Summer has definitely arrived on the mountain. And not only the warmer weather - but preceptors also arrived and departed, leaving behind 19 beautiful new dharmacharinis to settle their feathers back into their remaining time here in the context of an Order retreat…
Such a precious and intense time - for everyone! We welcomed Mokshagandhi into the community (currently Padmasakhi, Vidyachandra, Viryamani and Bodhipaksini) for the ordination period. She arrived with her customary grace and warm friendliness into the retreat and also...
Lokabandhu introduces the American Buddhist activist Joanna Macy and her teaching of the ‘Work That Reconnects’, part of the Southampton Buddhist Centre’s series on 21st Century Bodhisattvas. Excerpted from the talk Introduction to Joanna Macy and the Work That Reconnects given in Southampton, 2018.
Dayajoti offers a short talk on climate change, relating it to basic buddhist teachings, followed by a guided ‘climate’ meditation. From the talk entitled Consensus Trance - Climate given at Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2015.
How can we find meaning in life? What do you long for? Join us at Sangha Night to find out as we travel deeper into the world of transcendental science fiction that is The White Lotus Sutra, with Paranita telling the Parable of the Good Physician.
In this series we are exploring the profound teachings of the White Lotus Sutra, presented through a combination of poetry, drama, parables and what can seem like cosmic science fiction, and the way these have the potential to free us to take our practice of the Dharma to a new level.
“We heal through the imagination, through images and fictions.”
James Hillman, ‘Healing Fiction’
At its best, meditation practice and Dharma reflection can be a means to help us gain access to the unseen underlying currents and forces that shape our lives. Yet, as practitioners in day to day life, many of us can still have an experience of somehow being ‘out of touch’ both with ourselves and...
Suvajra gives a talk about Dhardo Rimpoche on the London Buddhist Centre's Dhardo Rimpoche Day, celebrating the life of Sangharakshita's friend and teacher.
Vaddhaka introduces David Loy and his thoughts about how to bring our Buddhist practice out into the streets and engage with the world. In the full talk he also introduces Bhikkhu Bodhi, a prolific translator of the Pali Canon and respected teacher in the East, deeply rooted in the Buddha’s teachings, who returned to the USA and re-engaged with his activist roots challenging a self-oriented and withdrawn mode of Buddhist practice. From the talk entitled ...
