Knowledge of Reality - Ramble Three
How do we know? In this ground-breaking three part ramble Subhuti draws inspiration from Europes first Buddhist, Schopenhauer, and Indias ancient Yogachara. With immaculate clarity Subhuti takes us...
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How do we know? In this ground-breaking three part ramble Subhuti draws inspiration from Europes first Buddhist, Schopenhauer, and Indias ancient Yogachara. With immaculate clarity Subhuti takes us...
View ArticleKnowledge of Reality - Ramble One
How do we know? In this ground-breaking three part ramble Subhuti draws inspiration from Europes first Buddhist, Schopenhauer, and Indias ancient Yogachara. With immaculate clarity Subhuti takes us...
View ArticleU35's National Retreat - "Higher Ground"
Buddhism has at its core the goal of freedom. For many of us the ideal of complete freedom can bring with it a sense of fear: fear of the unknown, of our own unknown potential, standing out from the...
View ArticleHis story is our story - a talk for Buddha Day
The following is the text of an introductory talk given at the commencement of the Walk in the Footsteps of the Buddha retreat incorporating the Buddha Day Festival at Vijayaloka Retreat centre.Two and...
View ArticleNepal earthquake prompts amazing generosity
Green Tara Trust write to thank you for astonishing amounts of money donated in just one week, by individuals, by the UK’s Karuna Trust and by Karuna Germany:“So far six hundred and forty people have...
View ArticleAmazing earthquake fundraising
Triratna News reports on Green Tara Trust’s hugely successful fundraising for earthquake relief in Nepal.Tags: nepal, earthquake
View ArticleTransforming World and Self - Tara and the Tears of Avalokitesvara
Happy to say that Suddhacandika and Christine are booked on this retreat at Taraloka:Transforming World and Self - Tara and the Tears of AvalokitesvaraAvalokitesvara weeps for the sufferings of the...
View ArticleCo-creating Structures that serve the Bodhichitta
A talk by Vidyatara, assistant to the International Council, on the major Triratna structures - including the International Council - and how they come into relationship with each other, the Order and...
View ArticleBuilding the Buddhaland
A talk at the Bristol Buddhist Centre in the season entitled How to build a Buddhaland? Creating Ourselves. Taranita introduces horizontal and vertical integration, which leads to a discussion of...
View ArticleForbearance
I’ve been struck recently by reading for a second time in a Buddhist text that forbearance is the highest good we can practice. That’s quite a big call So I’ve been reflecting on what it is and how I...
View ArticleWhat makes Buddhist Action Month Buddhist?
BAM is an opportunity for Buddhists to take any actions they wish for the benefit of others, whether environmental or anything else.We’ve already looked at the history of Buddhist Action Month. Now we...
View ArticleLama's Pyjamas is five years old
Lama’s Pyjamas, the London Buddhist Centre’s second-hand shop, is five years old and they’re celebrating with a 50% off sale this Saturday, 9th May. This year saw their best profits ever - a grand...
View ArticleBuddhists gather at White House to discuss climate change
Buddhists gather at the White House this month for the first-ever White House-US Buddhist Leadership Conference, this year on the topic of climate change.Read the article.Tags: White House, Buddhist...
View ArticleTara and the Tears Of Avalokitesvara June 12 til 19 Taraloka
A nature / practice based environmental retreat based around the myth of Tara rising from the lake of tears to go to the aid of all beings .How can we access our own inner myths to give us the courage...
View ArticleMen's Event: 'For Heroic Spirits Intended'
We’ve been hosting Men’s Event weekends here at Padmaloka for nearly 40 years. These events are an excellent opportunity for men to come together and practice the Dharma in a more focused and...
View ArticleFBA Podcast: The Voice of the Buddha
Subscribe to the FBA PodcastSupport FBA today!We’ve all read the words of the Buddha – but what did he SOUND like? What might it have been like to actually hear him…? In our FBA Podcast this week,...
View ArticleDharmabyte: Myth Evoking Inner Reality
Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcastSupport FBA today!Just how does one explain the taste of a mango? Vadanya gives us today’s FBA Dharmabyte entitled “Myth Evoking Inner Reality”. Here, Vadanya...
View ArticleDharmabyte: Reality's Unfolded, What's Next?
Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcastSupport FBA today!Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is brought to us by Vajratara, entitled “Reality’s Unfolded, What’s Next?.” Vajratara condenses nearly 50 years of the...
View ArticleDharmic reasons to take part in BAM: No. 1
Buddhist Action Month, in June each year, is an opportunity for Buddhists of all traditions to take any action they wish for the benefit of others, especially actions to benefit the environmenthelp us...
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