Suryavana Retreat Centre
Suryavana Retreat Centre

Building a Stupa at Suryavana

By Sudaka on Mon, 27 Oct, 2025 - 15:53

Building a Stupa at Suryavana

By Sudaka on Mon, 27 Oct, 2025 - 15:53

Thanks to an old friend, Juan Castell, of the Buddhist Centre in Valencia we are adding the mythical presence of the Stupa. Symbol for Awakening, symbol for the Buddha and built for the love of the Dharma. 

It will occupy a spot that for the almost ten years of the project we had a geodesic dome set up where we did many rituals and Meditations and meeting over the years. 

Circled to the north by cypress trees and to the south the wonder duo...
Forum för klimat och miljö
Forum för klimat och miljö

Buddhism, war and peace – a sequel

By Viryabodhi on Mon, 29 Sep, 2025 - 16:15

Buddhism, war and peace – a sequel

By Viryabodhi on Mon, 29 Sep, 2025 - 16:15

Tisdag 23 september hade vi vår första träff i EkoDharma Forumet. Vi var sammanlagt 20 personer. 

Gunaketu presenterade ett tal som Sangharakshita höll år 1984. Talet handlade om det hot som utgår från kärnvapenkrig. Det var lätt att dra paralleller med det hot som utgår från klimatkrisen. Såväl kärnvapenkrig som klimatkrisen hotar att förstöra de förutsättningar som gör det möjligt att existera på jorden. Det gäller inte bara för oss människor utan även för allt annat levande. I sitt tal påtalar Sangharakshita...
Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center
Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center

Art & Children Weekend - Sep 25

By Saddhammapradip on Sun, 28 Sep, 2025 - 14:24

Art & Children Weekend - Sep 25

By Saddhammapradip on Sun, 28 Sep, 2025 - 14:24

Art and Children Retreat weekend led by team of Artists and well wishers of Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center.
Community Highlights
Community Highlights

A Victorious Life: Retreat for Fathers

By dayaketu on Thu, 4 Sep, 2025 - 15:37

A Victorious Life: Retreat for Fathers

By dayaketu on Thu, 4 Sep, 2025 - 15:37

A Victorious Life: Retreat for Fathers 
Led by Saddhaloka, Ratnaghosha + the Triratna Fathers team 

At Adhisthana 
Start date: 17th Oct 2025 
End date: 20th Oct 2025

Studying the Sigalovada Sutta and Sangharakshita’s ‘Being a Buddhist Parent’, we’ll explore what it means to go for refuge to the Three Jewels as a father, with all the demands that life places upon us. 
How do we deepen our practice, understanding and friendships to make this a victorious life? 

For: Order Members and Mitras – Men 

 
Adhisthana
Adhisthana

108 hours of circumambulation

By Maitriyogini on Mon, 28 Jul, 2025 - 15:14

108 hours of circumambulation

By Maitriyogini on Mon, 28 Jul, 2025 - 15:14

Tune into our 108 hours of continual circumambulation around Sangharakshita’s burial mound. Our third year in a row, there is someone walking around constantly for the next few days. 
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Sangharakshita 100: A Celebration

Great Ocean (Part 3): Alchemy

By Candradasa on Tue, 22 Jul, 2025 - 20:54

Great Ocean (Part 3): Alchemy

By Candradasa on Tue, 22 Jul, 2025 - 20:54

A fascinating look through Triratna’s history via this realistic portrayal of Sangharakshita and his friendships. This film also includes a take on his sexuality in an honest and direct way.

I really enjoyed the film - and wanted it to keep going! I loved the appropriate and often witty juxtapositions… My overwhelming response was one of delight.

Sarvananda

Watch Great Ocean (Part 1): Memories of the Road

Watch Watch Great Ocean (Part 2): Affinity

Watch all of Suryaprabha’s work at Lights in the...
Lights In The Sky
Lights In The Sky

Padmasambhava Invocation by Mangala

By Suryaprabha on Wed, 9 Jul, 2025 - 20:30

Padmasambhava Invocation by Mangala

By Suryaprabha on Wed, 9 Jul, 2025 - 20:30

Wanstead, London 5 July 2025

Hi Suryaprabha - many thanks indeed. The filming and recording is excellent - far far better than I imagined it would be. My invocation is actually quite good, isn’t it ?!!  I should share it, but don’t know how to do it, unless you mean to individuals on whatsapp ? Also, I think calling it an Invocation is exactly right - I wasn’t sure what to call it before. Many thanks again - can’t believe you did this on...
Triratna in the Buddhist World
Triratna in the Buddhist World

Videos from the EBU 50th anniversary conference 2025

By Munisha on Sat, 5 Jul, 2025 - 11:46

Videos from the EBU 50th anniversary conference 2025

By Munisha on Sat, 5 Jul, 2025 - 11:46

Now available, videos from the European Buddhist Union’s 50th anniversary conference - “Buddhism 2075 - Shaping the ideas of the identity of European Buddhism” - held in Vienna in April this year.

All recordings are here on the EBU website.

But to pick out two, here you can see the short trailer.

And here you can see the third panel discussion, including Stephen Batchelor and moderated by me, Munisha, Triratna’s Liaison officer. (I’m an EBU council member and...
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Sangharakshita 100: A Celebration

Great Ocean (Part 2): Affinity

By Candradasa on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 21:58

Great Ocean (Part 2): Affinity

By Candradasa on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 21:58

Arriving back in England Sangharakshita formed a friendship with Terry Delamare, who worked in advertising. Their brief but devoted companionship was an antidote to the mid 60s world of British Buddhism and they shared a love of travel. After its partial decriminalisation Sangharakshita embarked on a couple of homosexual relationships.

The film covered Bhante’s return to England and the founding of the Order. I thought it was a brilliant piece of work covering some painful and sensitive topics in an informative, helpful

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Suryavana Retreat Centre
Suryavana Retreat Centre

Our New Shrine room

By Sudaka on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 08:37

Our New Shrine room

By Sudaka on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 08:37

Hi all. 
 

to liberate our living quarters and create a dedicated Shrineroom which will serve us well whilst we continue to fundraise for the larger project of the conversion of the back patio into a Sacred Space we have renovated the downstairs garage into a wonderful luminous meditation space.