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30th Anniversary of Buddhafield Festival

From Buddhafield on Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 - 17:17

30th Anniversary of Buddhafield Festival

From Buddhafield on Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 - 17:17

Here’s the official festival poster for this year folks - it’s 30 years of Buddhafield Festival! 

The watercolour image is part of a beautiful painting by Mumukshu, a previous core member of Buddhafield. This is the buddha Locana, the buddha of mirror-like wisdom. The theme for this year’s festival is “Waves of Stillness”, and here is Locana, sat still in meditation with long waves of blue hair which represent the ongoing effects of seeing things as they...
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Dayaketu

Embodying Freedom with Balajit, Singhashri and Viveka

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 - 00:49

Embodying Freedom with Balajit, Singhashri and Viveka

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 - 00:49

The Buddha taught that life includes both suffering AND the potential for liberation. In a world racked with suffering, how do we meet ourselves and each other with curiosity, courage and conviction, for our own benefit and the benefit of all beings?

Explore what liberation feels like through an embodied and relational approach to meditation. We’ll get familiar with moment-by-moment experiences of both tension, stuckness, and resistance AND release, softness, and openness, as well as the different parts of ourselves...
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Entering the Mandala of Metta

From Order Noticeboard on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 - 19:07
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Entering the Mandala of Metta

From Order Noticeboard on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 - 19:07

Wednesday 18th February 7.30-9pm GMT

Many who embark on the path of insight have questioned whether the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana are still relevant, at least in the way we teach them to newcomers.

In this two-part forum mini series, we re-examine these two foundational practices from the perspective of those primarily focused on working with insight.  This upcoming session will look at the Metta Bhavana.

Padmayogini will give a short introduction into...
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Vajrashura

Teachers Notes for Year 1, Part 5

From Mitra Study Leaders on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 - 16:52

These are links to the teacher’s notes for Year 1 of the Dharma Training Course for Mitras.

Note that this is the new version of Year 1 going live in February 2026.

You can find all the student notes on the main DTCM page.

Part 5

Week 1 - An Overview of the Buddhist Tradition

Week 2 - Triratna and the Unity of Buddhism

Week 3 - The Six Distinctive Emphases: Ecumenical and Going for Refuge

Week 4 - The Six Distinctive Emphases:...
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Vajrashura

Teachers Notes for Year 1, Part 4

From Mitra Study Leaders on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 - 16:45

These are links to the teacher’s notes for Year 1 of the Dharma Training Course for Mitras.

Note that this is the new version of Year 1 going live in February 2026.

You can find all the student notes on the main DTCM page.

Part 4

Week 1 - Wisdom

Week 2 - The Way to Wisdom

Week 3 - Conditionality, Karma, and Rebirth

Week 4 - The Wheel of Life

Week 5 - The Wheel and the Spiral

Week 6 -...
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Teachers Notes for Year 1, Part 3

From Mitra Study Leaders on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 - 16:43

These are links to the teacher’s notes for Year 1 of the Dharma Training Course for Mitras.

Note that this is the new version of Year 1 going live in February 2026.

You can find all the student notes on the main DTCM page.

Part 3

Week 1 - What Meditation Really Is

Week 2 - Integration and the Mindfulness of Breathing

Week 3 - Positive Emotion and the Mettā Bhāvanā

Week 4 - Working with the Wandering Mind

Week 5 - Moving...
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Vajrashura

Teachers Notes for Year 1, Part 2

From Mitra Study Leaders on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 - 16:35

These are links to the teacher’s notes for Year 1 of the Dharma Training Course for Mitras.

Note that this is the new version of Year 1 going live in February 2026.

You can find all the student notes on the main DTCM page.

Part 2

Week 1 - Why be Ethical?

Week 2 - The First Precept - Principles 

Week 3 - The First Precept in Practice

Week 4 - The Second Precept

Week 5 - The Third Precept

Week 6...
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Vajrashura

Teachers Notes for Year 1, Part 1

From Mitra Study Leaders on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 - 16:27

These are links to the teacher’s notes for Year 1 of the Dharma Training Course for Mitras.

Note that this is the new version of Year 1 going live in February 2026.

You can find all the student notes on the main DTCM page.

Part 1

Week 1 - Dharma Reflection as Spiritual Practice

Week 2 - Getting to Know Each Other More

Week 3 - What does it Mean to be a Buddhist?

Week 4 - The Buddha: Introducing the Buddha

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Short talk by Dh Chandrashil

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 - 06:41

Short talk by Dh Chandrashil

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 - 06:41

Short talk given by Dh. Chandrashil on the occasion of Mitra Ceremony - 8th Feb 26

Sorry for poor quality of video. 
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Mitra Ceremony - Feb 26

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 - 06:34
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Mitra Ceremony - Feb 26

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 - 06:34

It was great to witness Mitra Ceremony at Retreat Center after long time. It is due to effort of Ratnasambhava and Guhyacitta that some of their Artist friends has taken initiative to become mitra. 

Sazen, Golap and Amit has become mitra in this occasion.  Puja was led by Ratnasambhava - Triratna Vandana - Shakyamuni Mantra with Chakraman to Guru Stupa - Trisharan and Panchashil. Dh. Chandrashil has...

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