Doubt as Hindrance

This is a great introduction to the basic Buddhist methods of working with doubts based on unhelpful confusion, in meditation and in general practice. Padmadaka explores the relationship between doubt and suffering, and highlights the ways in which we can have and hold our genuine questionings, while working through the habits and tendencies that can hold us back in...

Watch the Alfoxton Film Exclusively on the Buddhist Centre Online

THE BUDDHIST CENTRE [ONLINE] presents ‘A Renovating Virtue’, a poetic and affecting documentary by Hartley Woolf, capturing a year in the life of the Triratna Buddhist community who have taken on the ambitious task of renovating the dilapidated estate of Alfoxton Park in the heart of the Somerset countryside.

Once home to William and Dorothy Wordsworth, the community’s vision is to run the house as an arts and meditation retreat centre. Following the seasons, the film beautifully reveals...

Death of Vivekaditya

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I regret to inform you of the passing of Dhammachari Vivekaditya, who peacefully left us on Sunday 24th September at approximately 5:00am. He had reached the age of 81 and had been unwell for several months due to the natural course of ageing.

Dhammachari Vivekaditya was ordained on May 13th 2006, at the Saddhamma Pradip Retreat Centre in Bhaja. His private preceptor was Adityabodhi, and the public ordination was given by Dhammachari Chandrashil. He was...