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Anapanasati - Mindfulness of Reality

We are all looking for some kind of liberation. This can be liberation from immediate psychological or emotional suffering, through to relief from deeper existential suffering. The Buddhadharma offers a clear path and method to relieve suffering. Through the simple act of paying attention to our breathing, bodily sensations, emotions, and thoughts we are able to see into the constantly changing nature of reality and free ourselves from clinging. This makes it possible to purify and liberate ourselves.

Ten Pillars Online Retreat

The ten Dharmachari precepts are what an Order member lives by; they are what Sangharakshita has called ‘the Mula Pratimoksha’ – the basic ethical code.

We will study and practice these ‘Ten Pillars’ of Buddhism and of life in the Order on this retreat, as well as reflecting on and discussing them in the context of our spiritual lives.

This retreat takes place between 17th and 24h of April and is open for men who’ve asked for ordination as well as order members.

Just Sitting - A New Series of Talks by Satyaraja

We’re delighted to announce that a new series of talks from Padmaloka is now available on Freebuddhistaudio.com.

In these talks given during the Winter Retreat at Padmaloka last year on the theme of Just Sitting and the Diamond Sutra, Satyaraja introduces us to the Just Sitting practice.

Please follow this link to access the talk: https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC4961

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'What is the Order?' - Available Spaces

We’re happy to announce that there are places available for the upcoming ‘What is the Order?’ online retreat here at Padmaloka.

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Going for Refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha needs a specific spiritual community for it to be fully expressed: it needs, in other words, an Order.

The Triratna Buddhist Order transcends the distinction between monk and lay and places the spiritual and existential act of Going for Refuge at its very heart.

The Eye That Sees the Sun - A New Talk by Padmavajra

In this talk given to the Mid-Essex Buddhist centre as part of a series on Faith, Padmavajra explores Sangharakshita's saying that faith is the ultimate in us responding to the ultimate in the universe. As well as exploring the essential importance of faith in our Dharma lives, he also refers to the traditional hierarchical structure of the universe and to the saying of a German mystic, following Plotinus, that says that we can only see the sun because there is something of the sun within our eye.

'What is the Order?' - Online Retreat

Going for Refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha needs a specific spiritual community for it to be fully expressed: it needs, in other words, an Order.

The Triratna Buddhist Order transcends the distinction between monk and lay and places the spiritual and existential act of Going for Refuge at its very heart.
During this retreat we’ll be exploring the essence of the Triratna Buddhist Order.

This retreat takes place between 1st and 6th of April and is open for men who’ve asked for ordination and order members in the UK and Europe.

New Prints Available

Last year we had the blessing of receiving two new paintings for the Padmaloka Shrine Room made by Dharmacari Aloka. One being of Vajrayogini and the other one of Vairochana. We’re delighted to announce that the prints of the paintings are now available in the Padmaloka bookshop.

The prints are available in A5, A4 and A3 format and can be ordered via this link: https://www.padmaloka.org.uk/shop/photos

(The link works if used in web browser)

- A new talk by Padmavajra - Reflections on The Vase of Initiation -

In this talk, given to a gathering of dharmacharis and men who have asked for ordination, Padmavajra gives some reflections on the Vase of Initiation, a ritual object used in the Triratna Public Ordination ceremony. Among other things, he explores the themes of the stages of purification and Sangharakshita's Tantric Version of the Five Precepts, which look at the Dharma life in terms of energy.

Please follow this link to access the talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RkDQbPgV8o

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