On this last evening of Sangha Night before the summer break, we will be having the rare opportunity of an evening dedicated to welcoming back a new Order Member. At the beginning of July, ex-John Barry was ordained at Padmaloka retreat centre in Norfolk and has now become Sthiradipa.

Shiradipa was one of our most long standing Mitras in Bristol, having come along to the movement in the very early days when there was a centre in Long Ashton.

On this evening we will be more...

By head or by heart?  How do we navigate our lives creatively?

How much do we navigate through life with our heads, and how much do we navigate with our hearts?  And how do we tend our ‘inner navigators’?  What do we feed them?  Do we give them air time to breathe and speak?  We’ll spend some time exploring this in our own experience and considering the traditional Buddhist practice of  learning Dharma ‘by more...

12th-19th August!

A week of working together to maintain and develop our beautiful centre. Working alongside others can be a connecting experience and give a sense of meaning and purpose. Triratna has a strong history of the community working together to create spaces, groups and situations for people to practice in effectively.

If you’d like to be part of this then do get in touch with which days you can make it. If you have certain skills you’d like to contribute 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 (ritual) – a tradition that started in 2003 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 more...