New Chair for Birmingham Buddhist Centre
Birmingham Buddhist Centre, UK, has a new Chair. Maitrisara writes:“At the Birmingham Buddhist Centre, we have been welcoming our new Chair, Singhamati, and saying goodbye and thank you to Samacitta,...
View ArticleSecond Turning of The Dharma Wheel - Nagarjuna Points Out the Emptiness of...
Nagarjuna is the first distinctive voice in the Buddhist tradition to follow Buddha, a figure of such significance that he is known as a Second Buddha. His Mulamadhyamakakarika (Fundamental Verses on...
View ArticleDr Ambedkar - a celebration in Sydney
To celebrate the 125 Jayanti (birthday) of Dr B. R. Ambedkar and the incredible achievements of his life, the Sydney Buddhist Centre’s Young Triratna group and a number of committed members of the...
View ArticleSunday Sangha - 17th April at the Glasgow Buddhist Centre
A Culture of Giving led by Dassini: Relaunching the “let’s drop class charges and give the Dharma away” action plan. Please come along and give your support to making this beautiful idea happen in the...
View ArticleA Body of Practice - Satyapara
Drawing upon the myths in the life of the Buddha Satyapara explores the role the body plays when we take up Buddhist practice. She describes the Buddha as a child under a rose apple tree being deeply...
View ArticleMeditation Workshop: Going Deeper with Mindfulness of Breathing
In this workshop, Dh Satyada will provide an introduction to the Anapanasati Sutta, the Buddha’s core teaching on mindfulness of breathing practice. The verses in this sutta lead the practitioner...
View ArticleTriratna: safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
“Ensuring the sexual, physical and psychological safety of young people and vulnerable adults involved in the activities of Triratna Buddhist Centres and other enterprises is an expression of the First...
View ArticleReflections on the Zenpo Zidel
“if you cling to this life, you are not a Dharma practitioner; If you cling to the three realms, that is not renunciation; If you cling to self-interest, you are not a bodhisattva; If grasping arises,...
View ArticleWhy Is It Worth Knowing That the Self-View Is Illusory
In this personal talk Tejananda reflects on the Buddha's statement that his teaching is 'dukkha and the cessation of dukkha' in relation to his own experience of dukkha and dharma practice.Listen and...
View ArticleOrder Weekend Apr 16
Order Weekend at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center from 7th to 10th Apr 16. Attended by 55 order members among them were 18 Dhammacharini. Dh. Karmavajra, Dh. Chandrashil and Dh. Vimaldhamma given...
View ArticleTriratna on the BBC World Service
Listen to this recent BBC radio documentary featuring our very own Maitriveer Nagarjuna! It is about why the Dalits, after generations of oppression, are converting to Buddhism. An interesting listen...
View ArticleEverything Changes Everything Stays the Same
Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water This famous Zen saying captures the magic of spiritual growth and development.One’s life might look very...
View ArticleFive Viniyata Citta Dhamma
Talk Given by Dh. Adityabodhi on Five Viniyata Citta Dhamma in Men's GFR Retreat from 15th to 19th Apr 16 at Saddhamma pradeep Retreat Center. Retreat was attend by 51 mitra and 15...
View ArticleIntroducing Ambedkar
‘Who are the great world reformers? Vajratara presents the life and work of Dr Ambedkar, who transformed the lives of his followers in India who were oppressed by the caste system. He thought that the...
View ArticleIntroducing the Triratna Translations Board
Bhante’s 90th birthday fundraising last year raised well over £100,000 for the publication of his Complete Works, a job which is well under wayand to which Bhante himself added more money specifically...
View ArticleRowan Williams In Interview with Maitreyabandhu
Maitreyabandhu in conversation with the ex-Archbishop about poetry, imagination and faith in a troubled world. For Poetry EastListen and download:...
View ArticleReality Is Personal
Singhamanas brings the buddha's fundamental teaching of dependant arising to life with compelling stories from this world and beyond.Listen and download:...
View ArticleThe Texture of Reality
Jnanavaca explores the notions of conditioned and unconditioned reality, and the relationship between the two.Listen and download: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC2721
View ArticleSunday Sangha - 25th April at the Glasgow Buddhist Centre
This week we’ll be treated to some readings from Poets’ Way members led by Maria. The evening will have two distinct parts. The fIrst will be a brief description of what goes on in the Poets’ Way, then...
View ArticleThe London Buddhist Summer Magazine Out Now
Giving is a fairly simple thing to do: money to a good cause, time to a friend, food to the hungry, energy to a situation. But sacrificing what you hold most precious – your very own life – is an...
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