What is the heartwood of Aryaloka? Dayalocana, Aryaloka's Chair, offers fourteen stories that illustrate the heartwood of the Buddhist Center, it's inner core, strength, and beauty. Celebrating 25 years of Dharma practice, Aryaloka is situated on a street named Heartwood Circle, giving her good cause to reflect on The Simile of the Heartwood, from the Majjhima Nikaya.
In his fifth talk on the theme of Imagination Subhuti comes to the Buddha and how we relate to him. Possibly the most interesting material of the series he explores what it would mean to engage with the Buddha more from our cultural context; taking great inspiration from the Buddhist cultures of the East - whilst asking; 'what does the Buddha look like for me?'
An introduction to the 3 jewels, or refuges of Buddhism: the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Vajratara gives both an introduction to what they are, and their value and significance in our lives. Using personal anechdote, stories and sayings from Sangharakshita and the Buddhist tradition, she leads us away from being 'a monkey, sitting on a treasure, the value of which we do not understand'!