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Navigating this Troubled, Beautiful World

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022 - 16:01

Navigating this Troubled, Beautiful World

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022 - 16:01

Weekend for Young Women thinking for asking for ordination, or who have asked (residential)

Friday 27 - Sunday 29 January 2023

Only the Bodhisattva Ideal can carry us beyond ourselves and the world - and back again into them on a totally different basis

Here we are in this life, in this world, with all its troubles and moments of beauty coming into being. What are we to do with our life, who are we to be? These questions can feel at times a burden, at...

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Sub35 Online Day Retreat: Why Join An Order?

Wed, 14 Jul, 2021 - 11:35

Sub35 Online Day Retreat: Why Join An Order?

Wed, 14 Jul, 2021 - 11:35

Saturday 4 September

Why join an Order? Isn’t enough to simply practice Buddhism without joining anything? Vajratara and Karunadhi from the women’s ordination team along with Dharmacharinis from the young people’s steering group, will communicate a glimpse of the vision of the Order and the potential of spiritual friendship. The Order is more than it appears to be, and to realise that, we must also realise that we are more than we appear to be…

Join us for an online day for young people training...

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Order Seminars May 2021

Tue, 9 Feb, 2021 - 15:21

Order Seminars May 2021

Tue, 9 Feb, 2021 - 15:21

Following on from our popular 2020 online events for dharmacharinis, three Order seminars offered by the Tiratanaloka team in 2021 will explore the following areas:

1 May: How to assess effective Going for Refuge to the Three Jewels, including looking at the 8 Guidelines recently published by the College of Public Preceptors

2 May: How we can form effective ordination kulas

3 May: How we can support the local ordination process, looking at the specific situation of your Centre.

There will be a short presentation, time to share our experiences, workshops, and...

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Thinking of asking for ordination?

Thu, 7 May, 2020 - 15:41

Thinking of asking for ordination?

Thu, 7 May, 2020 - 15:41

The response of many people during the Coronavirus pandemic has been to want to help very practically by supporting the NHS, our friends and neighbours, and to want to deepen our Dharma practice, enabling us to better emotionally respond to the difficulties that arise. Some of us are thinking about the future, to how the pandemic will effect long term societal change. What part does the Tiratana Buddhist Order play in this? Why have an Order at all? How...

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Weekend for women thinking of asking for Ordination

Wed, 12 Feb, 2020 - 12:37

Weekend for women thinking of asking for Ordination

Wed, 12 Feb, 2020 - 12:37

A weekend for women (+) who are thinking of asking for Ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order. Why ask for ordination? Why join the Order? Why have an Order at all? What do we have to do to join the Order? We will look at all these questions, as well as any others you bring up, so that you can make an informed decision about your next steps. This is also an opportunity to visit Tiratanaloka and enjoy the beauty of...

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New Retreat at Tiratanaloka: The Nature of Existence

Fri, 20 Dec, 2019 - 19:06

New Retreat at Tiratanaloka: The Nature of Existence

Fri, 20 Dec, 2019 - 19:06

Due to popular demand, we have added an extra retreat to our programme in 2020. Our theme will be ‘The Nature of Existence’: the marks of conditioned existence, the doors of liberation and the topsy turvy views. We will explore beauty, change, emptiness and ultimate happiness. The material is taken from Chapter 11 of Sangharakshita’s book ‘The Three Jewels’, which we will study in groups as well as having significant portions of the retreat laid aside for meditation and reflection...

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Celebrate 25 years of Tiratanaloka!

Mon, 26 Aug, 2019 - 10:05

Celebrate 25 years of Tiratanaloka!

Mon, 26 Aug, 2019 - 10:05

The team at Tiratanaloka invites you to celebrate our 25th anniversary with us on Sunday 29th September 2019, from 10.30 am to 5pm, at Tiratanaloka retreat centre in the heart of the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. The programme for the day will include a keynote talk on “The Significance of Ordination” from Ratnadharini, several mini-talks by Dharmacarinis on what Tiratanaloka means to them, a collective ritual, a light vegan lunch, a variety of vegan cakes, and activities for children.
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The Great Gathering - A Greater Love: Maha Maitri

Sat, 20 Jan, 2018 - 16:31

The Great Gathering - A Greater Love: Maha Maitri

Sat, 20 Jan, 2018 - 16:31

@ Taraloka 7th-10th June

This long weekend is a celebration of our community and its unique emphasis on the practice of friendship as a path. There has not been such a Great Gathering for many years and the team, drawn from Tiratanaloka, Taraloka and Buddhafield look forward to welcoming you - women who have requested ordination and dharmacharinis - to gather at Taraloka for rituals, chanting, talks, discussion, meditation, workshops and the pleasure of each other’s company. We are expecting large numbers...