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Nagesvara describes samadhi as collectedness, integration of our energies, wholeness, openness, rather than concentration as primary. Excerpted from the talk What Is Samadhi?, part 5 of a series f…

Vidyamala simplifies the whole of Buddhism with this succinct teaching on impermanence.

From the talk Overview of the Five Stages of the System of Practice, part of the series The Bridge, the Pat…

Bhadra explores the positive nature of spiritual death and how important it is to distinguish these opening and liberating experiences from the potentially disorientating and disturbing effect it h…

In this lecture to launch his book of the same name on the prajna-paramita (Perfection of Wisdom) tradition, Sangharakshita explores the meaning of hierarchy in Buddhism, and particularly the dis…

There’s an inherent contradiction if you’re striving for insight in terms of seeing through the illusion of a permanent self. Dharmapriya shares a seminar quote from Sangharakshita about the phil…

Here, Subhuti speaks to the amount of effort to maintain unity across a growing spiritual community. Excerpted from the talk Adhisthana, Sanghakaya and Unity, the second talk in a series called …

Subhadramati shares her experience traveling to India for the International Order Convention. Excerpted from the talk Ordination and the Unity of the Sangha giving at the Cambridge Buddhist Cent…

Sanghamani shares a significant dream she had of Bhante as a mythic guide. Excerpted from the talk Discipleship, Magic and Myth given to the Triratna Buddhist Order on the theme of Discipleshi…

Mahamati recollects some of the teachings of our founder Urgyen Sangharakshita as part of the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Padmaloka. Excerpted from The Meaning of Sp…

This is an exploration by Saddhaloka of the distinguishing role of Sangha, spiritual community, in the development and life of the Western Buddhist Order, and, in fact, in any kind of Buddhist spir…

Aryajaya talks about the significance of Going For Refuge to the Three Jewels. Excerpted from the talk Commitment Is Key given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 2016. ***

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Vidyatara speaks of her work supporting the Order under the framework of the Four Lineages.

Excerpted from the talk Co-Creating Structures That Serve the Arising of the Bodhicitta given at the T…

With humour and engaging personal stories, Padmavajra speaks to the moment in our collective history when Bhante Sangharakshita changed the name of our community from Friends of the Western Buddh…

The very last words of the Buddha were 'appamadena sampadetha': with mindfulness strive on! Prajnamati reflects on those two last words, drawing out the qualities of mindfulness, as taught by the …

In this talk, Viveka explores the many, diverse faces of mindfulness practice - breaking down the ideological barriers that can so often divide when we try to figure out what, exactly, does const…

A traditional exposition of Buddhist meditation looking at why we meditate; preparation for meditation; the five meditation practices designed to counteract the five mental poisons; and the three s…

Vajradevi speaks to a large gathering of Order Members and Mitras Training for Ordination under a big marque at the annual Great Gathering on the theme of the Satipatthana Sutta.

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Exploration by Nagesvara of the beginning of the Anapansati meditation practice, namely the preliminaries and the breath.

"Here, gone to the forest to the root of a tree or to an empty hut, we…

Maitridevi talks about what the heart is like and the importance of it to the cultivation of an expansive all inclusive love for all beings and things. This talk is part of an intensive meditation …

Ratnavandana beautifully introduces the Brahma Viharas as an integrated set of practices flowing from metta - loving kindness. Her central image is that of a tree, deep rooted and spreading its can…