College of Public Preceptors
College of Public Preceptors

Chair's Letter – February 2024

By Vajrashura on Thu, 29 Feb, 2024 - 23:59

Chair's Letter – February 2024

By Vajrashura on Thu, 29 Feb, 2024 - 23:59

This month’s letter is written by Vajrashura, who first came across Triratna in Ireland, in 1999, at the age of 22. He was ordained in 2007 in Guhyaloka by Kulananda, and since 2009 has been the men’s Mitra Convenor for Dublin where he lives in a men’s community. He now also works for the Sikkha Project on a part-time basis and joined the College in 2020.

Hear more from Vajrashura in a talk he gave on Sadhana, White Tara and...

Free Buddhist Audio
Free Buddhist Audio

FBA Podcast: Challenges of the New Society

By Centre Team on Sat, 17 Feb, 2024 - 11:00

In this talk Subhuti sets out a vision of the ‘Power of the Dhamma’ as a force within the nature of reality that leads to growth and development. This is the Dhamma Niyama, to reify it is a mistake, but to deny it leaves us with an impoverished sense of the nature of things. The new society is about allowing this order of things to manifest within us and on that basis have a transformative effect on...

Lights In The Sky - living dharma
Lights In The Sky - living dharma

The Buddhist Idea of Rebirth

By Suryaprabha on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 12:14

The Buddhist Idea of Rebirth

By Suryaprabha on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 12:14

I came across this piece as I was scanning through some footage I’d been asked (and paid) to film in 2016 for Thomas Kaiser from Norway who was interviewing a number of people at Adhisthana. Thomas has kindly given me permission to share this gem of exposition.

Adhisthana
Adhisthana

A Stream of Spiritual Energy, by Subhuti

By Oliviahinde on Mon, 26 Jun, 2023 - 10:30

A Stream of Spiritual Energy, by Subhuti

By Oliviahinde on Mon, 26 Jun, 2023 - 10:30

There is a powerful quotation in the talk given by Bhante at the LBC on Padmasambhava Day in 1979. He says somewhere that our centres, our communities, and our co-ops, are all ways of contacting different aspects of life and transforming them, because this is essentially what our movement is about. “It’s not simply a Buddhist movement in the narrow sense, or even a spiritual movement in the narrow sense. It’s a stream of spiritual energy that deeply transforms...

Free Buddhist Audio
Free Buddhist Audio

FBA Podcast: Building Sangha In a Rootless Society

By Zac on Sat, 6 May, 2023 - 06:00

Modern Dharma Challenges: Building Sangha in a rootless society with Subhuti. The third of three special evenings with Subhuti, the LBC’s President and a renowned teacher of fifty years experience. What does a Buddhist life look like in practice? Where can we hope to get and what are the essential teachings that will get us there? Come along for meditation and a series of exciting new talks - a real highlight. Talk given at ...

London Buddhist Centre
London Buddhist Centre

Subhuti teaches 'The Reaction Practice'

By LDNBuddhist on Wed, 19 Oct, 2022 - 10:43

Subhuti teaches 'The Reaction Practice'

By LDNBuddhist on Wed, 19 Oct, 2022 - 10:43

In this video Subhuti, talks about and gives instruction on the Reaction Practice which he developed alongside Chandrashil in India. He explains how the practice came about and instructions on how to institute the practice into our daily lives.

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

'Meeting the Buddhas' returning soon!

By Windhorse Publi... on Thu, 6 Oct, 2022 - 15:07

'Meeting the Buddhas' returning soon!

By Windhorse Publi... on Thu, 6 Oct, 2022 - 15:07

Originally published in 1993, Vessantara’s Meeting the Buddhas rapidly attained the status of a classic not only within Triratna, but also in the wider Buddhist world. Out of print since 2008, it’s been carefully revised and updated, and in December we’ll be releasing a brand-new edition. The new cover was designed by Akasajoti, and many of the images that illustrate the text are new.  

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As we’ve mentioned before, it’s a precarious time in publishing, with high inflation and global...

Community Highlights
Community Highlights

The Act of Awareness - Subhuti in Conversation with Maitreyabandhu About a Buddhist View of Mind

By Centre Team on Fri, 9 Sep, 2022 - 14:16

The Act of Awareness - Subhuti in Conversation with Maitreyabandhu About a Buddhist View of Mind

By Centre Team on Fri, 9 Sep, 2022 - 14:16

Early this year the Nature of Mind team filmed Subhuti in conversation with Maitreyabandhu about The Act of Awareness: A Buddhist View of Mind. Filmed with three cameras at Adhisthana, their conversation explored the essential Buddhist teachings about the mind and how to make the most of it. Subhuti’s insights are truly remarkable!

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Buddhist Centre Features
Buddhist Centre Features

Subhuti with Bodhikámala: The Importance of the Dharma in Latin America

By Centre Team on Mon, 23 May, 2022 - 06:48

Subhuti with Bodhikámala: The Importance of the Dharma in Latin America

By Centre Team on Mon, 23 May, 2022 - 06:48

Recorded live in Toluca, México. Subhuti in conversation with Bodhikámala about the vital opportunities the Buddhist path offers to people in Latin America looking for a better way to live. The excitement, the challenges, and the significance for Triratna as one of the fastest-growing corners of our worldwide community starts to impact a Buddhist culture shaped until now largely by British, European, and Indian culture.

Join us for one of our best-loved and most experienced teachers in a dynamic conversation with the...

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