College of Public Preceptors
College of Public Preceptors

Letter from the College of Public Preceptors

By college on Wed, 1 Apr, 2026 - 00:21

Letter from the College of Public Preceptors

By college on Wed, 1 Apr, 2026 - 00:21

This month’s letter comes from Parami, one of the Deputy Chairs of the College: Parami first met Triratna in Glasgow, Scotland in 1977 after seeing a Change your Life! poster. After moving into a community in London, Parami went on to be ordained by Sangharakshita in 1980. She has lived her life serving Triratna, which included moving to Spain in 1992 and becoming chair of the Valencia Buddhist Centre. Since then she has become both a Private and Public Preceptor, served as...
College of Public Preceptors
College of Public Preceptors

Public Preceptor Appointments

By college on Wed, 1 Apr, 2026 - 00:20

Public Preceptor Appointments

By college on Wed, 1 Apr, 2026 - 00:20

The College of Public Preceptors is pleased to announce that the following two Order Members have been appointed as a Public Preceptor. 

Suddhayu - The correspondent for the process was Viradhamma.

Akasamati - The correspondent for the process was Vajrajyoti.

You can read more about Suddhayu and Akasamati below.

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Suddhayu writes:

A mentor introduced me to Taoism and Buddhism when I was a teenager. After reading many books, I sought instruction in meditation and community with likeminded folk. I happened to be living a few towns over from the...
Jobs, Volunteering & Communities
Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

Dhanakosa Senior Team: Order Member Recruitment

By Subhanaya on Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 - 17:52

Dhanakosa Senior Team: Order Member Recruitment

By Subhanaya on Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 - 17:52

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Reason and Emotion in the Spiritual Life (FBA Podcast)

By Centre Team on Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 - 10:00

We all need to find emotional equivalents to our intellectual understandings if our spiritual practice is to progress. Sangharakshita outlines the positive emotions stressed in Buddhism, and concludes with a brief explanation of the stages of the Sevenfold Puja. Talk given as part of the series The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path, 1968.

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Connections with the USA

By mokshapriya on Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 - 16:36

Connections with the USA

By mokshapriya on Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 - 16:36

Even whilst living in Kalimpong, India, Sangharakshita developed connections with the United States of America, both literary and Buddhist. Over later decades he made several trips to the USA. In this latest Urgyen House video blog Manjuvajra explores that history and uncovers Sangharakshita’s connections to the Beat poetry movement and the leading Buddhist teachers and writers in the USA. Apart from his literary appreciation, as he travelled to support the growing Triratna movement he also enjoyed taking photographs...
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Practice Unfolding in Collective Context (Dharmabytes Podcasts)

By Centre Team on Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 - 18:23

In this short talk, Sanghamani reflects on the magic of transformation, her mythic connection with her preceptors and with Sangharakshita as a mythic guide. The imperfections of their humanness give her faith in her own process as it unfolds in the context of collective practice. Excerpted from the talk Discipleship, Magic and Myth given at Adhisthana as part of a Women’s Area Order Weekend, 2014.

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