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Tomoko Bruce reads the Heart Sutra in Japanese, as used in the Triratna Buddhist Community. Visit www.thebuddhistcentre.com/translations/japanese for the words and www.thebuddhistcentre.com/translations for many other languages

For Nothing Is Fixed For nothing is fixed, forever, forever, forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment...

This year's Buddhist Action Month (BAM!) - live around the world throughout June - is about to kick off. The theme is "For the Earth" - and here on the Dharma Toolkit we'll be looking at the intersection between urgent human issues like climate change, economic inequality and social justice. The poetic version of this, rooted in personal and community practice, is that we have a perfect opportunit...

"Deserving a place in a realm where miracles happen" Let's start with this image: there's a river under the river. Then follow it via the works of William Stafford and the creative lives of members of the Wolf at the Door group: poets and writers exploring the interplay of modes of attention in their chosen art forms, mediated by the practice of Buddhism. The wolf is there too. Alive and real and,...

The Triratna Threefold Puja read in Esperanto, by Paul Harry Barron.

To mark the start of a Home Retreat on the theme of turning towards difficulties and moving through them well, a great, practical conversation with Yashobodhi about the meditative, reflective work of the Seven-Point Mind Training tradition in Buddhism. A mythic image to sum up and symbolize this is that of the Buddha on the cusp of his Enlightenment. He is sitting still at the point when Mara atta...

Triratna's Threefold Puja translated and recited in Thai by Pin Viraslip. Part of the Triratna Translation project; see www.thebuddhistcentre.com/translations for more information and other languages

Triratna's Dedication Ceremony translated and recited in Thai by Pin Viraslip. Part of the Triratna Translation project; see www.thebuddhistcentre.com/translations for more information and other languages

Triratna's Refuges and Precepts translated and recited in Thai by Pin Viraslip. Part of the Triratna Translation project; see www.thebuddhistcentre.com/translations for more information and other languages

Shimmering images, and no less shimmering experiences. Today's episode begins a series on beauty, poetry, myth, art and symbol as a response to crisis. Taking our cue from W.H. Auden's poem, September 1st, 1939, and his recognition of the need to "love one another or die", we ask how, in the midst of fear – even of death – we can exercise our agency as human beings? Poetry leads the way in and out...

countdown to #buddhaday! For our Triratna international Buddha Day celebration, on the occasion of the full Moon day itself, Padmavajra introduces us to the story of the Buddha and the Naga King, Mucalinda. With characteristic resonant depth, Padmavajra evokes the meaning and significance of the Buddha's Enlightenment, and his subsequent encounter with Mucalinda. 
He then reflects on the Udana, th...

Cuatro amigos budistas se reunion en zoom y exploran como su practica budista les ayuda en tiempos de pandemia y tambien como el mundo cambiando ha cambiado su practica. Parami (en Glasgow, Escocia), Saddharuchi (en la ciudad de Mexico), Nagapriya (Cuernavaca, Mexico) y Sanghadhara (Manchester, Inglaterra) son Miembros de la Orden Budista Triratna apasionados en compartir su entendimiento y practi...

Triratna's Threefold Puja Ceremony, recited in Albanian by Lawrence Xhamoni. . For the text itself (and many other languages), please see the Albanian page of the Triratna Translation project at www.thebuddhistcentre.com/translations/albanian

Triratna's Dedication Ceremony, recited in Albanian by Lawrence Xhamoni. For the text itself (and many other languages), please see the Albanian page of the Triratna Translation project at www.thebuddhistcentre.com/translations/albanian

Triratna's Sevenfold Puja, recited in Japanese by Shraddharocani. For the text itself (and many other languages), please see the Japanese page of the Triratna Translation project at www.thebuddhistcentre.com/translations/japanese

The Buddhist Refuges recited in Albanian, by Lawrence Xhamoni. For the text of the translation, please see www.thebuddhistcentre.com/translations/albanian

countdown to #buddhaday! For our Triratna international Buddha Day celebration, Punyamala speaks to Ratnavuha about her inspiration from some verses contained within the Lalitavistara Sutra which describe the Buddha as he walks to the seat of enlightenment. Together, they explore the image and significance of walking, and how this story draws out the timeless unfolding of awakening in all of our l...

countdown to #buddhaday! For our Triratna international Buddha Day celebration, Maitreyabandhu reads us a poem from his second Bloodaxe collection called Yarn: https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/yarn-292 According to tradition, two travellers met the Buddha just after his enlightenment and became his first disciples, Tapussa and Bhallika. They disappear from literature after that point, and...

countdown to #buddhaday! For our Triratna international Buddha Day celebration, Punyamala offers a reading of some verses from the Lalitavistara for you to listen to, and a suggestion for a walking meditation or reflective practice to connect with the Buddha.

 You can also watch Punyamala in conversation with Ratnavuha about her inspiration from these verses from the Lalitavistara Sutra which des...

A free-rendering of Praises to the Buddha from the Vimalakirti Nirdesa, translated by Robert Thurman and edited by Ratnavyuha. Read by Ratnavyuha. You can watch a conversation between Ratnavyuha and Dhiramuni about the verses here – https://vimeo.com/413590780 or listen to it here – https://soundcloud.com/thebuddhistcentre/words-in-praise-of-the-buddha Practice Suggestion • 
Listen to the reading...

countdown to #buddhaday! For our Triratna international Buddha Day celebration, Ratnavyuha and Dhiramuni, two friends from Auckland, New Zealand, share their inspiration from some verses in praise of the Buddha, contained within the first chapter of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa. They offer an audio recording of the verses, and a practice suggestion for a reflective writing exercise for you to engage wi...

countdown to #buddhaday! Sangharakshita tells us that the Enlightenment of the Buddha isn’t cold and detached, but sees everything as beautiful because it sees with a mind and heart of Metta. For our International Buddha Day celebration, Subhadramati evokes this aspect of the Enlightenment by telling a story of a pivotal moment in the Buddha’s life, which precedes the dawning of his enlightenment...

As we come towards the end of our Being Divine Online Home Retreat it is our great pleasure today to share with you some beautiful closing reflections from Ratnavandana on the theme of the retreat: love itself. https://thebuddhistcentre.com/love She beautifully evokes where and how she is currently spending this time of lockdown in rural Wales, UK, and shares how the Brahma Vihara meditations on l...

Today's episode looks at how to handle the cornucopia – the veritable smorgasbord! – of Buddhist teaching and resources now online. How do we offer the depth experience of the Dharma as well as the breadth of it? Join our friends from Berlin, Germany, Glasgow and Oxford in the UK, for thoughts, tips, and wry reflections on navigating a sea of content in ways that might leave us feeling more free....

On Day 7 of the Being Divine home retreat Ratnavandana shares her reflections on taking part in the home retreat and beautifully evokes where she is at the moment, her relationship with the Brahmaviharas and how she has been practising the Dharma at this strange and difficult time. For all the retreat resources: thebuddhistcentre.com/love