Talks from the Great Gathering held at Taraloka in 2023. Drawing on the Ariyapariyesana Sutta, Vajratara and Maitridevi explore the Buddha’s teaching on turning from the Ignoble to the Noble Quest: the choice of life lived within limits or of one dedicated to freedom.
An honest, moving and inspiring personal talk by Maitrisambhava on the practice of Karuna Bhavana.
This talk was given on an intensive meditation retreat for mitras on the Brahma Viharas held at Taraloka in 2023
On the day of her 40th Order birthday Ratnavandana reflects on her ordination, which was performed by Bhante. This is a very honest, funny and inspiring talk given on a Brahma Viharas retreat at Taraloka.
Free up your energies! Enter a world of colour and magic! Our essential original nature is vajra - pure - the nature of freedom. But how can we access this in direct experience? This is what Tantric Buddhism is all about – touching direct experience of what we most deeply are, through symbol and myth, ritual and mantra. Come and explore the Five Buddha Mandala, great guru Padmasambhava, Dakinis, Cremation Grounds and more….
Taraloka offers a unique context for women to live a full-time Dharma life, for being of service to others and for personal and collective transformation. What’s that like in practice, and who might Taraloka be right for? Watch this video, to find out!
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After acknowledging the deepening experience of the imagination in our spiritual lives Samantabhadri explores ritual and devotion as a turning towards the transcendental with body, speech and mind.
