Chairs homily July 2022 A little while ago, there was laid out before me, a vast array of food, a veritable buffet for the gods. You may be able to imagine that the chance and pressure to be greedy was strong. I was on holiday, one of the all-inclusive kinds,… Read More »G H & D
Chairman’s Message June 2022 A few months ago now I went on a retreat with the Theme of the Tibetan text; the Bardo Thodol, commonly known as the ‘Tibetan Book of the Dead’. The text is a Terma, which means it was written by Padmasambhava in the 8th century and… Read More »Important decisions
This is a question we might be asking ourselves as we try to get some sense of our place in this world. It is a question we may have been asking for a long time. We can look at our current sense of this self and work on being clear… Read More »Who am I?
Every morning I set out two glass bowls, for our porridge, that is for my partner and I. The bowls are not equal, one is older and more worn, the other is much newer. I noticed that I was choosing the newer bowl for my own porridge. I turned my… Read More »The Nature of Choice
Chairman’s Message March 2022 It is early morning and I am sitting writing this from a candle lit room. I have just lit a wood fire so I hope to be warm in about an hour. My electricity has been off since storms Dudley and Eunice hit 5 days ago… Read More »More from Less
Saturday 9th April 2022 (online) Triratna Day 2022 will focus on our contribution to the world: a vision of truth, communicated in a culture of kalyana mitrata (“beautiful friendship”), for the benefit of all. The day will be an experience of that, especially of being part of a global network… Read More »What the World Needs Now: Triratna’s Gift
This Thursday 17th Feb at Friends Night we have the book launch by Devamitra. The book is called ‘Entertaining Cancer: The Buddhist Way.‘ In Entertaining Cancer, Devamitra chronicles his years of treatment for prostate cancer. He describes the fatigue, the heightened sense of being alive, and the discomforts and indignities… Read More »Friends Night welcomes Devamitra
We have just held another very successful Sangha retreat at Vajrasana. We had a good cross-section of the Ipswich Sangha, from those who had never attended one of our events before to those that have been along too many times to mention. There was also a great range of ages… Read More »Take delight in Mudita
Introducing The Nature of Mind project: a 6-month season of events featuring prominent psychologists, neuroscientists, and meditators. Including interactive seminars, meditation masterclasses, and retreats. Hosted by Adhisthana, International Buddhist Centre. This is a Triratna-wide initiative that will look at various aspects of our mind over the next three months.Each month’s… Read More »Nature of Mind
We are going through that period that is the end of the last year and the beginning of the next, a Bardo, to use a Buddhist term. The Earth, our precious planet, has fully circled the Sun taking just over 365 days. It is a good time to reflect on… Read More »New Year, New Now
