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(1 of 10) 'Call Forth As Much As You Can of Love, of Respect and of Faith'

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
Maitrisiddhi introduces us to the Ratnagunasamchayagatha and invites us to enter its mythic world. Why are positive emotions essential to the realisation of wisdom, of seeing directly the way things are? Talk 1 of 6 from a retreat exploring the Ratnagunasamcayagatha ‘The Boundless Nature of Being’, held at Taraloka in October 2023.
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(2 of 10) What Are the Skandhas?

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
Taught by the Buddha as a path to Insight: what are the five skandhas, and how do we use them to get closer to the texture of experience? Talk 2 of 6 from a retreat exploring the Ratnagunasamcayagatha ‘The Boundless Nature of Being’, held at Taraloka in October 2023.
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Order Harmony Online - Forum short talks now available

From Order Connection on Wed, 27 Mar, 2024 - 11:57

Order Harmony Online - Forum short talks now available

From Order Connection on Wed, 27 Mar, 2024 - 11:57

Dear friends in the Order,

On 16th March we held a Forum, in two time zones, to further explore Order Harmony Online.  

We asked six speakers to address the topic ‘How do we practice harmony in the Triratna Buddhist Order?’, and then left time for participants to discuss the topic in smaller groups.

The videos are now available to view on the Order website, along with a video of Vajrapriya introducing the forum.  

Many thanks to all the Order members who took the time to come...
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Forthcoming Ordination Retreat at Akashavana

From Order Connection on Tue, 26 Mar, 2024 - 09:19

Forthcoming Ordination Retreat at Akashavana

From Order Connection on Tue, 26 Mar, 2024 - 09:19

Dear Order Members,

I’m happy to announce that the following 19 women will soon be making the journey to Akashavana for the 11 week ordination course, starting mid-April.  It will be a full retreat and this has allowed us to take everyone who was considered ready for the retreat.

    Jacqui Ensom    

    Julie Morgan    

    Ariane Bouche    

    Steph White    

    Liz Mantle    

    Cecilia Ringner    

    Alice Hunt    

    Caroline Ivimey-Parr    

    Kirsten Goodridge    

    Caroline Smith    

    Heather Belcher    

    Daniela Rädsch    

    Zoe Pearson    

    Rachel Woodburn    

    Laura Power    

  ...
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Esoteric Refuges and Bodhisattva Vows

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 26 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
What prevents the Tantra from being ‘mere vulgar magic’ – or alternatively, exotic pop psychology? It’s Going for Refuge and the Bodhisattva aspiration. But how can we find and grow these deeper motivations in ourselves? The Tantra tells us to look in our everyday experience. Here’s how! Talk 4 of 4 given on 2024 Taraloka retreat ‘Vajra Energy’, exploring themes from Sangharakshita’s ‘Creative Symbols of Tantric Buddhism’
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Vajra Energy

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 26 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
The Vajrayana or the Tantra is the Dharma-path of mantra, magic and the transformation of all our energies, rejecting none. How can we undertake this transformation, using our everyday unenlightened experience to move us towards awakening? And how does the symbol of the vajra, the diamond thunderbolt, illumine this path of transforming all that we are? Talk 1 of 4 given on 2024 Taraloka retreat ‘Vajra Energy’, exploring themes from Sangharakshita’s ‘Creative Symbols of Tantric Buddhism’
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Led Meditation: Energy Centres, Light and Colour

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 26 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
Maitrisiddhi evokes the three protective circles surrounding the mandala of practice, then leads a meditation. From 2024 Taraloka retreat ‘Vajra Energy’, exploring themes from Sangharakshita’s ‘Creative Symbols of Tantric Buddhism’
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Everything Becomes a Symbol of Reality

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 26 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
What is a symbol? How does something – anything – become symbolic? Maitrisiddhi explores how to engage with both personal and traditional symbols of enlightenment. Faith and the imaginal faculty can open us into a world where everything is significant – everything is telling us of the path to awakening. Talk 2 of 4 given on 2024 Taraloka retreat ‘Vajra Energy’, exploring themes from Sangharakshita’s ‘Creative Symbols of Tantric Buddhism’
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The Dakini and the Cremation Ground

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 26 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
The naked red sky dancer, embodying the liberated energy of the Awakened mind – playing, living, practising in the fearful Cremation Ground. Heartfelt and searingly honest, Sahajatara talks about how to recognise ‘cremation grounds’ in our own lives – situations that push us beyond our limits – and invites us to recognise the transformative potential of difficulty. Extreme difficulty can be the conditions where the dakini can arise for us. Talk 3 of 4 given on 2024 Taraloka retreat ‘Vajra Energy’, exploring themes from Sangharakshita’s ‘Creative Symbols of Tantric Buddhism’
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The Dakini and the Cremation Ground

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 26 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
The naked red sky dancer, embodying the liberated energy of the Awakened mind – playing, living, practising in the fearful Cremation Ground. Heartfelt and searingly honest, Sahajatara talks about how to recognise ‘cremation grounds’ in our own lives – situations that push us beyond our limits – and invites us to recognise the transformative potential of difficulty. Extreme difficulty can be the conditions where the dakini can arise for us. Talk 3 of 4 given on 2024 Taraloka retreat ‘Vajra Energy’, exploring themes from Sangharakshita’s ‘Creative Symbols of Tantric Buddhism’
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