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January 02nd, 2018

2/1/2018

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The winter solstice and New Year are both times for reflection. At our last meeting of 2017, we reflected on what we would like to let go of, and what we would like to embrace.The things we wanted to let go of - perhaps habits of behaviour, speech, thought, patterns in relationships, perhaps something we needed to confess - we wrote on a red paper ‘leaf’ and let go into the river at the bridge in Llangollen where they were swept away. On a green paper ‘leaf’ we wrote what we wanted to embrace, keeping in mind our deepest values and how we could give them more space in our lives - and these we took home.
Looking back on 2027, it has been a year of growth for us. We welcomed two new Order members in September, and in November, we welcomed three new mitras. Mitra is word that means ‘friend’,and becoming a mitra is a public acknowledgement of commitment to the Three Jewels within the Triratna community. We were very happy to welcome Josie, Lauren and Belinda as new mitras.
In October, the Introduction to Buddhismand
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