We did it!
It’s taken us two years but we’ve finally completed our fundraising campaign to build a better Vajrasana. Thanks to everyone involved. Work will be starting this summer.Tags: Vajrasana, Fundraising
View ArticleOpen Day at the LBC - Sunday 11th May
Open DayPursuing PleasureSearching for Satisfaction in Daily Life: Sex. Money. Status. Love.Pleasure is important, but how do you get it without destroying yourself and the world? Four Buddhists...
View ArticleWhat Meditation Isn't - An Animation
Over on the New Ventures space (you’ll have to join the group to view some posts) Stephen Heppell from Motion Graphics has posted the latest in his excellent series of animations. This one is about...
View ArticleWhat Meditation Isn't
Select Featured Post: What Meditation Isn't - An AnimationSub title: Time for some Breathing Space...Groups audience: Triratna Features
View ArticleJnanavaca - The Myth of the Return Journey
Epic feature length talk from Jnanavaca - chair of the LBC - with a reading of the famous myth from the White Lotus Sutra.Tags: talks, Jnanavaca, LBC
View ArticlePersonal reflections on the Spiritual Death Colloquium - Kamalashila
Some thoughts from Kamalashila on his experience of the Spiritual Death Colloquium.
View ArticlePersonal reflections on the Spiritual Death Colloquium - Padmadharini
Padmadharini shares some thoughts about her experience of participating in the Spiritual Death Colloquium.
View ArticleEnsuring a High Degree of Commonality of Practices and Teachings: Continuity...
How does an international spiritual community, crossing cultures and language barriers, ensure a coherent, consistent set of practices is in place? What is it to experiment with new approaches? How...
View ArticleEnsuring a High Degree of Commonality of Practices and Teachings: Continuity...
Here are some download versions of Subhuti’s new paper for specific devices, to go with the online reading version.How does an international spiritual community, crossing cultures and language...
View ArticleSangharakshita's Diary, April 2014
Ashvajit, Sangharakshita’s secretary, writes with his usual summary of Bhante’s activities over the past month. He says - “Looking out of my window here at Adhisthana I see the small lake, mirror-like,...
View ArticleYoung Women's Dharma Life Course - half way through the adventure...
In February this year, 8 young women from different parts of the UK and the globe arrived at Adhisthana to start the 5 month Young Women’s Dharma Life Course. They are now about half way through and...
View ArticleBuddha Day - gilding the Buddha....
Buddha Day is approaching - Sunday 11 May - more info on the MBC websiteIn the run up to Buddha Day, sangha members have been ‘gilding the Buddha’ - pasting pieces of ‘gold leaf’ on a Buddha rupa. A...
View ArticleDharmabyte: Aspiration and Joining the Order
In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Aspiration and Joining the Order”, Saddhanandi takes us through a set of very thought-provoking reflections. She is forthright indeed about the difficulties and joys of...
View ArticleAn Epitome of Rational Dhamma
Y. Karunadasa, Early Buddhist Teachings: The Middle Position in Theory and Practice, Centre of Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong, 2013, $30, 205pp hback.Review by Dhivan Thomas JonesThe term...
View ArticleMindfulness Colloquium
This is the summary of the Mindfulness Colloquium held at Adhisthana on 3-4 April 2014, covering its purpose, participants, process and next steps.File NameSizeSummary of the Mindfulness Colloquium3.69...
View ArticleBAM 2014 plans take shape across Triratna
BAM 2014 - Buddhist Action Month 2014 - begins in just one month’s time, with Buddhist groups across the country encouraged to spend June engaged in collective actions for the benefit of others,...
View ArticleUrthona issue 31 in production!
The next issue of the mag is well into production now. The theme is the ARTANDCRAFTOFSTORYTELLING.We will have an in depth interview with master story-teller Kevin Crossley-Holland (famous for his...
View ArticleWhat Meditation Isn't
Great new piece made for our Breathing Space project as we kick off a new venture taking Minfulness into London Schools.
View ArticleBook your place on the International Retreat!
There are still some places left on the biggest open Sangha gathering of the Triratna year - the Triratna International Retreat. Many preparations are afoot for this year’s retreat, happening for the...
View ArticleFBA Podcast: A System of Training
In this week’s FBA Podcast Dhammarati delivers “A System of Training.” Here Dhammarati explores the Triratna system of practice itself - its background in practice, its relationship to tradition, and...
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