhist Order, as we trace his life and practice taking each of the four seasons as our starting point. In part 2 of this conversation taking as its starting point Suvajra's first encounters with Buddhism in the summer of 1969, we move through a full 10 year arc to end with his eventual ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order in autumn 1978. It's moving to listen as an irregular interest, based as much on intuition as anything else, grows into a full-flowered commitment to a life dedicated to spiritual fellowship, awareness, and emotional positivity. There are more great evocations of the early days of Buddhism in the UK, especially in Glasgow and Manchester, and of the still forming ordination process in a new kind of spiritual community. As Suvajra grows through his tales his journey is both recognisable and exemplary for its open heartedness. #Buddhism #British #Buddhist #Dharma #Buddha #Triratna #FWBO #Sangharakshita #History

International young buddhist retreat at Adhisthana #bigfuturebuddhanow

Young buddhist retreat shakymuni mantra #bigfuturebuddhanow

A new set of Buddhist Voices from The Buddhist Centre Online gets started with the first in a regular series featuring Suvajra, one of the most experienced members of the Triratna Buddhist Order, as we trace his life and practice taking each of the four seasons as our starting point. We begin by touching on Suvajra's current life at Adhisthana Retreat Centre in the UK, caring for his teacher Urgyen Sangharakshita, the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community. And having set the scene in Herefordshire, 2014, it's time to consider our first season... Today we go back to the Summer of '69 and meet the young Suvajra as he first discovers the Dharma and realises that he has always been a Buddhist. This is a fascinating account of the early Buddhist scene in Britain in the 1960s and '70s and, specifically, in Scotland. We also hear about Suvajra's first visit to the US and subsequent exposure to Buddhist meditation and practice via Christmas Humphreys' books. And we catch a glimpse of his early encounters with the great Tibetan texts that were to have a profound influence on his later life. #Buddhism #British #Buddhist #Dharma #History #1969 #1960 #1970 #meditation #FWBO #Triratna #Sangharakshita

Publishing in the 21st Century is all about change and adapting to challenging conditions, with lower profits from online sales and increased competition from digital formats. Windhorse Publications, a small independent Buddhist publisher in Cambridge, UK, is meeting the digital challenge of this and share their experience with us in a fascinating discussion that's relevant to anyone looking to publish books in the age of the Kindle and the iPad... Support their crowd-funding campaign at http://windhorsepublications.com/sponsorabook Subscribe to this podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-buddhist-centre-online/id498033013 Follow us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thebuddhistcentre #books #publishing #publisher #Buddhism #Buddhist #eBooks #bookshop #crowdfunding #Dharma

A great conversation with six members of the Triratna Buddhist Order from North America at the end of their bi-annual Convention. Karunadevi, Amala, Suddhayu, Viradhamma, and Rijupatha all join our host Manidha for a round-table discussion of what it means to be part of Triratna on this continent in 2014. Some thoughtful recollections from the early days in the mid-'80s meet a wonderful sense of optimism and gratitude from the present as we consider conditions for practice in the USA and Canada and our relations to the wider spiritual community beyond our own shores. Recorded on the sun porch with birds and frogs and crickets at Aryaloka Retreat Center in New Hampshire, September 2014. #Buddhist #Buddhism #America #Dharma #meditation #Triratna #community #spiritual #friendship #Buddha #USA

A fascinating set of tales from Suriyadhamma from his many years worth of Buddhist practice. Taking us from his first encounters with the writings of Alan Watts in the '60s through his long discipleship with Chogyam Trungpa and eventual membership of the Triratna Buddhist Order itself. And a wonderful insight into practice for someone who has lost his sight and finds light and joy all around him, especially through meditation. Suriyadhamma's is a compelling and encouraging voice. Recorded at Aryaloka Buddhist Retreat Center, New Hampshire, September 2014. #Buddhist #Buddhism #Trungpa #Chogyam #Dharma #Tibetan #Buddha #meditation #blind #blindness

In today's podcast we meet Aryadrishti, courageously pioneering with a brand new Buddhist Center in Portland, Oregon, in the far west of the United States. We hear about the challenges she faces in building a community, and some of the innovative ways she's adopted for a very particular kind of American context. Having started out alone this is a great glimpse into the early days of a new sangha and the rewards that come from such strong clarity of purpose and perseverance. Recorded at Aryaloka Retreat Center, New Hampshire, in September 2014. Follow us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thebuddhistcentre Get more Buddhist features at www.thebuddhistcentre.com/features #Buddhism #Buddhist #Buddha #Dharma #community #Portland #Oregon #America #USA

The first of our Buddhist Voices podcast episodes from the North American Triratna Buddhist Order Convention for 2014. A lovely interview with Dayamati, Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico and far-flung Order member! Hailing these days from Albuquerque we hear how he stays in touch with his inspiration in the Order when the nearest Triratna Buddhist Center is 1000 miles away. We also revisit his book, 'Land Of No Buddha' and get a glimpse into his work as one of the Sanskrit experts who pre-approves names chosen for new members of the Order... Follow us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thebuddhistcentre Get more Buddhist features at www.thebuddhistcentre.com/features #Buddhist #Buddhism #Buddha #community