Two roles with the International Order Office

Would you like to use your skills to support the Order?

The International Order Office has two posts available for an Order member to join our small team, whose aim is to support and connect the Order, and to help it thrive. We organise international and UK and Ireland events for Order members, hold and develop the Order database, provide services such as kesas, robes, Order registration, and Shabda, and we communicate important news across the Order...

European Buddha: the European Buddhist Union podcast

European Buddha is the podcast run by the European Buddhist Union (EBU), looking at current affairs and various aspects of the EBU’s work.

This month’s interviewee is Munisha, who lives in Sweden and runs Triratna’s Liaison office, responsible for Triratna’s relations and co-operation with other Buddhist groups, mainly in the UK and Europe. In this capacity she has worked with the EBU since 2012 and was elected to the EBU council as vice president in...

Meditation at Buddhafield Events

‘Meditation is the art of getting to know one’s own mind; getting to know one’s own mental and emotional states; getting to know oneself more and more deeply.

‘It is on the basis of this self-knowledge that we can begin to encourage the awareness and kindness that will bring a sense of richness and fulfilment to our lives, and from which compassionate action can spring.’

From ‘Change your Mind - A Practical Guide to Buddhist Meditation’ by Paramananda.

Read all about how meditation is woven throughout...

Zen tea

Saturday, 13th April
2.00-4.00pm

Spend the afternoon in a unique practice of mindfulness: drinking tea and quietly observing.

Tarakarunya will set the context for this unique practice of mindfulness, revealing how we can become more appreciative of imperfection, mindfulness and doing things simply and quietly.

Numbers are limited to offer a deeper dive into the experience.

Book here.

Breathworks-accredited Mindfulness for Health course - 8 weeks

Eight Thursdays, 1-3.30pm
2 May – 20 June
Please note: Week 1 session runs 1.00-4.00pm.
Each session includes a tea break.

Living with pain or a health condition is challenging. However, much of the suffering caused by ill-health can be overcome. This programme contains the best mindfulness and compassion techniques from 30 years of managing severe chronic pain, and its effectiveness has been demonstrated in a number of scientific trials. This simple 8-week course gives you the tools and skills...