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The Gift Relationship

Given at the North London Buddhist Centre at the launch of the book The Buddha on Wall Street.Listen and download: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC2383

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Tara And The Tears of Avalokitesvara

Tara And The Tears of Avalokitesvara A Buddhist response to the challenges of the 21 st Century and the Environmental crisis. This talk was given on the Area Order Weekend at Taraloka, May 2015, by...

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BAM retreat in Ireland - Self and Other: the Alchemy of Transformation

Compassion is far more than emotion. It is something that springsUp in the emptiness which is when you yourself are not there,So that you do not know anything about it.Nobody, in fact, knows anything...

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The Gift Relationship

Vaddhaka visited the North London Buddhist Centre to launch his book 'The Buddha on Wall Street' by giving a talk on 'The Gift...

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'Big Picture Dharma' - a day retreat at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre

Birmingham Buddhist Action Month continues with a day retreat on Sunday 7th June. The day is Called Big Picture Dharma: The Wealth Gap and Estonia based Order member Vaddhaka is leading events based on...

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Species In Pieces

I found this beautiful website extraordinarily moving… Species In Pieces: 30 Species. 30 Pieces. 1 Fragmented Survival.Tags: BAM 2015, animals, extinction, environment, CSS

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Parami - Live Web Talk June 6th!

On Saturday as part of BAM and the Young Buddhists weekend Parami will offer a live web talk and conversation. One of the most experienced and pioneering member of the Order, Parami has helped build...

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Buddhism for Beginners 23rd June - 21st July

Who was the Buddha and what did he teach?This five week course will explore the Buddhas’ life, some basic Buddhist teachings and the relevance they have for our lives today, such as how to enjoy...

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A Challenge to Buddhists

Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi wrote in an article called ‘A Challenge to Buddhists’ from Buddhadharma magazine (Fall 2007 issue):‘I know we engage in lofty meditations on kindness and compassion and espouse...

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Ordinations at Akasavana

The following women were publicly ordained at Akashavana on Saturday 6th June 2015:Public Preceptor MaitreyiKia Almegard becomes Vimaladhi, a Sanskrit name meaning ‘She whose Wisdom is Pure’ (long...

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Awakening money: this week's European tour

Amalavajra is a former bond dealer in the City of London, now working for Triratna and touring European Triratna Centres for Buddhist Action Month, speaking in relation to BAM’s second theme of money...

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Walking in Beauty

Eastbourne and Brighton (UK) sangha members joined up for a walk over some of the Seven Sisters, hilly cliffs on the Sussex coastal path. It was a beautiful day  with a brilliant blue sky, which only...

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BAM in Edinburgh: fundraising for India

BAM’s happening in Edinburgh - we’re raising funds for social and Dhamma work in India and Nepal.  Four of us are here for the whole month, by going out every night knocking on people’s doors and...

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Sangharakshita's diary

May 2015Bhante’s secretary Ashavajit writes: “Here at Adhisthana, spring has truly begun. The cuckoo has been heard not just once but many times, little brilliantly-coloured wild flowers are to be seen...

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NewsByte 3, part 5

Part 5 of Clear Vision’s third NewsByte, rounding up news from around Triratna, covering the very moving ritual closure of windhorse:evolution (12 minutes).Watch the full 6-story NewsByte compilation...

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The Buddha on Wall Street - Book Launch

Vaddhaka joined us last week to kick off Buddhist Action Month for us by launching his new book in duscussion with Manjusiha. The conversation was wide ranging and relavent, covering the problems of...

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GBC Sangha Gathering - Thursday 11th June

Come and join us for our next Sangha Gathering on Thursday 11th of June. Sinhacandra will lead a meditation and puja.6:30pm For baked potatoes. Please bring a vegetarian / vegan topping to share.7:30pm...

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Ten tips to reduce your carbon footprint - part 1

The following info is from a book called ‘How Bad are Bananas?‘; by Mike Berners-Lee. This book compares the relative amount of the carbon impact of a wide range of daily products and activities and...

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Meditation Tuesday for Buddhist Action Month - With Kamalashila

Kamalashila is one of our most experienced meditation practitioners and teachers. Author of Buddhist Meditation: Tranquillity, Imagination & Insight, we’re very fortunate to have him join us to...

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BAM Online Meditations!

For the rest of this month we’ll be conducting our usual weekly online meditation on BAM’s central themes of sustainability and caring for others. And who better to get us started than Kamalashila!...

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