First published in the Middle Way in 1960, this is the first translation into English of a key text of the founder of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism.
Before becoming a public preceptor I had the feeling that one of the most joyful aspects would be putting the kesa around someone’s neck, seeing the joy in their faces, ritually pouring water on the crown of their heads, an action so ancient and so beyond the mundane that you can’t help but connect with something much larger than ordinary life.
And so it is: A beautiful day in June in the heart of England, in the mythical atmosphere created in Adhisthana,...
These reflections are obviously not comprehensive, but more like threads for future discussion. They were prompted by an article that Rijumati wrote about the importance of introducing spiritual death practices earlier in our training.
1. We need to look at how to introduce spiritual death and rebirth practices from the beginning and at all levels.
At the same time it is important that this is done responsibly and that we are in a position to follow-up through personal communication as these practices can turn...
In interview with Saccanama, Saddhaloka talks about his early life, coming across the Dharma, and his work for the Movement before becoming Chair of the Preceptors’ College.
On 26th August 2016 Bhante turns 91. His mind is bright and active and he takes a lively interest in what goes on in the Order and Movement. He continues to give of himself and in recent months, despite dips in his energy, he has met a lot of people. It was very moving to see the joy of the Indian Order members at the Men’s Convention when having their photograph taken with him. Clearly though, his body is frail, and we...
Four-week Introduction to Meditation: September 8 - September 29, 7-9PM
People have been enriching their lives through meditation for thousands of years. Though meditation does help us to find tranquility and kindness in a difficult world, it is also an excellent means to develop the capacity to see things more deeply. This can lead to wisdom and a more unshakeable equanimity.
In this beginners’ course, we will be exploring two basic meditation practices passed down through the centuries within the Buddhist tradition....
Maitreyabandhu returns to Sangha Night to give a close reading of a poem. As a poet, he shows us how to read the spiritual themes emerging within the text and how they might relate to us
Saturday, September 3, 10AM-1PM at Portsmouth’s Button Factory, Studio 321: Mythology and Humandkind: A Workshop Of Exploration and Expression
Why are you driving a jaguar? Winged feet and superheroes, the wheel of life and our language. How do our everyday lives show our deep connections to mythology?
Join us for a Saturday morning at the Button Factory to delve deeper! Mythology is one of our oldest means of storytelling, identification and cultural revelation. We...
The Triratna Exeter Autumn Sangha will now be from 4th to 6th November and take place at High Heathercombe Centre (http://www.highheathercombecentre.org.uk/) is available so we will be having it there instead, so please make a note of the new dates.
We will be exploring ‘The Five Wisdom Buddhas’, both male and female. These buddhas are symbols of different aspects of our minds when transformed through wisdom: our perception, our attitude towards abundance, attachment...
Revisiting Sangharakshita’s classic talk ‘The Nucleus of a New Society’ from the 1970s, four members of the Triratna Buddhist Order offer bold, challenging, perspectives of what it could be to engage anew with his radical vision of a new kind of society. Through the twin lenses of diversity and climate change, we hear questioning voices and affirming notions of community-based and personal Dharma practice in a suffering world. The invitation to examine our own perspectives and biases is...
