In this talk, given to the Triratna Fathers retreat at Padmaloka, Padmavajra tells us about what his own father gave to him. He also tells us about what Bhante Sangharakashita, his 'spiritual father' gave him. He tells us about what he has learned from his fathers and how that might be of use to others.
I hope you’ve seen by now that we’ve just published Nagabodhi’s biography, Sangharakshita: The Boy, the Monk, the Man. Nagabodhi takes the reader on a journey through the twists and turns of Sangharakshita’s life; the experiences, insights, and reflections that nurtured his approach as a teacher; and the legacy he left behind.
Conversations about Sangharakshita can be tricky, I know, and I hope that this book will help with its appreciative and open account of his life which really does give the reader the...
Hopefully you have seen earlier notices about the search for a new International Order Convenor to replace Saraha.
The nomination period is coming to an end soon, on 13th March. So, if you haven’t already done so, please think about any Dharmachari who you think would be suitable for the post - or consider it yourself. And contact me, Vajrapriya (vajrapriya [at] gmail.com) with any suggestions or expressions of interest.
Nagabodhi speaks about the process of developing awareness throughout the day and how this relates to vedanā – or hedonic tone. He explores how if we can notice the raw experience and whether it’s pleasant, unpleasant or neutral, then we have freedom not to act in the usual habitual ways.
Through the lense of Upaya 'the skilful means' of the Bodhisattva, Parami explores the seemingly contradictory themes of withdrawal and engagement on the Bodhisattva path.
She demonstrates how they are synthesised by drawing on the last four stages of the spiral / transcendental path and how they culminate in the arising of the bodhicitta.
Bodhilila’s first talk as part of the ‘Poetics of Awakening’ retreat. Looking at the symbolic and practical aspects of practice she considers how meditation itself is an expression of ourselves as a way to change through, moment by moment, being who we are in the light of the Dharma. An encouraging and inspiring approach to sitting aligned to the nature of things.
