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...
Starting in a warm bubble, like a womb, I find ways to see deeply into how I belong. I recollect how the Buddha must have felt when touching the earth to receive her recognition. I imagine he sees that her breath is one and the same as his breath.
I take that sense of safety and belonging as a way to deepen my appreciation of impermanence and all it teaches me, like how this precious sense of connection is available to me...
Editor’s Note: This article was first printed in the Spring/Summer 2017 issue of the Vajra Bell. It is republished here with the permission of the author Samayasri.
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It seems appropriate — although not straightforward — to be writing about the subject of loving kindness in the context of my work.
Of course, it is deeply appropriate, because the sector I work for embodies human altruism. Most organizations like mine — the International Rescue Committee — have profound roots in the same human desire...
We’ve got lots of great reading lined up for you this week: we’re discounting eleven life-enhancing paperbacks in our Monthly Sale for December and we’ve got a link to the latest issue of Vajra Bell magazine.
Announcing our Monthly Sale for December
Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, this time of year is a popular time for visiting friends and family and exchanging gifts, so we thought we’d bear that in mind when choosing which paperbacks to discount in our December sale. We’re calling this month’s...
From trees to tulips to teams: the second episode of TBCO ‘audio magazine’ is now online!
It includes some of the highlights from the past six months: we hear about a land project in Hawaii, the revival of the Urgyen tulip, what’s going on ‘Down Under’, what it’s like working on an online Buddhist team and much more besides!
The focus of this issue is: “Community, Practice, Ritual and Creativity”
You can download and view the PDF version of this issue of Vajra Bell by clicking on the link at the bottom of this post.
In this issue:
• ‘Cultivating the Riches of Less’ • ‘Unearthing the Buddha’ at Aryaloka • Buddha Mandala to Protect & Celebrate Dharmadhara • Drop the Story: Turn attention away from resisting pain • Acting as...
“Each time I dive deeper into the wilderness I can feel that green fire burning through me. Within me and without, I can sense the intense aliveness of life. But then I have to go...
