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The Buddhist Centre

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Nov 8, 2025

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Episodes

Tchaikovsky - Tebe Poem 27.06.2017

Tchaikovsky - Tebe Poem by The Buddhist Centre

Offerings Chorus - Voice of the Buddha 27.06.2017

The Offerings Chorus from the Voice of the Buddha, Amalamati's composition.

Refuges + Precepts 27.06.2017

Refuges + Precepts by The Buddhist Centre

The 8 Wonderful Examples 27.06.2017

The 8 Wonderful Examples, from the Songs of Milarepa, set by Vipulakirti

The Wind 27.06.2017

A setting of Sangharakshita's poem, The Wind, arranged by Manidhara.

Jnanadakini - Bringing The Dharma To Latin America 02.05.2017

Jnanadakini was the first Mexican woman to be ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order and joins us to talk about her work bringing the Dharma to other Latin American women. We hear about the recent ordination, broadcast live on The Buddhist Centre Online, and about Jnanadakini's mythic connection to building sangha at home in Mexico, in Venezuela, and across the continent. Her quiet joy in this...

Triratna50 - European Dedication Ceremony 01.05.2017

Jnanacandra, Chair of Essen Buddhist Centre in Germany writes: We celebrated our 50th birthday in Essen with about 170 people; who came from Paris, Brussels, Gent, Amsterdam, Arnhem, Metta Vihara, Groningen, Berlin, Freiburg, Tübingen, Wiesbaden, Gelnhausen, Arnsberg, Osnabrück, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Dortmund and Essen. This recording is of the dedication ceremony for the next 50 years - first in...

08 Reflecting on the meaning of the poem's title and the symbolism of The Guest 30.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meani...

07 Sangharakshita One and Sangharakshita Two 30.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meani...

06 Further thoughts on "Advent" 30.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meani...

05 Opening the door for the Stranger 30.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meani...

04 House and Stranger - Preparing the conditions for the transcendental to emerge 30.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meani...

02 Sangharakshita's inspiration for "Advent" and the symbolism of The Stranger 30.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meani...

01 Reading of the full poem "Advent" 30.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meani...

03 Sangharakshita's LSD experiences and nibbling away at the ego 29.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meani...

03 The writing of the Arthurian poems 26.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, th...

06 Verse 3 - The Social Effect of Unskilfulness 25.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, th...

05 Verse 2 - Be Careful What You Dream of 25.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, th...

04 Verse 1 - Aligning the Heart and the Ideal 25.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, th...

02 Drawing literary inspiration and personal meaning from myth and legend 25.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, th...

01 Reading of the three Arthurian poems 25.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, th...

11 Final Thoughts on The Bodhisattva's Reply 25.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspi...

09 Verse 5 - The Suffering of City Life 25.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspi...

08 Verse 4 - Bodhisattva Action and Dr. Ambedkar 25.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspi...

07 Verse 3 - The Victims of Industrialisation 25.04.2017

One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply". Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspi...

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