Tag: Adhisthana

The 'Big One': In Conversation with Prajnaketu

By Sadayasihi on Thu, 15 Nov, 2018 - 17:31

Prajnaketu, Triratna’s Young Buddhist Co-ordinator, gave the keynote talk at the 2018 ‘Big One’, which was on the theme of ‘Seek Truth, Release Life’. His talk was entitled ‘A Religious Life’.

In this conversation with Sadayasihi in the Beams on the last morning of the ‘Big One’ he talks about the significance for him of giving this talk as well as delving into his choice of the word ‘religious’ and how he has benefitted from taking part in a...

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Voices from the Big One: Caroline and Shubhanaga

By Sadayasihi on Sat, 27 Oct, 2018 - 18:00

During the afternoon of day 2 of the ‘Big One’ there was some time to catch up with two of the participants, Caroline and Shubhanaga, to hear how they have been finding the gathering and their highlights so far!

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The Big One: Shakyamuni Mantra

By Sadayasihi on Fri, 26 Oct, 2018 - 22:32

Here’s a beautiful rendition of the Shakyamuni Mantra - led by Dharmamayi from Sheffield - on the first evening of the Young Buddhists’ annual gathering in Adhisthana, the ‘Big One’.

Recorded after the Dedication Ceremony.

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Dharmabyte: Daring to Look In the Mirror

By Sadayasihi on Mon, 14 May, 2018 - 12:38

In this Dharmabyte podcast, ‘Daring to Look In the Mirror’, Satyalila offers a talk for theme of the European Women’s Convention which was “The Bodhisattva’s Reply: Triratna Paths to Insight.”

Talk given August 27th 2014, Adhisthana.

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Dhammarati on Sikkha - a new project to review and develop training in the system of practice

By dhammamegha on Mon, 30 May, 2016 - 18:24

I recently interviewed Dhammarati about an emerging project about the system of training in Triratna. It goes by the name of Sikkha (with a long a), which is a Pali word meaning ‘spiritual training’. It is about deepening our understanding of what and how we practice and teach within the Triratna community, and developing an explicit shared framework to talk about it.

Here, Dhammarati reflects on what is essential in Buddhist practice: a growth of awareness which leads to positive and rich emotion and a move away...

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Satyaraja and Kamalashila talk about meditation

By Saccanama on Wed, 16 Mar, 2016 - 13:27

In the last of our audio interviews from the March 2016 Preceptors’ College meeting, Satyaraja and Kamalashila share some reflections about their personal practice of meditation. It’s a lovely discussion between two people who are dedicated to meditation as a key way to work with the mind and discover more deeply the nature of it. We hear particularly about the devotional aspects of meditation, which is another way into the idea of insight itself. And about meditation retreats - solitary and...

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Introducing the November 2015 College Meeting

By Saccanama on Wed, 11 Nov, 2015 - 14:27

Saddhaloka, in conversation with Saccanama, introduces the November meeting of the Public Preceptors’ College; a gathering of public preceptors from all around the world - India, America, New Zealand, Spain and the UK. He talks about some of the themes and issues they will be exploring together this week, including Sadhana, the future of the College, and the work of the Ordination team in India.