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Help support Buddhist filmmaking

From Lights In The Sky on Fri, 25 Jul, 2025 - 18:02

Help support Buddhist filmmaking

From Lights In The Sky on Fri, 25 Jul, 2025 - 18:02

Watch Suryaprabha’s films to mark Sangharakshita’s centenary

Watch all of Suryaprabha’s work at Lights in the Sky and support independent Buddhist film making

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New Podcast Episode - Train Your Mind: Lojong and the Art of Wise Compassion

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 22 Jul, 2025 - 12:11

New Podcast Episode - Train Your Mind: Lojong and the Art of Wise Compassion

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 22 Jul, 2025 - 12:11

What if your struggles could become tools for awakening? What if a few short slogans could reshape how you meet life’s challenges?

In this episode, Dhammamegha speaks with Dhirananda and Viryabodhi, authors of Train Your Mind: Tibetan Exercises in Wisdom and Compassion — a fresh, practical guide to the ancient Tibetan Buddhist practice of Lojong. Together, they explore how mind-training slogans like “Don’t expect applause”, “At this crucial time, practise the essentials”, and “Blame it all on the one culprit” offer pithy,...

Suddhayu

The Wheel of Life | A User’s Manual for Samsara

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 - 16:57

The Wheel of Life | A User’s Manual for Samsara

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 - 16:57

In our Sunday sessions this summer, we will explore some core ideas about the difficulties of the human situation and the possibilities that the Dharma (the teaching of the Buddha) presents for us as we try to navigate it. The Bhavachakra or Wheel of Life is both a teaching tool and a mirror. It vividly illustrates the workings of the Buddha’s insight into conditionality and karma. When we look into the Wheel, we see ourselves: our pleasure, our pain, our...

Suryaprabha

Padmasambhava Invocation by Mangala

From Lights In The Sky on Wed, 9 Jul, 2025 - 20:30

Padmasambhava Invocation by Mangala

From Lights In The Sky 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...

Munisha

Videos from the EBU 50th anniversary conference 2025

From Triratna in the Buddhist World on Sat, 5 Jul, 2025 - 11:46

Videos from the EBU 50th anniversary conference 2025

From Triratna in the Buddhist World 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...

Suddhayu

Transforming Kindness

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 18:39

Transforming Kindness

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 18:39

Three Sundays: September 28, October 26, November 23
12:30 - 3pm, in-person only, at Gateway Taiji

The Dalai Lama has famously said, “my religion is kindness.” The Buddha said, “I teach suffering and the cessation of suffering.” In our fall women’s practice days, we will explore the connections between these two pithy summations of the Buddhist path and what they can bring to our own lives. To frame and structure our three sessions, we will use a classic teaching on kindness,...

Mary_BDC

Green Earth Awakening

From Buddhafield on Tue, 17 Jun, 2025 - 14:49

Green Earth Awakening

From Buddhafield on Tue, 17 Jun, 2025 - 14:49

At the turning of the summer season, Green Earth Awakening brings together those seeking a balance of inner transformation and outer action. In a time of ecological breakdown, we offer a space to explore spiritual growth, learn practical skills, and cultivate resilience—personally, socially, and ecologically.

Green Earth Awakening is an off-grid, drug and alcohol-free, gathering community of up to 500 people. It involves workshops, talks, group discussion, embodied practices and music. Our programme is carefully curated to support reflection and depth. We...

Utpaladhi

Buddhafield Dharma Parlour 2025 Programme

From Buddhafield on Thu, 12 Jun, 2025 - 08:37

Buddhafield Dharma Parlour 2025 Programme

From Buddhafield on Thu, 12 Jun, 2025 - 08:37

Wednesday 16 July 2025 to Sunday 20 July 2025

We are happy to announce the programme for the Dharma Parlour area this year at Buddhafield Festival.

Dharma is a sanskrit word in buddhism that means “the truth” and is refers to the teachings of the Buddha.

The Dharma Parlour runs talks, workshops, panels and dharma study groups. There are also some rituals and meditations in this space and Eight Step Recovery Meetings.

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Maitriyogini

The Three Jewels

From Adhisthana on Mon, 26 May, 2025 - 10:30

The Three Jewels

From Adhisthana on Mon, 26 May, 2025 - 10:30

Dhammarati and Saddhanandi take a closer look at some important quotes from ‘The Three Jewels’ exploring Sangharakshita’s ability to combine the poetic and the analytical. They will be leading an Order retreat together on this material at the end of June - join us online or in person.

maitripushpa

Meditate with Paramananda

From West London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 22 May, 2025 - 10:29

Meditate with Paramananda

From West London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 22 May, 2025 - 10:29

A precious opportunity to spend meditating with others and exploring what comes up. Paramananda is a practitioner of great depth, breadth and a sense of humour and down-to-earthness that helps us to have the courage to just be. You never now what path he will invite you to journey on or what poems will make an appearance to inspire and guide.

PLEASE BOOK, as space is limited.

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