Learn to Meditate!
We have two opportunities to learn traditional Buddhist meditations in April. These meditations lead to greater calmness and sensitivity, deeper levels of relaxation, transform negative emotions into...
View ArticleDay 6: A Puja To Ratnasambhava
Rounding off day 6 of Living In The Mandala we have another puja that steers to the deep when it comes to evoking the guardian Buddha of the moment, in this case Ratnasambhava - the Jewel-Born,...
View ArticleThe Adamantine Bond of Brotherhood - Personal Reflections Friendship
A short talk given at the Young Mens Retreat at Padmaloka in 2014. This talk includes Jeremys personal reflections on friendship and Kalyana Mitrata.Listen and download:...
View ArticleThe Adamantine Bond of Brotherhood
A talk given at the Young Mens Retreat in 2014 on Fear, Friendship, Love, and the BuddhaListen and download: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC2308
View ArticleStupa Practice: Engine of Enligtenment
Meditation Practice Morning - April 19th, 10 am - 1 pm Learn a creative, energizing, and inspiring meditation practice based on the traditional forms of a Buddhist stupa. The stupa practice includes...
View ArticleRecovery Day Retreat: Finding Freedom
Come explore recovery from addictions through the lens of Buddhist teachings and practices. This day will be dedicated to meditation, discussion and friendship and is not meant as a substitute for any...
View ArticleSutra Sundays!
Each of these micro-retreats will focus on a particular sutta or sutra. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with teachings from the Buddha and his disciples throughout history. A great...
View ArticleAbhaya - On Beauty and Spiritual Life
From the description of the day: “Beauty is Important”— Sangharakshita, in a recent conversation. With the one of the Six Distinctive Emphases, (slightly expanded), of the spiritual value of beauty,...
View ArticleLive Coverage of Windhorse:Evolution's Final Ritual
On Thursday March 25th, with our friend Ivan’s help - and the internet gods permitting - we’ll be streaming live coverage of parts of the final ritual at Windhorse:Evolution. You can follow along on...
View ArticleWindhorse:Evolution's Final Ritual
Select Featured Post: Live Coverage of Windhorse:Evolution's Final RitualSub title: Live coverage 25th March 2015Groups audience: Buddhist Centre Features
View ArticleWindhorse:Evolution's Final Ritual - Live On The Buddhist Centre Online
On Thursday March 25th - the internet gods permitting - we’ll be streaming live coverage of parts of the final ritual at Windhorse:Evolution. You can follow along on Instagram as well as on Twitter,...
View ArticlePure and Impure Buddhalands - Seeing the Jewel Tree
In a further talk at the Bristol Buddhist Centre in the series on Building The Buddhaland, Taranita draws on the Song of Zazen from Hakuin, the image of Entering the Marketplace with Bliss Bestowing...
View ArticleSwan Song
An informal talk full of poems and reflections on life, death, friendship and faith, on the choices that we make, and why? After 10 years as Mitra Convenor Saraha relishes life, relishes the love of...
View ArticleEros and Beauty - Beauty As Refuge
Subhadramati continues the series exploring the place of Eros and Beauty in the Buddhist life by drawing out the experience of poetry and connecting with strangers. From 26th January 2015Listen and...
View ArticleEros and Beauty - Jnanavaca On Fire
Continuing the seminar series exploring Eros and Beauty, Jnanavaca draws inspiration from Keats on the ascent of beauty. With some questions and answers. 9th March 2015Listen and download:...
View ArticleEros and Beauty - Manjughosha, Love and Beauty
Padmavajra continues the seminar with reference to Shantideva - the great Buddhist master from 8th India and the then world-famous Nalanda Buddhist University - and to Manjughosha - the archetypal...
View ArticleDharmabyte: Gathering Wisdom
Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcastSupport FBA today! In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Gathering Wisdom”, we hear from Vidyadevi during the opening of the new Sangharakshita Library at Adhisthana....
View ArticleThe Indian Dharmacharinis have arrived!
Shraddhavajri and Vidyadharini have arrived at Adhisthana and wanted to thank the IDT donors for sponsoring them. They are benefitting already from their time in the UK and the women’s course are...
View ArticleMinor Maintenance
Minor Maintenance work going near kitchen building, removing and shifting of asbestos sheet under concrete block as it was got weak from one side
View ArticleCommunity Members Evening Walk
Community member goes for walk to near by mountain to get boarder view of valley.
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