In each issue of the Vajra Bell, our Triratna centers in the U.S. and Canada have the opportunity to report in on their recent activities.
Here are their reports for December 2025.
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Aryaloka Buddhist Center Newmarket, NH
At Aryaloka Buddhist and at Triratna Centers worldwide, when sanghas gather for celebrations, Dharma teaching and study often are the focus. That was the case at Aryaloka’s Order/Mitra Day in August this past year when Amala facilitated a day-long study of the Perfection of Wisdom...
Welcome to our solitary retreat space for Buddhist practitioners of the Triratna Buddhist Community. Located at Nulla Vale, in central Victoria, Australia. Supported and run by the SkyRock Community made up of Members of the Triratna Buddhist Order who live on the property separately from the solitary retreat space. Our vision is to provide a much needed dedicated solitary space for our community.
To make a booking or check availability email Dantacitta: dantachitta [at] gmail.com. Book for a solitary...
Aryaka höll i denna träff. Efter en inledande meditation introducerade Aryaka kvällnes tema. Han utgick fån en text som han har skrivit i samband med en kurs som han har hållit i. (Texten finns bifogat som PDF-dokument.)
Aryaka reflekterade bland annat kring vilka hinder som kan finnas för att engagera sig i klimat-, freds- eller andra sociala rörelser. Trots att det finns en längtan att komma ur vår vanmakt, bryta isoleringen och försöka finna en gemenskap...
I run a regular drop in Dakini evening practice on the traditional monthly dakini day dates. It is online at 7.30-9pm GMT and open to all Order members.
Whether you are curious and interested in who the dakinis are; a complete novice or a seasoned dakini practitioner you are more than welcome to join in.The evenings are practice based and no prior knowledge of the dakinis or any dakini practice is needed.
The evenings normally include a led Dakini mandala practice based on...
When I was in Norwich in December, I visited Sarvananda, who wished to make a short video, thanking the Abhayaratna Trust and its supporters for helping him go on retreat by providing a grant. Due to having a ‘bad cold’ at the time he asked his auntie Jean to speak on his behalf. I was moved. (click on image to watch the video)
If you are someone who donates to the Abhayaratna Trust, or have benefitted from the Trust in some way,...
Bodhidasa poetically explores the image of the reclining Buddha - at his physical passing, the Buddha did not stop being a force for good, did not meet a final end in oblivion - and neither do we. The Buddha acts as an inspiration, a story, an influence, a guide, an exemplar - and that continues in the lives of those who remember him. Excerpted from the talk entitled Death Is Not the End - Parinirvana given...
Angulimala Sutta – a story of extraordinary transformation
Angulimala was a brutal, bloody-handed bandit devoted to killing and slaying and yet his encounter with the Buddha resulted in a transformation which ultimately led to him becoming enlightened. How could this have happened and what does it mean in practical terms for spreading the Dharma in this world? Join us this Tuesday as Vimaladasa recounts this popular story about the mystery and power of meeting the enlightened mind.
What was The Buddha really like?
We are told that the Buddha broke through into a radically different state of being, transcending ordinary human consciousness. What might it have been like to encounter that?
There was something magnetic, awesome, mysterious, and powerful about The Buddha. Some people even ‘WOKE UP!’ just by being in his presence.
During this series we will go on a journey, where we will glimpse The Buddha by imagining our way into some of the brilliant stories handed down to us - stories of an Enlightened Being interacting with the people he met.
We’ll be asking ourselves, what we can learn about The Buddha from these stories…and we’ll attempt to bring some of those qualities into the situations and people that we encounter in our daily life.
As we’re approaching Parinirvana Day, many of us bring to mind friends and loved ones who have died in the last year.
For those preparing for events on retreat, at centres and online, here is a list of Order members who have died since 1st February 2025. We remember them with loving kindness:
