The Buddhist Centre

Satyalila interviews Kamalamani about a strong decision in her life as a Buddhist - to forego having children - and her subsequent decision to write a book about it. A great conversation between two good friends about a long, challenging, ultimately affirming personal process and choice. Get more information on Kamalamani's book and where to buy it: https://thebuddhistcentre.com/news/birth-book-ch...

Dhammarati talks here about a new project on the system of training in Triratna. He is one of the most experienced members of the Triratna Community, having been chair of the College of Public Preceptors for a decade. He lives and works at Adhisthana, and is now the convenor of the International Council. Dhammarati reflects on what is essential in Buddhist practice: a growth of awareness which lea...

Parami interviews Kamalanandi and Padmavyuha about gender diversity in Triratna on the occasion of the first residential retreat for gender diverse people in our community. A timely and topical discussion about the issues raised in society generally by changes in awareness around gender – and in a particular Buddhist culture as it expands its sense of itself to be more inclusive and more forward t...

Dhammarati - in conversation here with Dhammamegha - is one of the most experienced members of the Triratna College of Public Preceptors having chaired it for over ten years. Here he talks about his long sabbatical after leaving that job - a rich, deep time that encompassed post-Impressionist galleries in New York and lengthy solitary retreats in California and in Wales. We hear about his personal...

A lovely discussion, largely about meditation, between two people who are dedicated to it as a key way to work with the mind and discover more deeply the nature of it. We hear particularly about the devotional aspects of meditation, which is another way into the idea of insight itself. And about meditation retreats - solitary and collective - as essential to practice, including those featuring the...

A great interview with Purna by Nagabodhi, who has been a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order since the late 1970s and is attending his first meeting of the Preceptors College. We hear the history of the Triratna community in New Zealand and Australia, and the continuing process of ordination training in the southern hemisphere. #Purna #Nagabodhi #PreceptorsCollege #NewZealand #Australia

Two of Triratna's most experienced Order members talking about training a new generation of private preceptors - those who ordain individuals into the Triratna Buddhist Order. #Dhammadinna #Padmavajra #Private #Preceptors #Triratna #Buddhism #Buddhist #ordination #Dharma

Parami is delighted to introduce her friend of 40 years - Ashokashri - as a new member of the Triratna College of Public Preceptors with particular responsibility for the USA. #Ashokashri #Parami #Preceptors' #ordination #USA #Triratna #Buddhism #Buddhist #Dharma #America #Mexico

Satyaraja and Maitreyabandhu led the 4-month ordination course for men at Guhyaloka last year and began a 3-year process of implementing changes to the course. Here they explain some of their reasons for these developments. #Guhyaloka #Satyaraja #Maitreyabandhu #ordination #publicpreceptors #Buddhism #Buddhist #Dharma #Triratna

Subhadramati, attending her first Triratna Preceptors' College meeting, talks with her good friend Dhammadinna. #Triratna #PreceptorsCollege #Buddhism #Buddhist #Dharma #ordination #women #sangha

Ratnaguna shares his excitement on his new book. And tells us why he wrote this book on Pure Land sutras, who it's written for, and the extras! :) Enjoy! Buy at windhorsepublications.com (due for release soon!) #windhorsepublications #books #Buddhism #Buddhist #Dharma #Pureland #Shinran #sutras #Amitabha #faith #imagination

Starting our coverage of the spring meeting of the Triratna Preceptors' College - the group of experienced Buddhists who oversee ordinations worldwide into the Triratna Buddhist Order. We hear from Saddhaloka - Chair of the College - on plans for ordination courses as the Order passes the landmark of having 2000 active members. We also hear from Ratnadharini and Parambandhu, two of the deputy Chai...

A talk in English to a Swedish audience, 5th March 2016, Dhammagiri Retreat Center, Sweden

En tal på Svenska som hålls av Pavarabodhi. 4 Mars 2016 Dhammagiri retreatcenter, Sverige.

#youngbuddhist 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 themselves fully in a Dharma life. #Buddhism #youngpeople #Buddhist #Dharma #Buddha #community #sangha

Satyalila reporting from an inspiring retreat at Adhisthana in the UK for a group of volunteers who came together to help Vidyadevi and Kalyanaprabha with editorial work on the first two of the twenty-seven volumes that will make up the entire Complete Works of Sangharakshita. And to to collectively dedicate their efforts - spiritual and practical. We hear about some of what's involved - from the...

This is an invitation from Stanashraddha and Satyalila at Adhisthana to join us in spirit for a special ritual that will take place there on Tuesday January 12th at 1900 GMT. This ritual is to consecrate and dedicate a two-foot tall Manjusri rupa that will be especially associated with Urgyen Sangharakshita's Complete Works. (Eventually the rupa will sit on a shrine in the Library, there amongst t...

A great summary of a very full week's work and Dharma practice from Mokshini and Dassini as the great winter gathering of European Triratna Buddhists comes to an end. As well as the overview we also hear about a special and moving ritual for one member of the assembly choosing to go deeper with the practice of simplicity and contentment in her life... A beautiful way to mark the close of a deepeni...

An exciting idea from the Triratna European Chairs meeting at Adhisthana. Mokshini talking to Ratnaghosha, the Chair of the Cambridge Buddhist Centre, on the theme of how best to celebrate our world-wide Triratna sangha. This would be both to promote unity across our sanghas as well help give those attending local Centres a sense of the internationality of our Movement which might not be obvious f...

A wee report from day 3 of the 2016 Triratna European Chairs Assembly on Amalavajra's 'Money Awakening' workshop. As Amalavajra points out, the Chair of a Triratna Buddhist Centre is likely to be one of the more influential people in their situation - so their views on money matter. We look at the 8 money archetypes, and the effect of giving more and more from a position of genuine generosity as w...

At the end of the second full day at Adhisthana on the European Chairs Assembly, Mokshini and Dassini report in on a rich, full and delightful day spent in the company of Ratnaguna - an Order member who has just written a commentary on the Pure Land Sutras. Ratnaguna shared some of his insights during the day on common themes between the Pure Land Sutras and Sangharakshita's teaching, which underp...

Mokshini in conversations with Dassini, Chair of the Glasgow Buddhist Centre in Scotland, to introduce the whys and wherefores of the Triratna European Chairs Assembly. A focus on how things work - particularly around friendship and practice as a community. #buddhism #buddhist #community #Dharma #Europe #international

Ivan in conversation with Saddhajoti and Nagapriya about the new buddhist centre in Cuernavaca, Mexico. An interesting exploration of what makes a Buddhist - especially when it comes to "teaching" and being a "Teacher". #budismo #budista #buda #Buddhism #Buddhist #Buddha #Mexico

Today we celebrated sangha day and the 25th anniversary of the Valencia Buddhist Centre; and the end of the international urban retreat. #valencia #urbanretreat

Vimokaddhipa and Belen share their experience of a day of practice and mandala making at the Valencia buddhist centre #urbanretreat #mandala