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Public Ordinations at Padmaloka

By padmavajra on Mon, 29 Apr, 2024 - 14:58

Public Ordinations at Padmaloka

By padmavajra on Mon, 29 Apr, 2024 - 14:58

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce that the ordinations of the following 19 men took place at Padmaloka Retreat Centre on 27th April 2024.

Public Preceptor Padmavajra:

Julian Haxby becomes Aryamanas - ‘He who has a Noble Mind’
Private Preceptor Mangala

Plinio Coll become Khahadaya - ‘One whose Heart is like the Sky’
Private Preceptor Rijumitra

Archie Conway becomes Kusaladhara - ‘He who bears the Skilful in Mind’
Private Preceptor Keturaja

Denis...

Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center
Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center

Chapter Convenors Retreat - Apr 24

By Saddhammapradip on Mon, 29 Apr, 2024 - 13:25

Chapter Convenors Retreat - Apr 24

By Saddhammapradip on Mon, 29 Apr, 2024 - 13:25

Chapter Convenors retreat led by Dh Ratnashil on Dh Subhuti paper A Initiation into a New Life. 

Free Buddhist Audio
Free Buddhist Audio

Getting Lost (Dharmabytes Podcast)

By Centre Team on Mon, 29 Apr, 2024 - 11:00

Paraga offers some reflections on his personal experience of being in the Order. Excerpted from the talk Reflections On the Benefits of Being In the Order given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2016.

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Birmingham Buddhist Centre
Birmingham Buddhist Centre

Metta As a Path to Insight

By Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 29 Apr, 2024 - 00:00
Singhamat gives an inspiring, heartfelt evocation of the power of the Metta Bhavana. Woven through this talk are poems, personal stories, alongside clear and powerful dharma teachings. Not to be missed...
Frome Triratna Group
Frome Triratna Group

Dominic Ellison Mitra Ceremony

By Sthiramitra on Sun, 28 Apr, 2024 - 14:56

Dominic Ellison Mitra Ceremony

By Sthiramitra on Sun, 28 Apr, 2024 - 14:56

Sangha evening 25th April Dominic had his mitra ceremony, pictured with the lovely shrine. Sadhu!

(The shrine is made fresh each week as we hire our venue.)  

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

Our latest podcast episode with Vimalasara

By Windhorse Publi... on Sun, 28 Apr, 2024 - 09:00

Our latest podcast episode with Vimalasara

By Windhorse Publi... on Sun, 28 Apr, 2024 - 09:00

In this latest episode of our podcast, host Dhammamegha sits down with the award-winning author and speaker, Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason John, to discuss their upcoming release, First Aid Kit for the Mind: Breaking the Cycle of Habitual Behaviours. This insightful pocketbook promises to be an indispensable guide for anyone looking to navigate the complexities of trauma, addiction recovery, and mindfulness.

In this episode, Vimalasara talks about their life and writing, and the deep well of their personal and professional experience...

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

Catch up with our online book launch of 'This Fresh Existence'

By Windhorse Publi... on Sun, 28 Apr, 2024 - 09:00

Catch up with our online book launch of 'This Fresh Existence'

By Windhorse Publi... on Sun, 28 Apr, 2024 - 09:00

Last Tuesday, 23rd April, we hosted a book launch event for Cindy Rasicot’s latest book This Fresh Existence. If you missed the live event, don’t worry! You can catch up by visiting our YouTube channel. Tune in to immerse yourself in Venerable Dhammananda’s journey explored in Cindy’s book.

Watch the book launch here.

Free Buddhist Audio
Free Buddhist Audio

Bhante, His "Gurus" and Us (FBA Podcast)

By Centre Team on Sat, 27 Apr, 2024 - 11:00

Kalyanaprabha shares some of her own recollections of Bhante Sangharakshita going back to their first encounter in 1984, stories both humorous and serious, evoking some of his unique qualities. Drawing on an unpublished fragment, ‘What I learned from my gurus’, she reminds us of some of the fundamental aspects of his teaching. This talk was given as part of a series entitled Triratna Day Weekend: Is a Guru Necessary? Given at ...

London Buddhist Centre
London Buddhist Centre

Patience

By Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 26 Apr, 2024 - 00:00
Sanghadharin talks about patience in the context of The Bodhisattva Path, at Dharma Night at the London Buddhist Centre.