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The Great Gathering 2023

Wed, 8 Nov, 2023 - 00:00
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.
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The Practice of Karuna Bhavana

Wed, 8 Nov, 2023 - 00:00
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
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Reflections On Ordination

Wed, 8 Nov, 2023 - 00:00
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.
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Vajra Energy: Creative Symbols of Tantric Buddhism

Wed, 1 Nov, 2023 - 14:33

Vajra Energy: Creative Symbols of Tantric Buddhism

Wed, 1 Nov, 2023 - 14:33

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….  

A retreat for Mitras, 26 Jan - 2 Feb 2024

Led by Maitrisiddhi, Sahajatara and Kusalasara

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Ready for a change? Come live and work at Taraloka!

Fri, 13 Oct, 2023 - 09:53

Ready for a change? Come live and work at Taraloka!

Fri, 13 Oct, 2023 - 09:53

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!

We are recruiting for two people to join our Operations Team in 2024. The positions we are looking to fill are kitchen manager and finance manager, but we are also interested in hearing from anyone who wants to...

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Talk five: Ritual as a way of life

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023 - 00:00
In this personal talk Sinhacandra reflects on how daily life can be imbued with ritual and how ritual can become a way of life.
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Talk Four: In beauty may I walk

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023 - 00:00
In this talk Punyamala explores how we can move from asubha to subha by participating in ritual.
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Talk Three: Ritual and the Imagination

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023 - 00:00
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.
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Talk Two: Building Shrines

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023 - 00:00
Sinhacandra talks about different ways to build a shrine both individually and collectively.
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Talk One: An overview of the place of ritual in our Dharma life

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023 - 00:00
Punyamala suggests that ritual can be a path of transformation in its own right. She suggests ways to engage with rituals.