Padmaloka

As well as studying Bhante's teaching on spiritual friendship, we will explore and discuss the impact it has had on our own lives.

When Padmasambhava eventually meets the king of Tibet in Lhasa, there is a great confrontation between a powerful worldly king of Tibet and Padmasambhava – the King of the Dharma. Which king do you...

A retreat for Mitra Convenors in Triratna to gather and deepen their inspiration and vision.

Going for Refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha is 'the central and definitive act of the Buddhist life' and 'the unifying principle, therefore, of Buddhism itself'. The ordination process involv...

Having spent a year in the Order, this retreat offers the opportunity to take stock, reconnect with friends and explore how we deepen our practice, our life in the Order, and our Going for Refuge t...

A retreat celebrating 50 years of Padmaloka in honour of the many individuals who have contributed to its development as well as celebrate what Padmaloka offers the world today and what could lie a...

This meditation retreat offers the opportunity to deepen your understanding and experience of Sangharakshita's system of Dharma life, it also includes the added inspiration of Ordination ceremonies

On this retreat, we will explore how we can allow our minds to flourish in whatever conditions we find ourselves in; our work, our families, our meditation, and our friendships. A retreat for fathe...

This retreat explores the profound heart wish of the four Brahmaviharas; a set of meditation practices that have the power to utterly transform our emotional lives and relations to others.

We will explore Bhante's vision that he laid out in his book 'Religion of Art' where he brings together the conflicting desires to study for the Truth, while also giving free rein to our wish to be...

The mind is central to all Buddhist practice. Without training and taming the mind, there is no possibility of Going for Refuge and following the Path. We need, as Sangharakshita says, to make "the...

An intensive study of the first chapter of Sangharakshita's magnum opus, A Survey of Buddhism is fundamental to deepening one's practical understanding of the Dharma – the basic doctrines and teach...