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The King: Without and Within - Buddhasiha
This talk introduces the archetype of the King, and the qualities it brings to the life of a man. We're led through a short active imagination, bringing the King to mind, and we then hear how the...
View ArticleAuthority, Reality, the King - Prajnaketu
Where does genuine authority come from? How can we harness our potential to bring order to our lives and the world? In this engaging and personal talk Prajnaketu explores how the practice of Buddhist...
View ArticleHonouring the King's Sacred Duty - Sanghanistha
In this talk Sanghanistha shares his reflections on one of Sangharakshita's aphorisms and how this acts as a blueprint for a life that embodies the archetype of the king. A life lived knowing change...
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2016 International Council - Live Coverage!
Next week the fourth Triratna International Council take place at Adhisthana. This great biennial gathering is now a central feature of the creative life of our Order and Community, as inspiring Order...
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The 100 Year Puja - Bhante's Birthday
Friday 26th August, 7:30pm at the Glasgow Buddhist CentreWe’re marking Sangharakshita’s 91st birthday at the GBC with the ‘100 Year Puja’, a ritual celebrated in Triratna centres worldwide.Please come...
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The Dharma Training Course For Mitras - Reimagined!
If you’re a Mitra in the Triratna Buddhist Community, there’s a fair chance you may have done (or at least come across!) some of the four-year Dharma Training Course for Mitras - generally and...
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Sunday Community Gathering - Exploring the Spiritual Path
How do you envision your spiritual path? How do you know you are following it? We will meditate together, then explore these questions and more as we look at the Buddhist Threefold Path of Ethics,...
View ArticleDharma, Brexit, and the Future
Prajnaketu explores the EU referendum through the lens of the Four Noble Truths. Talk given in Oxford on Dharma Day 2016Tags: #dharmanow, young buddhists, oxford
View ArticleThemes From the Vimalakirti Nirdesha
A wide ranging introduction to the Sutra with plenty of personal examples and punchy reflections.Listen and download: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC2825
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Sangharakshita's Seminars For The Digital Age - Cultivating the Heart of...
For over 40 years, we have been producing transcriptions of full-length Dharma seminars by Urgyen Sangharakshita, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Community. This previously unpublished week-long...
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Some Divinity Shaping our Ends
The poet Robert Frost had a sense that meaning was to be found neither in the supernatural (God) nor in the intimately psychological (the self), but transcended these distinctions. Maitreyabandhu...
View ArticleWhat's Coming Up At The 2016 Triratna International Council
A quick introductory chat and précis with Viveka from San Francisco, U.S.A., about the themes of the event as people start to arrive from around the world…+ follow above to get notified whenever new...
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Come to Tibet with us .....
Film night this Saturday night or ……. Govinda’s by the Sea as I’ve called it before Saturday August 6th “Brad Pitt delivers one of the finest performances of his career, in the stirring movie event...
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A week in the metropolis in this strange third millennium
Here’s a recent diary piece i sent in to the London Buddhist Centre magazine…..Tuesday night back at the soup kitchen. They’ve put me on laundry and showers, and give me the special turtle-skin gloves...
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Vajrasana Retreat Centre Reviewed in the Guardian
Vajrasana retreat centre review – magnificent, modern Buddhist havenRead the full article in the Guardian here“My name is Maitrivajri,” says the lady waiting at the entrance to a smart black barn, deep...
View ArticleThe Three Strands and an Opening Ritual
Yashosagar from India and Sucimani from England talk about the College and Order strands of the International Council, and share their impressions of out opening ritual.Get the podcast (iTunes) | Get...
View ArticleWhy Is There An International Council?
Dharmananda, Munisha and Bodhivamsa discuss the reasons for having an International Council and its evolving function within a global spiritual community.Get the podcast (iTunes) | Get the podcast...
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Day one at the International Council 2016
The International Council’s first full day started with meditation, ritual, lively breakfast conversation and introductions from around the world.The Council’s membership spans six Areas: the...
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Scenes From An Evening (And A Day)
This evening we heard inspiring tales from the Three Strands (Order, Movement, College) in India courtesy of some of the local representatives: Karmavajra, Ratnashri, Vijaya, and Yashosagar. We heard...
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