Tag: integration

Akasajoti talks about the hero’s journey as a middle way, referring to the Buddha’s life story. She describes practising with three creative dynamics in the spiritual life between ‘will and receptivity’, ‘inner calm and outer activity’, and ‘vision and transformation’, suggesting their resolution in the six perfections. Excerpted from the talk entitled The Hero’s Journey given at Adhisthana, 2022.

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Maitreyabandhu shares his reflections on the role of the imagination in the spiritual life. Drawing on his experience as an artist, poet and Buddhist practitioner. Excerpted from the talk A Further Reach - Imagination and the Radical given at Croydon Buddhist Centre, 2011.

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Saravantu talks about one of Triratna’s emphases - a unified Order - by looking inwards. If we turn away from elements of our own character, we will find ourselves turning away from others. A unified Order needs us to be able to turn towards all aspects of ourselves. This is a practical talk with helpful exercises to bring it down to earth.

Excerpted from the talk An Inclusive Order -Turning Away, Turning Towards, Meeting the Shadows In...

We practice the Dharma so that we can transcend our self-clinging, thereby resolving our own suffering and contributing to the resolution of suffering in the world. This is the fundamental purpose of the Triratna Community.

Subhuti returns to Padmaloka after many years to delve into the fundamental principles behind Integration, Positive Emotion, Spiritual Receptivity, Spiritual Death, and Spiritual Rebirth, finding in each new and deeper significance. He invites his hearers to apply them deeply in their own lives. 

This talk is part...