Welcome to new Dharmacharinis

In April we had a send-off for five women whose roots are in the Bristol sangha and who were to be ordained this summer.  We hope you’ll be able to join us for another very special evening in which we’ll welcome them back and hear something about their experiences.

Arrive from 7:15 for a 7:30pm start.

We are up and running due to the generosity of people who have come in the past. To keep this generosity economy more...

“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

In Buddhism, the delusion of separateness is considered to be the root of our discontent and our suffering, from which grow hate and greed. The Buddha taught four practices to dissolve this illusion of separateness, known as the Brahma Viharas or the Four Immeasurables. So far in our summer series we have looked at metta (loving kindness) and karuna (compassion). In August, we look at the third more...

During the August recess, on the evenings of the 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th, Sangha Nights will become simple evenings of practice. There will be a longer meditation, and each evening we will perform one of Vessantara’s pujas to the Prajñas:

9th – “Dawn of Wisdom” (Locana)

16th – “The Heart’s True Wealth” (Mamaki)

23rd – “Speech of Fire” (Pandaravasini)

30th – “The more...

During the August recess, on the evenings of the 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th, Sangha Nights will become simple evenings of practice. There will be a longer meditation, and each evening we will perform one of Vessantara’s pujas to the Prajñas:

9th – “Dawn of Wisdom” (Locana)

16th – “The Heart’s True Wealth” (Mamaki)

23rd – “Speech of Fire” (Pandaravasini)

30th – “The more...

Please note this will be an online only session (we are cleaning the carpets!)

During the August recess, on the evenings of the 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th, Sangha Nights will become simple evenings of practice. There will be a longer meditation, and each evening we will perform one of Vessantara’s pujas to the Prajñas:

9th – “Dawn of Wisdom” (Locana)

16th – “The Heart’s True Wealth” more...

‘Tradition is the handing on of the flame, and not the worship of the ashes’  (Gustav Mahler)

Each year, on Sangharakshita’s birthday, Triratna Centres across the world celebrate his life and work with a special Puja – a tradition that started in the late 1990s and is set to last 108 years. It is a timeless ritual marking the passing of time, recording those changes through photographs, film, and the signatures in anniversary log-books: a log-book of a more...

During the August recess, on the evenings of the 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th, Sangha Nights will become simple evenings of practice. There will be a longer meditation, and each evening we will perform one of Vessantara’s pujas to the Prajñas:

9th – “Dawn of Wisdom” (Locana)

16th – “The Heart’s True Wealth” (Mamaki)

23rd – “Speech of Fire” (Pandaravasini)

30th – “The more...