Practising and Teaching Tonglen

Led by Vessantara
Saturday 25th October 2025
UK Timings: 10.30am - 12.30pm and 2.30pm - 4.30pm   

In this online event we shall explore tonglen – ‘sending and receiving’. Coming from the Mahayana tradition, tonglen is a practical and effective set of methods for developing compassion, using the breath as a support. As a major element in our meditation for developing bodhicitta, it is already an integral part of our system of practice. 

During the day we’ll unpack how you can use a tonglen approach to catalyse positive emotion, both inside and...

Practising and Teaching Tonglen

Led by Vessantara
Saturday 25th October 2025
UK Timings: 10.30am - 12.30pm and 2.30pm - 4.30pm   

In this online event we shall explore tonglen – ‘sending and receiving’. Coming from the Mahayana tradition, tonglen is a practical and effective set of methods for developing compassion, using the breath as a support. As a major element in our meditation for developing bodhicitta, it is already an integral part of our system of practice. 

During the day we’ll unpack how you can use a tonglen approach to catalyse positive emotion, both inside and...

Visit of Dhammachari Khemadhamma to Aryaloka Computer Education

Visit of Dhammachari Khemadhamma to Aryaloka Computer Education, Bhilgaon Branch

Dhammachari Khemadhamma recently visited our Aryaloka Computer Education branch at Bhilgaon, Nagpur. During his visit, he met with the students enrolled in the residential computer course and shared inspiring thoughts on becoming a true human being.

He explained how meditation helps ordinary people to grow into true human beings by developing inner peace, awareness, and compassion. In today’s complex and stressful world, he emphasized, meditation is a necessity — a practice that nurtures wisdom...

UK & Ireland Combined Order Convention

“The Order is a network of spiritual friendships, held together not by rules or hierarchy, but by the common act of Going for Refuge”.

Sangharakshita

Coming together on Convention is an opportunity for us to gather as a spiritual community, and reconnect with the depth of our shared Going for Refuge in a way that feels right for each of us. It’s an occasion to strengthen friendships, appreciate one another’s practice, and open ourselves to collective inspiration that can nourish and sustain us.
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A fun way to support the Abhayaratna Trust

If you are someone who supports the Abhayaratna Trust in whatever way, or values the work that we do, then we would love it if you made a short video for us, just 2 minutes long, saying why you value the Trust, or why you donate regularly or to our appeals.

You could simply do this on your phone, or whatever device you might prefer and then send it to me at jinavamsa [at] abhayaratnatrust.org" rel="nofollow">jinavamsa...