At the London Buddhist Centre and in the Triratna Buddhist Community as a whole we place great emphasis on the value of friendship. In fact, it’s the glue that holds together everything that we do.
Join this evening’s celebration of friendship with one’s teacher. On this rare occasion we’ll be meeting some of the close friends of Bhante Sangharakshita to hear about their friendship with him and how this formed the basis of the culture that we can join today. With...
Sangha night talk exploring decision making, fear and clairty in relation to the Fetter of Doubt and Indecision. This talk was part of a four talk series on The Taste of Freedom.
This is a special online weekend lead by Padmavajra at Padmaloka on the Guru Yoga from the Tharpe Delam. Bhante was introduced to this practice by the Venerable Khachu Rinpoche at the time of receiving the Padmasambhava abhishekha. He made his own translation of the text with the help of Dhardo Rinpoche and introduced Padmavajra to the practice in 1976.
This Guru Yoga involves the transformation of ourselves into Vajrayogini - the archetypal devotee-disciple and then imagining our guru -...
Jayaratna shares his story of about a recent journey to track down his difficulties with the Sevenfold Puja, and what he learned about himself in the process.
Friday, 11 December 2020 to Sunday, 13 December 2020
Updates to the programme: Aloka will be saying some words about the image of the Dakini and the process, or practice, of painting it at 2:30 pm on Saturday.
Padmavajra has also adjusted the programme to include sessions of the Guru Yoga practice at 7 am and 11 am each on Saturday and Sunday. As well as Pujas and a Q & A.
This is a special online weekend lead by Padmavajra at Padmaloka on the Guru Yoga from...
Sangha night talk, evoking the different ways in which the phoenix can rise from the ashes through the Rite of Destruction. This talk was part of a five talk series on the Tantric Rites.
Sangha night talk, evoking the transformational practice of spiritual friendship and its relationship to the Tantric Rites. This talk was part of a five talk series on the Tantric Rites.
Sangha night talk, evoking the importance spiritual friendship in relation to the Tantric Rite of Prospering. This talk was part of a five talk series on the Tantric Rites.
