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Brighter Than Gold (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 - 11:00

The Buddha’s Enlightenment and his Parinirvana are the two key events in his life. But what significance do they hold for us in our approach to life - and death? Subhadramati, an experienced and engaging Buddhist teacher, will explore these profound questions. This talk was given at London Buddhist Centre, 2024.

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What Kind of Buddha Will You Become? (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 - 11:00

Here Ratnaghosha explores various ways of contemplating the qualities and virtues of a Buddha. This fifth talk in the series on the Five Stages of Spiritual Life goes into the theme of spiritual rebirth and what that means for us. Given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 2016.

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What Dies, What Remains? Parinirvana Day 2026

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 - 00:00

On Parinirvana day 2026, Parami talks of the lessons learned from the Buddha's death and Parinirvana.

Sharing extracts and exploring themes from the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Parami highlights the relevance for us as practitioners. She ends with the exhortation to live our lives as fully and as well as we can.

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Vacancy at Tiratanaloka for a Dharmacharini – Assistant Chair

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 - 13:07

Vacancy at Tiratanaloka for a Dharmacharini – Assistant Chair

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 - 13:07

Vacancy at Tiratanaloka for a Dharmacharini – Assistant Chair

A role of kalyāṇa mitratā in action

Tiratanaloka is seeking an Assistant Chair to stand alongside the Chair in supporting the spiritual vision, and the practical flourishing of the project, currently across our two retreat centres — in Wales and in Ware.

This is a role rooted in kalyāṇa mitratā – spiritual friendship expressed through working together and living together.

The Assistant Chair will support the smooth running of Tiratanaloka as a spiritual community and registered charity, helping ensure...

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Three month volunteering at Alfoxton Park

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 - 09:50

Three month volunteering at Alfoxton Park

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 - 09:50

‘Some of the early communities were very primitive. People squatted in derelict, unwanted properties (which was legal then). They were very happy, and that was the formative stage in the development of our movement. These days communities are comparatively lavish, but some people still think back to the good old days when they unrolled their sleeping bags on the floor and set up a little shrine and that was their community’.

Sangharakshita, The Rain of the Dharma

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Karuna Appeals 2026

From Karuna Fundraisers on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 - 03:48

Karuna Appeals 2026

From Karuna Fundraisers on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 - 03:48

FULL RESIDENCIAL appeals are back! If you volunteer for a Karuna appeal, you live together as a community and form life-long bonds with your fellow volunteer fundraisers.

Appeals are about stepping outside yourself and meeting what is alive! It encourages you to reflect on how you communicate with both yourself and others in this 6 week process of...

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Karuna Appeals 2026

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 - 03:44

Karuna Appeals 2026

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 - 03:44

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A Vision of a New World

From London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 - 00:00

In this inspiring talk, Suryagupta explores how Buddhism offers a bold and hopeful vision for a "new world" that is radically different from the one we know today. She explains how the London Buddhist Centre acts as a "Pure Land" in East London—a space designed to provide the perfect conditions for us to expand our consciousness and overcome suffering.

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Levels of Going For Refuge

From London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 - 00:00

Jnanavaca explores how everyone "worships" something, warning that if we follow unconscious "default settings" like money or power, they will eventually "eat us alive". By introducing the Buddhist practice of "Going for Refuge," he explains how to shift focus toward transcendental values of truth, beauty, and goodness to discover a "real freedom" based on awareness and discipline.

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