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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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Tiratanaloka Unlimited - an exciting new project!

Sat, 27 Aug, 2022 - 10:23

Tiratanaloka Unlimited - an exciting new project!

Sat, 27 Aug, 2022 - 10:23

TIRATANALOKA [UN]LIMITED

We’ve outgrown our building. Right now we have waiting lists for most of our retreats and more would come if we could host them. We also need space for a bigger team to support the retreats.

We want a bigger retreat centre so that we can run retreats for at least 60 people and house a community of 12.

Imagine not being limited to only booking for one retreat but being free to follow your own inspiration.

Imagine not having to undergo the...

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Karunadhi gives a talk on the Order Convention

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022 - 21:02

Karunadhi gives a talk on the Order Convention

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022 - 21:02

Karunadhi gave a talk on the recent Order convention. The theme was ‘going forth’. She talked about her life at Tiratanaloka and the vision that prompted her to join the team.

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Contemplating the Refuge Tree

Wed, 11 May, 2022 - 23:53

We recently ran a retreat with Buddhafield exploring the symbolism of the ‘Going for Refuge and Prostration Practice’. I say we… it was meant to be Vajratara and Karunadhi from Tiratanaloka, but Karunadhi couldn’t come so it ended up being just Vajratara from Tiratanaloka, with Darsavini, Amaragita, Dayajoti and Viryanaya. Everyday we had a short presentation on different aspects of the practice followed by questions and answers. The talks were recorded and although the sound quality isn’t great, people thought...

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Discovering the Wish Fulfilling Jewel

Thu, 5 May, 2022 - 20:11

We recently had a enriching and inspiring online weekend on the symbolism of the jewel in Buddhism. Forged deep in the ground under the influence of strong pressures, the jewel emerges as something of beauty and value. In the same way, under the influence of the Dharma, something of great beauty is created or, we could say, discovered. The nature of our own mind, luminous bright and with a sensitivity to life and a beautiful aspiration towards the truth. How...

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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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Opening the Mandala

Tue, 30 Mar, 2021 - 15:37

Opening the Mandala

Tue, 30 Mar, 2021 - 15:37

Tiratanaloka recently ran a weekend retreat on the symbol of the mandala with over 100 participants. It was a very rich weekend, evoking the mandala and letting it inform our lives. What would it be like to always dwell in the mandala where every experience is imbued with significance, and our energy flows towards what is most meaningful to us.

You can catch up with talks from Vajratara, Punyamala, and Kusaladevi on our YouTube page.

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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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Update from Tiratanaloka

Tue, 9 Feb, 2021 - 16:17

Update from Tiratanaloka

Tue, 9 Feb, 2021 - 16:17

We are now in the process of finalising our programme of retreats for the rest of 2021. The remaining 2021 retreats will be open for booking on 8th March 2021 (not on 2 April and 2 July as previously advertised).

Retreats up until 11th July be all be online. For retreats after that, we plan to run residential retreats. However, with the changing conditions, we can’t confirm that we will be able to run an in-person retreat until nearer the time. If we can’t open fully, the retreat...