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Help needed in the Alfoxton Park kitchen

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 20 May, 2025 - 15:01

Help needed in the Alfoxton Park kitchen

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 20 May, 2025 - 15:01

Are you keen to spend some time in deeper silence, with work as practice?

Alfoxton Park are looking for kitchen assistance during The Gesture of Awakening retreat with Paramananda (1st - 14th June).

You will be helping our lead chefs cook simple, vegan meals for around 40-45 people. Alongside cooking, there will be time to enjoy Paramananda’s meditation teaching and the beauty of Alfoxton Park. We can provide indoor accommodation in a shared space, though you may want...

Centre Team

Listening for Mara’s Whispers (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 19 May, 2025 - 14:32

Jvalamalini shares personally about her ‘quest for love’ in the Buddhist life, specifically what does Mara say to her to divert her from the path? And is it true? Excerpted from the talk ‘I Am a Serious Dharma Practitioner Dedicated to Love’ given at Taraloka Retreat Centre as part of the series Daughters of the Buddha, 2025.

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Sucimani

Forthcoming Ordinations at Akashavana

From Order Connection on Sun, 18 May, 2025 - 10:35

Forthcoming Ordinations at Akashavana

From Order Connection on Sun, 18 May, 2025 - 10:35

Dear Order Members,

We are delighted to announce that the following people will have their ordinations at Akashavana. The private ordinations will take place from the evening of 18th May until the afternoon of 21st May. The public ordination will be on the 24th May.

Kate Fitzroy

Idoia Acha

Miriam Lynn

An Van Eyck

Jenny Thompson

Natalia Kieniewicz

Catherine Duncan

Lena Pokorny

Jessica Perena

Laura Smith

Elise Marshall

Miriam Brod

Catrine Skeppar

Miia Chambers

Jane Turner

Jill Tomlinson

Emma Ward

Tara Pollitt

Holly Lucas

Please send waves of metta to all our wonderful preceptees.

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

Yours in the Dharma,

Punyamala and Sucimani

Read more about Forthcoming Ordinations at Akashavana

Centre Team

Daughters of the Buddha (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 17 May, 2025 - 11:00

Let’s hear it for the early Buddhist women! Mahajapapati was the first Buddhist nun and leader of the women’s ordained sangha, and her two chief disciples were Khema and Uppalavanna. Maitrisiddhi explores some challenging material - and also very inspiring texts around the beginning of the bhikkhuni sangha. The talk also features Mara - the embodiment of everything that holds us back. How do we free ourselves from his insidious whispers? Talk given at ...

Sudaka

Music workshop next edición 1-3 May 2026

From Suryavana Retreat Centre on Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 15:58

Music workshop next edición 1-3 May 2026

From Suryavana Retreat Centre on Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 15:58

Sudaka

The Shrine Room

From Suryavana Retreat Centre on Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 14:38

The Shrine Room

From Suryavana Retreat Centre on Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 14:38

This is a job we have talked years about doing. Thanks to a generous donor we have been able to facilitate this renovation. We have joined a small auxiliary shrine space with a “garage”. The two rooms make up 50 square metres. It will serve as our shrine room for now and free up the living space above. I can imagine up to 40 persons meditating or up to 20 doing yoga!

Since its purchase in 2026 we have had a flexible...

Candradasa

International Day of Vesak at the U.N.

From Triratna News on Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 14:32

International Day of Vesak at the U.N.

From Triratna News on Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 14:32

Watch our friend Maitriveer-Nagarjuna, renowned academic and member of the Triratna Buddhist Order, give a live address today at the U.N. in New York to celebrate Wesak (Buddha Day), making a call for world peace. This is a great honor for Maitriveer; a recognition of his work spreading the Dharma and Doctor Ambedkar’s call for social justice.

RE-WATCH HERE (Maitriveer’s talk begins around 29 mins into the video))

The International Day of Vesak presents an opportune moment for
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Candradasa

International Day of Vesak at the U.N.

From Triratna News on Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 14:32

International Day of Vesak at the U.N.

From Triratna News on Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 14:32

RE-WATCH HERE (Maitriveer’s talk begins around 29 mins into the video))

The International Day of Vesak presents an opportune moment for
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Join Windhorse Publications as our new Finance Manager

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 11:58

Join Windhorse Publications as our new Finance Manager

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 11:58

Are you a numbers person and a Dharma enthusiast? Do you love spreadsheets as much as sutras?

We’re looking for a Finance Manager (14 hours a week, fully remote) to join our small, friendly, and purpose-driven team at Windhorse Publications.

This role is perfect for a Triratna Order member or Mitra who’s excited by the idea of team-based right livelihood, working together to publish life-changing Buddhist books. It’s a well-organised, part-time role with plenty of autonomy, flexibility, and a supportive team atmosphere.

You’ll be keeping our...

Centre Team

Undoing the Divisions (Dharmabytes Podcasts)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 11:00

We are continually being bombarded with news about world problems including war, starvation, violence, inequality, climate destruction etc. One response is to just ignore these problems. Sangharakshita argues that ‘an attitude of withdrawal from public concerns to purely personal ones is not worthy of a human being’. Vimaladasa explores how we as Buddhists can bring a voice of sanity and compassion into the world and act accordingly. Excerpted from the talk entitled A Buddhist...

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