A delightful conversation today at the Triratna International Council with Vajrajyoti from Auckland, New Zealand, back for her second podcast after her debut at the last meeting in India. We reminisce about monkeys, talk about the challenge of language barriers to Dharma communities around the world, and appreciate the positive effects of internationality generally - especially in its 'practice' aspects! All in the rather beautiful, if rainy, English countryside around Adhisthana...

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A great conversation on today's podcast with Aryaketu from India. Inspiring tales from his project teaching computer skills to women and men from amongst India's poorest communities as a way out of poverty. And a rousing evocation of why the International Council represents something vital to the sangha in India and is, indeed, the flowering of Dr. Ambedkar's vision for the Dalit community.

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For today's podcast we're joined graciously (for the second time in a day!) by Amala from New Hampshire in the USA. After some technical difficulties earlier we re-recorded this excellent conversation about how the International Council has alleviated a sense of isolation within Trirtana in the US and enabled the Order there to share its considerable wealth of experience more widely. An affirming and inspiring vision of connectedness from the USA & Canada's Order Convener. Also, we talk a bit about brass bands...

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A meeting with Chandramsu from Mexico, new to the International Council and keen to bring his regional perspective in and to take back a sense of connection to the wider Order and Community.

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We're joined today by the wonderful Sucimani, who's here representing the UK & Ireland Order strand at the International Council. The last time we all met was on a train bound for Mumbai, India, so a chance to reconvene and reflect on the work done since; as well as on Olympic beds at Adhisthana, the prospects for a Triratna bank, and her hopes for the meeting to come...

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An introduction from beside the duck pond at Adhisthana as the 2014 International Council kicks off!

Dassini explains what the Council is and does, with the help of Candradasa and Vidyatara. Then Dhammarati, the Chair of the Council, makes his own introductory remarks and we get to hear most of the delegates saying hello and ritually starting the proceedings...

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The closing Avalokiteshvara mantra from the final evening of the Triratna European Chairs' summer assembly... We moved from the meeting space to the bonfire where the song of compassion for the world met the great flame of impermanence. Meetings and partings... #Buddhism #chanting #chant #ritual #mantra #Buddhist #Triratna

The last section of the closing ritual (puja) from the 2014 Triratna International Retreat, including some inspiring verses and mantra chanting.

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Jo Richardson, once again, chants his beautiful arrangement of the Buddhist Metta Sutta (about the practice of loving kindness) set to harmonium.

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Some beautiful harmonized chanting from Monday evening on the 2014 Triratna International Retreat...

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