by Vessantara | Aug 15, 2021 | News, retreats
Well, after having to cancel the events I was going to do in June because of ill health, it was all the more delightful to get back in the saddle (or on the cushion) a couple of weeks ago. I was due to lead a 10-day retreat at Adhisthana at the end of July, and as the...
by Vessantara | Oct 12, 2020 | News, retreats
In my last post I talked about the online Order retreat that I’d just done at Adhisthana. I appreciated the retreat so much that I promptly signed up to do another one. So I’ll be back online from Adhisthana , from the 7th – 12th of November, doing...
by Vessantara | Oct 7, 2020 | meditation, News, retreats
Last week I led a 6-day online retreat for members of the Triratna Order, exploring a practice we use for developing bodhicitta. Bodhicitta is the heart of Buddhism, the combination of profound wisdom and great love and compassion that motivates someone to follow the...
by Vessantara | Aug 19, 2020 | retreats
Over the months of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bodhicitta Practice has been a powerful cohesive factor for the Triratna Order. Every Sunday, at 7.30 and 2.30 UK time, Order members from around the world have been meeting online, meditating together to contact the deep...
by Vessantara | Feb 17, 2014 | News
I recently gave a talk about rebirth at a Men’s Order Weekend at Adhisthana. It’s been uploaded to FBA and to Vimeo. Audio https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC1925 Video https://vimeo.com/85773334 Available to all. It’ll be on...