Wise men disagree on site of nativity
At the end of November, a team of British and Nepali archaeologists announced that they had uncovered remains of the “earliest ever Buddhist shrine”, establishing the site of the Buddha’s birthplace in...
View ArticleLBC Year of Spiritual Receptivity - Prologue
Talk given at the LBC's Dharma Night Class Monday January 6th 2014Listen and download: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC1893
View ArticleRambles Around Reality - Consciousness Unfolds - Talk Three
In this series of three talks, Subhuti continues his well-known Rambles Around Reality at the LBC, this time enquiring into the nature of consciousness from the point of view of Urgyen Sangharakshita's...
View ArticleRambles Around Reality - Consciousness Unfolds - Talk One
In this series of three talks, Subhuti continues his well-known Rambles Around Reality at the LBC, this time enquiring into the nature of consciousness from the point of view of Urgyen Sangharakshita's...
View ArticleRambles Around Reality - Consciousness Unfolds - Talk Two
In this series of three talks, Subhuti continues his well-known Rambles Around Reality at the LBC, this time enquiring into the nature of consciousness from the point of view of Urgyen Sangharakshita's...
View ArticleOur Mind - The Determining Factor
‘Mind is the great determining factor in Buddhism. The state of our mind from moment to moment – its happiness or unhappiness, wisdom or ignorance, compassion or cruelty – is the key influence on our...
View Article‘Eight Step Recovery’ and ‘Perspectives on Satipaṭṭhāna’ are now available!
Valerie Mason-John and Dr. Paramabandhu Groves’ Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction and Anālayo’s Perspectives on Satipaṭṭhāna are now available to purchase from...
View ArticleThe Five Niyamas - This Weeks FBA Podcast
In this week’sFBA Podcastwe picked one of Subhuti’s “Rambles Around Reality – The 5 Niyamas.”Here Subhuti talks about the fundamental basis of Buddhism’s conception of reality; Pratitya Samutpada. He...
View ArticleThe Divine Eye as Vertical Imagination
In the Pali scriptures, do we have a word for ‘imagination?” In Monday’s FBA Dharmabyte, Sangharakshita offers his thoughts in “The Divine Eye as Vertical Imagination.” Vertical imagination is a...
View ArticleSpiritual Death - Spiritual Rebirth
This talk has been given at the beginning of the Winter Retreat 2013. It is the third of three talks given by Padmavajra on The Stages of the Path. Talk 3: Spiritual Death-Spiritual Rebirth - exploring...
View ArticleEmotional Transformation
This talk has been given at the beginning of the Winter Retreat 2013. It is the second of three talks given by Padmavajra on The Stages of the Path. Talk 2: Emotional Transformation - The Vision of...
View ArticleVigilance, Mindfulness and Awareness
This talk has been given at the beginning of the Winter Retreat 2013. It is the first of three talks given by Padmavajra on The Stages of the Path. Talk 1: Vigilance, Mindfulness and Awareness - The...
View ArticleVajra Bell - Winter 2014
In this issue of the Vajra Bell Newsletter:“Karma: Round and Round We Go, Where it Stops, the Buddha Knows”– by Amala“Impermanence with Appreciation” – by Narottama“The Stupa: A Most Auspicious...
View ArticleWhat's happening in the Highlands?
We’ve got a centre in Inverness. Inumerable hassles with the property company and its minions that we’re renting from, but hey, who said it was going to be easy? If they did they were wrong…..Last...
View Article'Eight Step Recovery' and 'Perspectives on Satipaṭṭhāna' are now available!
Valerie Mason-John and Dr. Paramabandhu Groves’ Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction and Anālayo’s Perspectives on Satipaṭṭhāna are now available to purchase from...
View ArticleNew Book out on Amazon.co.uk
The long awaited book - is now available on amazon.co.uk - just click here Buy My Copy Now - oh and do write a review on Amazon for us too. Thank youTags: Eight Step Recovery
View ArticleAvalokitesvara Mantra (Live at the ECA)
A rousing recording of the Avalokitesvara Mantra from the first Triratna European Chairs Assembly of the new year. The harmony is led by Amalamati from Valencia.Avalokitesvara is the Bodhisattva of...
View ArticlePadmasambhava Mantra (Live at the ECA)
A strong chanting of the Padmasambhava Mantra from the first Triratna European Chairs Assembly of the new year (2014). The chant is led by Nayaka from Dhanakosa Retreat Centre in the Scottish...
View ArticleTiny Rupas, Batch No. 1
The shrine at Adhisthana Retreat Centre, with tiny rupas sent in from Triratna Buddhist Centres around the world…Tags: rupa, statue, Buddha, shrine, Adhisthana
View ArticleThe Buddha & Imagination: FBA Dharmabytes Podcast
This week's FBA Dharmabyte, “The Buddha & Imagination,” is an excerpt from Kamalashila’s talk “Tranquillity, Imagination and Insight”, a book relaunching of Buddhist Meditation. Here, Kamalashila...
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