The Buddhist Centre

Parami's season of interviews from the South Pacific continues with an in-depth chat to Rijumayi, a young woman who has just joined the Triratna Buddhist Order and is pioneering the Australian branch of the international Young Buddhists movement out of Melbourne. It's a thoughtful engagement around the particularities of practice for young people - around ethics and the challenges of building Dharma support for others your own age when you are still working everything out yourself... Subscribe to hear more: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-buddhist-centre-online/id498033013 #Buddhism #Buddhist #Dharma #youngbuddhists #youngpeople #Australia #NewZealand #community #sangha

Parami again from "Oceania"! She's in conversation here with her friend Maitripala who has been living in Europe for a year but is now back home and engaging with women seeking ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order. Great to hear the inspiration - old and new - come through as a new generation of women grapples with the challenges and joys of Buddhist practice and of community. And as a bonus we hear a preview of her 'Buddhas in My Pocket Pilgrimage', happening next year and which she'll report on here on Audioboom and at The Buddhist Centre Online (thebuddhistcentre.com/features). Subscribe to hear more: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-buddhist-centre-online/id498033013 #Buddhism #Buddhist #Dharma #women #Australia #NewZealand #community #ordination #sangha

Parami chats with Kate and Cynthia at the end of the ordination training retreat at Vijayaloka Retreat Centre in Australia. Great to hear inspiring tales from the outback as women deepen their friendships and Buddhist practice together... Subscribe to hear more: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-buddhist-centre-online/id498033013 #Buddhism #Buddhist #Dharma #women #Australia #NewZealand #community #ordination #sangha

At the end of the European Buddhist Union AGM weekend in Berlin, Munisha from the Triratna Buddhist Order talks to Martin Schaurhofer (Austrian Buddhist Society) and Žarko Andrićević (Ch'an, Croatia) about the current refugee crisis - and a Buddhist response. (Here is the EBU's public statement: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-o2LTolHa13dEh5d1lhLVVuUU0/view) #Buddhism #refugees #Triratna #Europe

Green Tara is the Buddhist figure associated with deep compassion in the face of the world's troubles. Something most mothers and fathers can relate to when it comes to their own kids! This weekend we're focussing on how to practice Buddhism and meditation as a parent with young children, and we're delighted to be able to bring you resources live from the Retreat for Mothers that's just started at Taraloka Retreat Centre for women in Wales. We hope mums and dads everywhere will get lots of helpful input through what emerges from the retreat - and from the other material we'll post to complement it. Feel free to join in with your comments - we'd love to hear your experience! View all posts from this weekend: www.thebuddhistcentre.com/features #Buddhism #Buddhist #parents #parenting #kids #children #mothers

An excellent conversation with Kalyanaprabha on what it's like to work with and edit Sangharakshita, as his latest book, 'A Moseley Miscellany' hits the bookshops and the project to publish his Complete Works gets underway. Words and their meanings, the transformative effect of literature in a life, writing as a gateway to spiritual insight - these are just some of the topics covered as we hear from someone whose passion for literary work is both inspiring and encouraging. Buy 'A Moseley Miscellany' - http://windhorsepublications.com/amoseleymiscellany #books #book #literature #poetry #poems #Buddhist #Buddhism #Sangharakshita #Triratna #Arts

Parami with Lokeshvara drawing to a close a great weekend's coverage of the Buddhist Arts event "Conscious Surrender to the Beautiful". Some reflections on the event, a lot of laughter, and looking ahead to what comes next... For more, see https://thebuddhistcentre.com/tags/conscious-surrender

Sanghamani and Abhayanara in the Sangharakshita Library at Adhisthana in England, discussing the beautiful new exhibition to mark Sangharakshita's life via objects from each of his nine decades. This weekend over 400 members of the Triratna Buddhist Order will gather to share inspiration around the place of the Arts in contemporary Buddhist spiritual life. Timed as part of the celebrations to mark Sangharakshita’s 90th birthday, there will be a host of talks, events, rituals, and happenings exploring poetry and literature, the visual arts and music - all in the glorious setting of Adhisthana and the English countryside. Come rain or shine we’ll be there covering the best of the weekend and bringing it to you if you aren’t able to make it in person… Follow thebuddhistcentre.com/features to bring the Arts into your life this weekend!

The weekend choir rehearses with Vipulakirti: Manidhara (Graham Patterson)'s setting of Sangharakshita's poem 'Meditation'.

Shubhavyuha and Sudaya, from Triratna's Sydney and Melbourne Buddhist Centres, talk to Munisha about why they've travelled all the way to Adhisthana for a gathering of Triratna's European Chairs, and what they've got from it. #Buddha #Dharma #Triratna #community #sangha