Deux mille !
Lors d’une retraite fin janvier au Centre de retraite Saddhamma Pradeep en Inde, un certain nombre d’hommes, Australiens, Néo-Zélandais et Indiens ont été ordonnés. Parmi ceux-ci, un Australien,...
View ArticleHidden Gems Office Appeal
Hidden Gems Needs You! The heart of the Hidden Gems charity shop project is in our basement office, where we share tears, tea and our inspiration regularly. But it’s in a bit of a state. There’s holes...
View ArticlePodcast from Facilitators training weekend - Feb 16
Moksatara Amalasiddhi and Prajnaketu explain and share some of the highlights of this weekend at Adhisthana, from where we hear about inspiring international efforts to help young people express...
View ArticleReview: Cultivating Compassion, Realising Emptiness
We present here a review by Sarah Clelland of Anālayo’s new book, focussing on the interest and challenge of understanding the profound meditations that Anālayo writes about.Anālayo: Compassion and...
View ArticlePhone Campaign Karuna 2015
In Spring of 2015 a team of volunteers spent six weeks at Karuna Trust Office in London giving the opportunity to the supporters to increase their donations for some of the poorest people in India.Read...
View ArticleGoing Deeper
[Inline image 1] ‘But when we go deeper we realise that, however positive, uplifted, and connected our mind is, there’s always something getting in the way. Let’s say we’re focussing on the breath in...
View ArticleSunday Sangha - Sunday 6th March at the GBC
Join us for our next Sunday sangha event on Sunday 6th March from 5:30 to 8:30. Sinhacandra and team will help us explore our habitual patterns and personality types with the help of Barbie and Action...
View ArticleMarch 5th - Spiritual death and Rebirth
Spiritual Death - Spiritual Rebirth - This Saturday March 5th 11am Pacific time onHeaing and Insight‘When we accept Step One - ‘This human life will bring suffering’ we are receptive to the four...
View ArticleRetreating in Mexico
Mexico City is home to not one but two succesful Buddhist Centres! Watch how they spent their time over Christmas and New Year with 5 back to back retreats!https://vimeo.com/157596771Tags: Mexico,...
View ArticleVajragupta - Reflecting On Spiritual Death
In this talk Vajragupta continues our exploration of The Journey and The guide. Vajragupta uses reflections and stories to help us contact our sense of self and to explore how this sense feels...
View ArticleMen's Morning Saturday 16th April
Men’s Morning, Sat 16 AprilLed by DanapriyaOn Saturday 16th April 0800 to 1300We will start at 0800 with meditation, then breakfast, discussion, talk and more meditation plus walking meditation...
View ArticleClosure 29th March
Please note that there will not be a meeting in Reading on the 29th March due to Easter.We hope to see you on the 5th of April when we will be starting a new study course
View ArticleSoup and Sangha - Sunday 3rd April
Please come and join me in my home in Woodley for what I hope will become a regular event - Soup and Sangha.Soup you know about, Sangha means those who get together to support each other in their...
View ArticleChanging My Life, Going Forth On Ordination Retreat and Coming Back
A talk given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on Triratna Night, 7 March 2016Listen and download: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC2627
View ArticleVidyamala Burch on Opening to Pain with Mindfulness (Part I)
Vidyamala Burch, the founder and co-director of Breathworks (an organization dedicated to helping others through the teaching of mindfulness), is an ordained member of the Triratna Buddhist Order, and...
View ArticleThe Good News and The Good News
Dear Coogee Meditators First the good news and then the good news …………… Film night scheduled for this coming Saturday now clashes with a welcome home evening at the Sydney Buddhist Centre for four men...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Nagarjuna and the Perfection of Wisdom
The first talk in a series on Nagarjuna and the Perfection of Wisdom. Taranita describes both the legendary and historical origins of the Perfection of Wisdom and explains why it is important to us...
View ArticleIntroducing the March 2016 Preceptors' College meeting
Saddhaloka, Paramabandhu and Ratnadharini introduce the meeting, talking about ordinations and ordination courses, sadhana, and new members of the Preceptors' College.Two days of the meeting are...
View ArticleTalks from the Women's Area Order Weekend, March 2016: Money, Work, Power
Here’s a link to the full playlist of talks from the women’s area order weekend in March 2016, on the theme of Money, Work and Power: https://vimeo.com/album/3841728Tags: Order weekend, Money...
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