Dwelling On the Ideal
More of a lively ramble than a talk, Devamitra explores of the relationship between imagination and devotion based loosely around the Ti Rat...
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Directing Change Towards Positive Growth
Vidyamala introduces the key aspects of this part of the Sutta and then speaks of the importance of allowing for growth and integration in o...
Horizontal and Vertical Integration
In this talk Dayanandi covers the first of the five great stages of spiritual experience that develop and unfold as we progress on the...
Work on Whatever Estranges You
In Sthiranaga 's exploration of this section of Canto 103, he provides some practical techniques to help keep us from becoming estranged fro...
An Uninterrupted Flow of Skilful Mental States
A delightful talk to mark the re-launch of 'Mitrata, a journal (now discontinued) which helped develop the systematic study of Buddhism and...
Metta is Consciousness
A beautiful introduction by Ratnavandana to the Brahma Viharas as an integrated set of practices flowing from metta- loving-kindness. Her ce...
The Light of the Mind
Ratnaprabha takes us through the realisations that came to the Buddha during his all night meditation under the Bodhi tree, culminating in t...
Spiritual Treasures
A father, now wealthy, spots his long-lost son in the streets. He gradually befriends him until he has the self-confidence to take on his in...
A Quest for Truth
Poetry is something that takes you deeper into the heart of things. Dharmavadana explores the impact of poetry on our spiritual life. Excerp...
Utopia in Your Heart
Activism, slavery, the Bodhisattva vow and utopia. Welcoming rage, passion and kindness into our Sangha is the path to liberation. Successfu...
A Fresh Approach to Compassion
Padmasagara challenges familiar ideas of compassion. When we step beyond the ego, compassion may arise in many forms, not always what we exp...
The Truth and The Path
Join Lalitaratna as he explores the essence of puja, a devotional practice honoring the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Discover how this practi...
Befriend Your Mind
Prasadavati invites us to explore how meditation can serve our lives on and off the cushion, and especially during challenging times. Excerp...
Seeing Metta as a Choice
Equanimity is the deepest level of metta: metta imbued with seeing reality. Maitrisiddhi brings in Kisa Gotami, Hiroshima and her own mother...
As Ordinary As Your Own Breath
Image of the sea and the raft: we hold onto our raft, but this brings suffering - can we let go, enter the sea and become spiritually reborn...
Light as an Orientating Feature
Orientation towards Enlightenment is a keynote talk by Kusaladevi marking both the Buddha's enlightenment over 2,500 years ago and the 30th...
A Hot Debate
Vaddhaka delves into the Buddha's unanswered questions; questions that Vacchagotta, Malunkyaputta and others asked him. Among them: 'What ha...
Between the Heaves of Storm
Maitreyabandhu draws out the deeper meaning and finer detail of five different poems, each around the theme of death with the final poem foc...
The Drum of the Deathless
In this talk Alokadhara explores these beautiful verses which evoke the Buddha, his qualities and the profundity of his teaching. Excerpted...
Angulimala
Dhivan relates tales of some of the colourful characters who visit the Buddha to receive teachings.Here, we here about a killer-bandit named...