Dharmabyte: The Importance of Spiritual Friendship
The FBA Dharmabyte podcast today introduces spiritual friendship, a particularly dominant feature of the Triratna Community, in a talk entitled “The Importance of Spiritual Friendship”. From the talk...
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18 ordinations at Hsuen Tsang Retreat centre, Bordharan, India 11th October 2015
We are delighted to announce that the following men were publicly ordained at Hsuen Tsang Retreat centre, Bordharan, India on 11th October 2015. There old and new name with their centers and their...
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In The Here And Now - Online Meditation
It’s the final week of our five-week series (you don’t need to have attended previously) on Sitting Still in a Turning World. This week - Tuesday 20th October - we’ll be gathering online once more just...
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Weekend Retreat 23-25th Nov 2015: Amoghasiddhi and Fearlessness
How can we acknowledge and find a more creative response to the fear that we experience, taking inspiration from the Buddha Amoghasiddhi. 15 members of the Exeter Sangha will be exploring this theme,...
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Buddhism for Beginners - new course
This six 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 happier states of mind. Open to anyone who has...
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18 ordinations in India
We are delighted to announce the ordinations of the following men at Hsuan Tsang Retreat centre, Bordharan, India, on 11th October 2015.Public preceptor Amoghasiddhi Private preceptor Amrutdeep Y. K...
View ArticleDharmabyte: Deepening the Practice of Spiritual Community
Viriyalila’s appreciation of and gratitude for spiritual friendship shines through in today’s FBA Dharmabyte entitled “Deepening the Practice of Spiritual Community”. From the talk “Three Perspectives...
View ArticleParami's Perspectives No. 4 - Tejopala and Akasamati on Climate Change and...
Parami is back, reporting from Australasia - or is it Oceania? - talking with two friends who have spent much of their adult lives reflecting on - and acting upon - climate change as an integral...
View ArticleParami's Perspectives No. 5 - Rijumayi on Young Buddhists Australia
Parami’s season of interviews from Down Under continues with an in-depth chat to Rijumayi, a young woman who has just joined the Triratna Buddhist Order and is pioneering the Australian branch of the...
View ArticleM&S Grant for Solar Panels
Dear all, I’m delighted to say that I’ve just received the paperwork accepting us for a grant to provide the new Colchester Buddhist Centre with a new 4kW solar panel system, which will probably offset...
View ArticleParami's Perspectives No. 6 - Maitripala on Women's Ordination and Her...
Parami again from “Oceania”! She’s in conversation here with her friend Maitripala who has been living in Europe for a year but is now back home and engaging with women seeking ordination into the...
View ArticleParami's Perspectives No. 7 - Dharmamodini on Triratna Adelaide
Parami - on her first visit to Adelaide, Australia - chats to Dharmacharini Dharmamodini about Triratna in her home city, about which she is most passionate! It’s great to hear someone speak with such...
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Young Buddhists On Retreat by Suvajra
Another beautiful gallery from Suvajra, capturing some of the faces of younger Buddhists attending the recent retreat for under-35s at Adhistana.See more photography work by SuvajraTags: young...
View ArticleFBA Podcast: Triratna Emphases – Spiritual Friendship
In his typical engaging speaking style, Padmavajra illuminates the Triratna emphasis on spiritual friendship in this week’s FBA Podcast, with “Triratna Emphases – Spiritual Friendship”.Wrapping up the...
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Bodhisattva Ideal and What is the Order? - final spaces
We have managed to create a few more spaces on the ‘Bodhisattva Ideal’ and ‘What is the Order?’ retreats in November and December this year. These 5 day retreats have proven very popular and are likely...
View ArticleTransference of Merit and Self-Surrender
The verse “Transference of Merit and Self -Surrender” expresses the wish that the benefit that we have gained through the efforts of our practice may serve for the benefit of all beings, not just...
View ArticleList of Triratna Buddhist Centres and practice groups taking part in the...
Dublin/Eire; Lllangollen/Wales; Glasgow, Fife, Highlands /Scotland; Ghent/Belgium; Amsterdam, Arnhem/Holland; Krakow/Poland; Stockholm/Sweden; Valencia /Spain; Berlin, Essen/Germany; Helsinki/Finland;...
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A Meditation For The Metta Wave
At 4pm on Saturday November 21 all participants of the International Urban retreat 2015 are invited to take part in a practice of the Metta Bhavana - the Development of Loving Kindness meditation. We...
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Welcome to the Metta Wave!
On Saturday November 21st many of the Triratna Centres and practice groups participating in the Urban Retreat will stop what they are doing around 4pm and take part in a metta wave- a wave of Metta...
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The second meeting of the Triratna Buddhist Group in Reading
Tuesday 3rd November 19.30 - 21.30At the next meeting we shall be investigating the mindfulness of breathing and how we can use it to calm the mind.
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