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Stillness, Simplicity and Contentment (May 31, 10-16:00)
Together in sangha, we can inspire and motivate our desire to tread more lightly on the Earth; to practice the third precept with joy and delight.“What would the Buddha do?” is examined through...
View ArticleDharmabyte: Six Objects of Worship
Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcastSupport FBA today!In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Six Objects of Worship,” Sangharakshita explains the the first three of six garavas: Satta, Dharma, Sangha. From the...
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Nepal earthquake appeal
Follow Saturday’s severe earthquake in Nepal, donations are urgently needed.Green Tara Trust is a healthcare charity working with mothers and children in Nepal, run by British members of the Triratna...
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The Skilful Means of Vimalakirti
What is a Pure Land? And how do you create one? What is the true meaning of the Buddhas skilful means. With characteristic aplomb Padmavajra unpack the esoteric teachings of one of Buddhisms greatest...
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Nepal earthquake fundraising update
Karunamati is a Triratna Order member and doctor working for Green Tara Trust, working with mothers and children in Nepal. Following our piece yesterday - reposted to various Facebook sites and viewed...
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Hustings at the LBC #Election2015
Last Friday we hosted a political hustings with candidates fromt he 5 main parties; Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, UKIP and Green. The main shrine room at the LBC consistently has a magic...
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How come it's a challenge to keep up a meditation practice?
There’s so much out there about why we should meditateHere’s some good stuff to listen to sent this week by Izzyhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05nxhj6And yet it’s a real challenge to set up a regular...
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Eco-Sattva training: an online course for aspiring "EcoSattvas"
One Earth Sangha offers online “EcoSattva” training this summer, with Buddhist teachers of several traditions including Triratna’s Guhyapati (EcoDharma). They write:“In the face of catastrophic climate...
View ArticleLe Népal
J’imagine que vous avez tous entendu parler du séisme au Népal, et de la situation difficile de centaine de milliers, voire de millions de gens là-bas. Peut-être voulez-vous faire quelque chose, mais...
View ArticleWLBC from old to new centre
Here’s a video Suryaprabha made of the WLBC’s process from the old building to the brand new one we moved to earlier this year,Tags: WLBC
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Introduction to Buddhism - Four Week Course
Thursday evenings, May 7-28th, 7-9 pmA practical exploration of the core teachings of the Buddha.Topics covered will include: —The life of the Buddha —The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path...
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The Art of Kindness - Meditation Workshop
Introduction to Meditation May 16, 12 - 3 pm Are you interested in moving towards greater kindness? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to respond more positively to the people and situations in your life? In...
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Triratna Young Buddhists: Getting Radical Worldwide
Save the dates! June 6-8thCome celebrate and explore with other young Buddhists around the globe what it means to follow the Buddha’s Dharma as a cutting-edge personal and communal practice. Change...
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Sutra Sundays!
May 31 and June 28, Sutra Sundays, 10-1 pm: Engage with teachings from the Buddha and his disciples throughout history. A great way to explore the richness of the Buddhist tradition. Offered by...
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Building the Buddha Land
Talk 1: Building the Buddhaland In this short series: Inspirations from The Vimalakirti Nirdesha, Padmavajra talks about aspects of The Vimalakirti Nirdesha. He bases himself not only on the sutra, but...
View ArticleDharmabyte: Stories from the Pali Canon
Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcastSupport FBA today!In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Stories from the Pali Canon,” Saddhaloka talks about the tradition of storytelling in Buddhism, and recounts some of...
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May Events
Yet still the unresting castles thresh In fullgrown thickness every May. Last year is dead, they seem to say, Begin afresh, afresh, afresh.Tags: LBC
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Sangharakshita's diary
Ashvajit is Bhante’s secretary. He writes from Adhisthana, in Herefordshire, UK:“Here at Adhisthana there is every sign of spring: retreatants sunning themselves on benches or on the grass, flowers...
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Donations flood in for Nepal
Donations to Green Tara Trust in Nepal are now well over GBP13,000 - not including the GBP5,000 donated by Karuna Trust. It’s not too late to give. Make a Buddha Day donation!While Nepal’s government...
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Public Ordinations At Guhyaloka - 4 May 2015
Today was a delightful day here at Guhyaloka. The community began the day at 9 this morning setting up for the Public Ordinations. Two things needed to happen. One was to make sure we had plenty of...
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