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Message about Manjunatha's Health

From Order Messenger on Mon, 12 Jan, 2026 - 11:58

Message about Manjunatha's Health

From Order Messenger on Mon, 12 Jan, 2026 - 11:58

This is a message about Manjunatha, an ex-Order Member, who was the first Latin American Order Member. Manjunatha was an Order Member for over 30 years who played a significant part in the Croydon Centre in the 80’s and early 90’s both as mitra convenor and in catalysing change when things had become unhealthy. He then moved back to his native Venezuela along with Vajranatha where together they started Triratna activities back in the early 90s.

He is now seriously ill in...

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To Be A Human Being (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 12 Jan, 2026 - 10:39

Here, Akasaraja reflects on the question of why the Buddha apparently left this suffering world rather than returning to lead all beings to freedom, as a Bodhisattva promises to do. In doing so, he explores the nature of presence and absence in encounters between people and concludes that we can only be truly present when we are “absent”, i.e. when we get out of the way. Excerpted from the talk Why Did the Buddha Leave Us?...

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Practice As Knowing Where You Stand (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 - 11:00

In this talk Bhadra describes the six realms as a mirror in which to fully know the particulars of our own self created universe. This talk was given at Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2017.

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In the World, Not of the World

From Order Messenger on Thu, 8 Jan, 2026 - 17:57

In the World, Not of the World

From Order Messenger on Thu, 8 Jan, 2026 - 17:57

5th - 8th March at Adhisthana

Led by Dhammamegha, Mandarava, Aryavandana and other contributors


The theme for the March Women’s Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana 2026 will be ‘paradoxes of the Dharma life’.  As we gather for the weekend, we’ll explore the paradoxes we live with in our practice through meditation, ritual, story, dialogue and personal talks. 

Please book directly with Adhisthana. 

Dhammamegha

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An Upward Spiraling Trend (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 8 Jan, 2026 - 11:00

Here, Dharmaprabha explores conditioned co-production through her personal experience of living with a chronic illness. She traces the early formulations of pratitya samutpada back to the Pali canon and discusses how the four noble truths and the spiral path can guide our practice in challenging times. Excerpted from the talk The Heart of the Dharma given at North London Buddhist Centre, 2015.

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Encountering Reality - The 4 Sights

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 8 Jan, 2026 - 00:00
Our brand new series begins where Buddhism began, where every Dharma journey begins - with one human being encountering reality in some form, and deciding to change the whole course of their life as a consequence. Join us as Bodhinaga tells the story of ‘The Buddha’s 4 Sights’ and invites you to contemplate the people and events that have inspired you to change. 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.
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Glimpses of The Beyond (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 6 Jan, 2026 - 11:21

Suryadarshini interweaves her personal experience of turning away from suffering and towards joy, with the teaching of the spiral path. Excerpted from the talk entitled Moving Away From Suffering; Moving Towards Joy given at Norwich Buddhist Centre, 2018.

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UK & Ireland Men’s Area Order Weekend

From Order Messenger on Tue, 6 Jan, 2026 - 08:03

UK & Ireland Men’s Area Order Weekend

From Order Messenger on Tue, 6 Jan, 2026 - 08:03

The Vision of Sangharakshita - Transforming Self and World

The International Council’s theme for Triratna in 2026 is ’The Four Gifts: Triratna’s Vision for Today and Tomorrow’. It’s an invitation to reflect on Triratna’s founding values and mission and what they mean for us today. The four gifts are: 

  • lotus flower, representing Dharma practice and personal transformation
  • golden net, symbolising the Buddhist vision of existence and insight into interconnectedness and conditionality
  • The dance of spiritual community
  • garden in the wilderness, representing Triratna’s aspiration to benefit the world through compassionate action


Together these gifts represent what Triratna has to offer the world: transforming...

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Vicious Circles and Doorways to Freedom (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 3 Jan, 2026 - 11:00

Vadanya explores three great Buddhist symbols that describe the way things are: the wheel of life, the spiral path and the ultimate goal of Enlightenment. Together they form a guide to escape from the ultimate vicious circle into the complete freedom and fulfilment of Awakening. This talk was recorded at Sheffield Buddhist Centre, 2020, as part of the series The Wheel, The Spiral and The Goal.

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Towards A Sustainable Buddhist Centre

From Triratna News on Fri, 2 Jan, 2026 - 21:24

Towards A Sustainable Buddhist Centre

From Triratna News on Fri, 2 Jan, 2026 - 21:24

The Mid-Essex Buddhist Centre Trustees in the UK have set their intention for MEBC to work towards joining the Triratna Sustainable Buddhist Centre Scheme, by making the following commitment:

The Trustees of this Buddhist Centre have agreed that they wish to make a strong commitment towards becoming a low-carbon, sustainable community. As a spiritual community we take our practice of ethics seriously and it is a consideration in all the decisions we make. The time has now come when

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