Suryavana Retreat Centre
Suryavana Retreat Centre

The Set Up

By Sudaka on Fri, 28 Jul, 2023 - 07:47

The Set Up

By Sudaka on Fri, 28 Jul, 2023 - 07:47

Preparing Suryavana for a large group of Guests. 
 

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
...

Padmaloka Retreat Centre
Padmaloka Retreat Centre

Shakyamuni: Sage of the Shakyan Clan - A Young Men's Retreat

By Satyakirti on Sun, 7 Aug, 2022 - 15:08

Shakyamuni: Sage of the Shakyan Clan - A Young Men's Retreat

By Satyakirti on Sun, 7 Aug, 2022 - 15:08

‘They call him Buddha, Enlightened, Awake, dissolving darkness, with total vision, and knowing the world to its ends, he has gone beyond all the states of being and of becoming. He has no inner poison-drives: he is the total elimination of suffering.’
Pingiya’s Praises of the Way to the Beyond

On this weekend we will dwell on the life and teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni: Sage of the Shakyan clan.

Discoverer of the way to Enlightenment, Shakyamuni Buddha is the one who’s lineage...

Padmaloka Retreat Centre
Padmaloka Retreat Centre

The Padmaloka 2022 Programme - Live and Ready for Bookings

By Satyakirti on Fri, 3 Sep, 2021 - 12:42

The Padmaloka 2022 Programme - Live and Ready for Bookings

By Satyakirti on Fri, 3 Sep, 2021 - 12:42

There is a full programme of open retreats, GFR retreats and Order retreats including new themes:

The Ultimate Man: An introductory weekend on the Buddha as The Ultimate Man, where we will explore the power of the Buddha’s wisdom as exemplified in the story of his extraordinary life.
28th to 30th January

Traversing the Imaginal World: An introductory weekend on the Buddha as The Ultimate Man, where we will explore the power of the Buddha’s wisdom as exemplified in the story of his extraordinary life.
...

Padmaloka Retreat Centre
Padmaloka Retreat Centre

The Next Phase at Padmaloka: Opening a Hybrid Retreat Centre

By Satyakirti on Wed, 5 Aug, 2020 - 12:54

The Next Phase at Padmaloka: Opening a Hybrid Retreat Centre

By Satyakirti on Wed, 5 Aug, 2020 - 12:54

We’re on the cusp of another new phase beginning here at Padmaloka, that is the opening of a Hybrid Retreat Centre.

Having looked at the UK Government’s advice for places of worship and the advice for accommodation providers, we will be able to run some events that have a small number of people physically on retreat here. The new programme will be made up of events that are either residential only, a hybrid of residential and online, or online only. In...

West London Buddhist Centre
West London Buddhist Centre

A Simple Change of Heart

By Ratnadeva on Tue, 21 Jul, 2020 - 14:21

A Simple Change of Heart

By Ratnadeva on Tue, 21 Jul, 2020 - 14:21

A Simple Change of Heart

“So this bardo is an opportunity for us, for people, to come together in a different feeling of consciousness, a different feeling towards the world - which is a feeling of the heart. 

Which of course isn’t to say that the intellect (rationality, science) isn’t going to be a very important contribution if we are going to work our way out of this, all the difficulty that we face. But actually...

North London Buddhist Centre
North London Buddhist Centre

Animated Programme for the North London Buddhist Centre

By Ratnaprabha on Sat, 12 Oct, 2019 - 17:22

Animated Programme for the North London Buddhist Centre

By Ratnaprabha on Sat, 12 Oct, 2019 - 17:22

Have a look at this lovely animation of an Autumn Buddha by Aryajit, featuring our Autumn programme of open events. 

Triratna News
Triratna News

Spanish sangha gets its first retreat centre!

By Munisha on Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 16:39

Spanish sangha gets its first retreat centre!

By Munisha on Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 16:39

Things are getting exciting for Valencia Buddhist Centre, Spain: they’re buying Triratna’s Spanish sangha’s first-ever retreat centre. Moksananda’s video gives a good impression of its flavour (4-minutes).

Puzzled? Haven’t we already got two Spanish retreat centres, Akashavana and Guhyaloka? Yes, but they’re owned by British charities and their retreats - international and largely English-speaking - are for the Order or are closed ordination retreats. This one will be owned and run by Spanish people, in Spanish for the Spanish Order and Movement more generally.
...

Triratna News
Triratna News

NewsByte: Mexico City's retreat marathon

By Munisha on Wed, 16 Mar, 2016 - 16:33

NewsByte: Mexico City's retreat marathon

By Munisha on Wed, 16 Mar, 2016 - 16:33

The latest NewsByte from Triratna video project Clear Vision offers a snapshot of a thriving Triratna sangha in Central America, capable of organising five back-to-back/simultaneous retreats over Christmas. (10 minutes)

Follow Clear Vision on The Buddhist Centre Online.

Clear Vision Trust
Clear Vision Trust

Retreating in Mexico

By Amaradaya on Thu, 3 Mar, 2016 - 17:10

Retreating in Mexico

By Amaradaya on Thu, 3 Mar, 2016 - 17:10

Mexico City is home to not one but two succesful Buddhist Centres! Watch how they spent their time over Christmas and New Year with 5 back to back retreats!

London Buddhist Centre
London Buddhist Centre

New Bespoke Buddhist Retreat Centre Coming Soon!

By Singhamanas on Fri, 10 Jul, 2015 - 12:30

New Bespoke Buddhist Retreat Centre Coming Soon!

By Singhamanas on Fri, 10 Jul, 2015 - 12:30

Maitrivajri, Vajrasana Project Coordinator, writes;

We are now a third of the way through the building of our new retreat centre. The elegant steel framework for the shrine room and simple precast concrete portal frames for the communal areas have been installed. The accommodation block, which runs parallel to the rear of the site, is taking shape - the concrete block walls are up to roof height - the position of bedrooms, bathrooms and toilets clearly defined. The foot print of each of the...

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