Alokadhara's talk investigates how fear arises in dependence upon the delusion of there being a fixed, separate self and how the spell of that delusion can be broken by a clear seeing into the true nature of the five skandhas.
Talk Given on Men's Event at Padmaloka, June 2013.
From Triratna News on Tue, 2 Jul, 2013 - 15:36Big news is just in from Buddhafield: their Festival team is planning to take a break next year, ie 2014. It’ll be their first year off since the Festival started in 1996 and a well-deserved rest for all concerned! See below for their full statement - what it means in practice is, the Festival this year’s your last chance to come until 2015! It’s coming up soon, July 17-21 to be precise, tickets are available here, and the...
Sarvananda, author of 'Solitude and loneliness, a Buddhist view', talks about the relationship between solitude and spiritual friendship. Given as part of the Year of Kalyana Mitrata at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre.
From Triratna News on Mon, 1 Jul, 2013 - 20:42Over on Padmaloka’s space on The Buddhist Centre Online there’s a major new series of 8 talks by Subhuti entitled ‘The Five Aspects of Sangharakshita’s System of Dharma Life’, along with a question-and-answer session on the material.
This series was given by Subhuti on a recent ‘System of Practice’ retreat at Padmaloka for men who have asked for Ordination. In these talks, Subhuti delves into the fundamental principles behind ...