FBA Podcast: Yidams
This week’s FBA Podcast, “Yidams” is a talk given at Sheffield Buddhist Centre in 2007 by Padmavajra. As we approach the full moon of July, Buddhists around the world will be celebrating Dharma Day,...
View ArticleReverence, Devotion and Gratitude
Harvey talks about the importance of reverence and devotion and working with our ego-based tendency of not wanting to acknowledge anyone or anything as higher. He also rejoices in his teachers and his...
View ArticleDharmabytes: Receiving the Green Tara Sadhana
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called “Receiving the Green Tara Sadhana.” Here’s an excerpt from a great treat from Taraloka Retreat Centre, where Sangharakshita inaugurates their new shrine cabin...
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Women's Dharma Life Course 2016
One course finishes and another starts to come into being…The next and third Young Women’s Dharma Life course at Adhisthana for eight women (four from the UK and four from overseas), will run from...
View ArticleReflections On Ordination and 3 Months In the Mountains - Bodhipakshini
Fresh from a 3 month retreat in the Spainish mountains, during which Bodhipakshini was ordainied into the Triratna Buddhist Order, hear her personal reflections on going forth and initiation into a new...
View ArticleReflections On Ordination and 3 Months In the Mountains - Satyapurna
Fresh from a 3 month retreat in the Spainish mountains, during which Satyapurna was ordainied into the Triratna Buddhist Order, hear her personal reflections on going forth and initiation into a new...
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Shraddhalocani's Gift to Bhante
In Bristol, Shraddhalocani will be celebrating her birthday this coming weekend. She writes “Dear to my heart is the celebration of Bhante’s 90th birthday next month, and the birthday present he has...
View ArticleThe Way to the Beyond
The final talk in the series The Buddha in the Pali Canon is a substantial talk by Sanghadevi on the praises of Pingiya.Listen and download: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC2431
View ArticleThe Sutra On the Visualisation of Buddha Amitayus
In this last talk of a series of three, given during a 4 days seminar at Padmaloka in May 2015, Ratnaguna unfolds and explores some of the aspects of the Sutra on the visualisation of Buddha...
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Albanian
Many thanks to Lawrence Xhamoni of theLondon Buddhist Centre for his translations of many basic Triratna texts into Albanian. You’ll find them on his dedicated ‘Buddhism in Albanian’ website...
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Buddhism in Albanian
Many thanks to Lawrence Xhamoni for his translations of many basic Triratna texts into Albanian. Yoiu’ll find them on his dedicated website www.budizmishqiptar.org. Here’s a selection:The Five...
View ArticleDharmabyte: Manjusri Mantra with Harmonies
Our FBA Dharmabyte today drops us into the realm of ritual with a Manjusri Mantra with Harmonies. From a special Sevenfold Puja recorded on at Jikoji Retreat Center, California, 2008 on a Triratna...
View ArticleFBA Podcast: Breaking the Bonds of Selfhood
This week’s FBA Podcast is “Breaking the Bonds of Selfhood Through Serving the Dhamma (with translation in Hindi)” by Parami. Here is a strong, beautiful talk by Parami from the final day of the...
View ArticleDharmabyte: Ksitigarbha’s Jewel
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from Vajratara entitled: “Ksitigarbha’s Jewel.” If you really want to have everything, the teaching of Ksitigarbha is not to just give you what you want, but rather to help...
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Meditations from the Anuruddha Sutta - Week 4, Deeper Into The Breath
This Tuesday we continue our six week series of meditations based on the Anuruddha Sutta and the Buddha’s description of how the qualities of a Dharma farer relate to the practices they engage in -...
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Sangharakshita's new book
With 30 days to go until Bhante’s 90th birthday we’re well over halfway to raising the money for the one birthday present he really wants – the publication of his Complete Works, for everyone, forever....
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Writers' Convention 2015 - Poem Flags (A Series)
A couple of weeks ago the first Triratna Writers Convention at Adhisthana took place, which was a great success. Here are the poetry flags the writers installed in the Sangharaskhita Library at the end...
View ArticleSubhadramati - Beauty and Discipline
Subhadramati kicks off a new series for Dharma Night focusing on Urgyen Sangharakshitas unique contribution to Buddhism. Tonight she explores the essential integration of arts and asceticism that...
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The more love you give the more you have
This week’s share is brought to you by Grant (Copy given to us in Dharma Study Group on Sunday morning)“The Buddha said, thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle and the life of the candle...
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Sangharakshita: a life in pictures
Manchester Buddhist Centre’s exhibition: “Sangharakshita: a life in pictures” opens on 17th August, with pictures from the Clear Vision archive. They write: “To mark this special occasion, a set of...
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