These talks have all been given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre and uploaded to the Free Buddhist Audio website.
Inspirations from The Vimalakirti Nirdesha
Talk 3: Creating the Buddha Body and the Uses of Pleasure
In this short series, Padmavajra talks about aspects of The Vimalakirti Nirdesha. He bases himself not only on the sutra, but also on Sangharakshita s brilliant lecture series The Inconceivable Emancipation. The talks were given on a short Going for Refuge retreat, so they are directed to the needs of men preparing for Ordination.
Inspirations from The Vimalakirti Nirdesha
Talk 2: Vimalakirti s Skilful Means
In this short serie, Padmavajra talks about aspects of The Vimalakirti Nirdesha. He bases himself not only on the sutra, but also on Sangharakshita s brilliant lecture series The Inconceivable Emancipation. The talks were given on a short Going for Refuge retreat, so they are directed to the needs of men preparing for Ordination.
Talk 1: Building the Buddhaland
In this short series: Inspirations from The Vimalakirti Nirdesha, Padmavajra talks about aspects of The Vimalakirti Nirdesha. He bases himself not only on the sutra, but also on Sangharakshita s brilliant lecture series The Inconceivable Emancipation. The talks were given on a short Going for Refuge retreat, so they are directed to the needs of men preparing for Ordination.
A talk given at the Young Mens Retreat in 2014 on Fear, Friendship, Love, and the Buddha
A talk given by Saddhaloka at the Ordination Training Weekend in february 2015
A short exploration of what the spiritual life consists in, a path above two dangers, and the issue of the Guide. This talk by Maitreyabandhu was given at the Ordination Training Weekend in february 2014.
Padmavajra introduces the first part of the Ten Pillars paper given by Sangharakshita in 1984. This talk is given by Padmavajra to men on an Ordination Training Retreat exploring the Ten Precepts in 2014.
A talk by Padmavajra on the Four Acceptance Vows taken by Dharmacaris at Ordination
Talk given at the Young Mens Retreat - The Adamantine Bond of Brotherhood at Padmaloka in 2014
Talk 3 from the What is a Dharmacari retreat at Padmaloka
Talk 2 from the What is a Dharmachari retreat at Padmaloka
As part of the Summer Ordination Training Event on Entering the Greater Mandala at Padmaloka in 2014, Dharmadipa and Padmavajra explore the Three-fold Path of Ethics, Meditation and Wisdom from the perspective of the Mandala.
As part of the Summer Ordination Training Event on Entering the Greater Mandala at Padmaloka in 2014, Dharmadipa and Padmavajra explore the Three-fold Path of Ethics, Meditation and Wisdom from the perspective of the Mandala.
As part of the Summer Ordination Training Event on Entering the Greater Mandala at Padmaloka in 2014, Dharmadipa and Padmavajra explore the Three-fold Path of Ethics, Meditation and Wisdom from the perspective of the Mandala.
A talk given by Padmavajra at the 5 day Summer event for men Training for Ordination at Padmaloka. The theme presented is Entering the Mandala.
A talk on working with Demons given at the 2014 summer Mens Event titled Stirring the Depths
Vidyakaya talks Mantra at the Summer Padmaloka Mens Event 2014
Some sound interference
Suriyavamsa describes the image of Padmasambhava as part of the Summer Mens Event 2014
In these two talks Vaddhaka explores the effects of capitalism on community and on work, and asks us to consider what should be our individual and collective Buddhist responses to the decline of community and the degradation of work in our modern society.
A Talk on the theme of Liberation and Discipline given at the Mens Event in October 2014
A short personal talk on the theme of Liberation and Discipline given at the Mens Event in October 2014
A short personal talk on the theme of discipline from the Mens event: Liberation and Discipline held at Padmaloka in October 2014.
A short personal talk on the theme of discipline. Given at the Men s Event Liberation and Discipline held at Padmaloka in October 2014.
The final talk in the eight-part series entitled The Crazy Wisdom of the Mahasiddhas.
The central issue of the Dharma life, as Sangharakshita articulates, is to develop emotional equivalents to our intellectual understanding. Here Padmavajra uses the stories of Maitrigupta and the De Niro film The Deer Hunter to symbolically point towards the level of wisdom that goes beyond concept. We complete this scintillating series at the place where the path ends and the forest begins.
Talk seven of an eight-part series entitled The Crazy Wisdom of the Mahasiddhas.
Buddhism exists in relationship to, and draws from, the cultures it flourishes in. But its approach is entirely unique to other religious traditions. The world of the Mahasiddhas is no different, being a combination of cultural assimilation and critique - a world of Skull Bearers and Goddesses.
Talk six of the eight-part series entitled The Crazy Wisdom of the Mahasiddhas.
Renunciation is an important theme in Buddhism, and a successful spiritual life asks for single-minded commitment. Particularly key is our renunciation of the last bit of conceit about ourselves. Here, renunciation is given life in the stories of Luipa the Fish-Gut Eater and Darikapa the Slave-King of the Temple Prostitute.
Talk five of the eight-part series entitled The Crazy Wisdom of the Mahasiddhas.
The Buddha was the first of the Mahasiddhas, or Great Perfected Ones, and tales from the Pali Canon such as his encounter with Bahiya of the Bark Cloth demonstrate his ability to instantly wake others up to Reality. In the sixth century a new kind of Buddhist practitioner appears, picking up on these aspects of the teachings of the Buddha and opening up a new universe of myth, symbol and imagination.