The Buddhist Centre

Home Retreats help us inject some of the powerful teachings of the Buddha directly into our everyday lives. This week we’re joined by Balajit, Singhashri and Viveka to talk about what lies behind their latest week-long collaborative venture with The Buddhist Centre [Live] - the enigmatically titled ‘The Three Bodies of Belonging’. In this episode we dive into the the tradit

A joyous conversation today with Buddhist artists and practitioners about illustration, animation, puppetry, model making and art - how all of these can help bring to life the Buddhist path in the most beautiful, moving and inspiring ways! Mandarava has always been a maker. Her way into puppetry came initially through trying to make sense of deep family grief. Mandarava’s work i

The mind liberated from the pressure of the will is unfolded in symbols W.B. Yeats These days, mindfulness is everywhere. How can engaging with images - with imagination itself - take our awareness deeper and help us connect with something truly transformative? Join our guests Vishvapani and Amitajyoti to explore how a Buddhist perspective on consciousness can help move us towar

Prayer to Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom May all beings experience happiness and its causes Be free from suffering and its causes, Never be parted from happiness And dwell in the condition of equanimity Ever since his introduction to Buddhism in 1976, Mahamati has been attracted to collective, collaborative contexts. He was, from the start, delighted to find a group of people w

Kamalashila is dying. So are we - we are dying. Really. In this recent conversation with Kamalashila following his diagnosis of terminal cancer - and in the closing guided meditation reflecting on death - this is the core theme to which we keep returning: the value of familiarising ourselves with our impermanence: dying and death are going to happen to every single one of us. As

Dr. Andrew Skilton delivers this remarkably clear and engaging introduction to the Three Yanas of Buddhism: the Sravakayana (or Hinayana), the Mahayana and the Vajrayana, and considers different models for understanding them.

Journey into love and the amazing potential for freedom of heart and mind with us... In this latest episode of the Buddhist Centre podcast, we are delighted to welcome back Tejananda, one of the most experienced meditation teachers within the Triratna Buddhist Community. Tejananda will be bringing insights from decades of practice to his upcoming Home Retreat on The Buddhist Centr

Recordings of ceremonies used in the Triratna Buddhist Community. Translated and recorded by Ligita Montvilaitė

Recordings of ceremonies used in the Triratna Buddhist Community. Translated and recorded by Ligita Montvilaitė

Recordings of ceremonies used in the Triratna Buddhist Community. Translated and recorded by Ligita Montvilaitė