Join PoetryEast for a two-part conversation with renowned psychiatrist, writer, and literary scholar, Iain McGilchrist - author of The Master and His Emissary.
Part one: ‘The Divided Brain’ will premier on Tuesday 13th October at 7pm (BST). Part two: ‘The Making of the Western World’ on Tuesday 20th October at 7pm (BST).
Jnanavaca and Maitreyabandhu (from the London Buddhist Centre) will be in conversation with Dr McGilchrist about brain science, transcendence, poetry, and art.
Anālayo has been writing about mindfulness as a scholar, practitioner and meditation teacher for two decades. In 2004 we published his ground-breaking study of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta based on his comparative studies of early Buddhist texts. He is one of a handful of people who can read and research texts in Pāli, Sanskrit and Chinese. It is a real delight when someone with...
Friday, 11 December 2020 to Sunday, 13 December 2020
This is a special online weekend lead by Padmavajra at Padmaloka on the Guru Yoga from the Tharpe Delam. Bhante was introduced to this practice by the Venerable Khachu Rinpoche at the time of receiving the Padmasambhava abhishekha. He made his own translation of the text with the help of Dhardo Rinpoche and introduced Padmavajra to the practice in 1976.
This Guru Yoga involves the transformation of ourselves into Vajrayogini - the archetypal devotee-disciple and then imagining...
For many years, ethical issues from Triratna’s past have affected the individuals who were involved and the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community as a whole, and a number of people have come forward with accounts of the suffering they experienced within Triratna. Some of these issues involved the sexual behaviour of Sangharakshita, Triratna’s founder.
The Adhisthana Kula arose from a wish to acknowledge openly and respond effectively to these issues. The members of the Kula worked together over...
I am delighted to let you know the names of the 16 women publicly ordained at Adhisthana on Monday 28th September 2020. We were able to celebrate the ceremony outdoors in the Prajnaparamita courtyard which meant that, under Covid conditions, we didn’t need to wear masks. It was joyful to welcome these women into the Order, a positive day in a year which, for many, has been difficult.
Join PoetryEast for a two-part conversation with renowned psychiatrist, writer, and literary scholar, Iain McGilchrist - author of The Master and His Emissary.
Part one: ‘The Divided Brain’ will premier on Tuesday 13th October at 7pm (BST). Part two: ‘The Making of the Western World’ on Tuesday 20th October at 7pm (BST).
Jnanavaca and Maitreyabandhu (from the London Buddhist Centre) will be in conversation with Dr McGilchrist about brain science, transcendence, poetry, and art.
I am delighted to let you know the names of the 16 women publicly ordained at Adhisthana on Monday 28th September 2020. We were able to celebrate the ceremony outdoors in the Prajnaparamita courtyard which meant that, under Covid conditions, we didn’t need to wear masks. It was joyful to welcome these women into the Order, a positive day in a year which, for many, has been difficult.
We are delighted to let you know the names of the 16 women publicly ordained at Adhisthana on Monday 28th September 2020.
Public preceptor: Santavajri
Ng Yin Wan becomes Maitrigandhi (long second i) A Sanskrit name meaning One who is fragrant with loving kindness Westernised (Shabda) spelling: Maitrigandhi Private preceptor: Khemasiddhi
Genny Whiting becomes Vandanacitta (long final a) A Sanskrit name meaning She who has a heart of devotion Westernised...
Greed, hatred, delusion and categories of Western thought – Guhyavajra
Open to all 28/09/2020
I recently had an attractive circular sent to me by email from the Triratna International Council office with an update based on recent zoom meetings. Reading through the...
