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456: Portraits of Samadhi

Samādhi is the Sanskrit word for a state of peaceful, integrated absorption the mind can reach through meditation. And people’s faces in meditation have been a source of

455: The Intimacy of Art and the Dharma

Today we meet three Buddhists with a full time professional painting practice, exhibiting at The Art Pavilion in Mile End Eco Park. And we’re treated to a generous and in

454: A Mythic Retreat Centre for Ireland: Shubha Vihara, The Place of Beauty

In Triratna, learning to understand what is truly beautiful is seen as a path to Enlightenment itself. In this episode we find ourselves exploring this in an unexpected a

453: Hinterland Sober Bar - Brewing a New Society

Enter Hinterland sober bar, “the realm beyond what’s known”… And meet founders Sanghadhara and Stephen Jeffreys in their cosy, cool, poetic, liminal space for a cocktail

452: The Three Body Solution - Healing and Belonging In Community

Home Retreats help us inject some of the powerful teachings of the Buddha directly into our everyday lives. This week we’re joined by Balajit, Singhashri and Viveka to ta

451: Animated by the Dharma

Mandarava has always been a maker. Her way into puppetry came initially through trying to make sense of deep family grief. Mandarava’s work is brimful of magic - filtered

451: The Heart of Imagination in Buddhism

The mind liberated from the pressure of the will is unfolded in symbols W.B. YeatsThese days, mindfulness is everywhere. How can engaging with images - with imagination i

450: Taking Responsibility - Happiness and Transformation with Mahamati

Prayer to Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom May all beings experience happiness and its causes Be free from suffering and its causes, Never be parted from happiness And dw

449: The Impermanence of Everyone: The Art of Hugh Mendes (Paramabodhi)

We are sitting in an East End art studio talking about death. The London tube rolls by outside, surfacing momentarily from tunnels dark as Hades, trundling its occupants

448: Mindfulness of Death and Dying (Kamalashila in Conversation, with Guided Meditation)

Kamalashila is dying. So are we - we are dying. Really.  In this recent conversation with Kamalashila following his diagnosis of terminal cancer - and in the closing gui

447: A Luminous Emptiness - Meditating and Loving in Reality with Tejananda

In this latest episode of the Buddhist Centre podcast, we are delighted to welcome back Tejananda, one of the most experienced meditation teachers within the Triratna Bud

446: The Tale of Tipu's Tiger

Join us for a ‘90s story of inspired Buddhist practice in Missoula, Montana - of great friendship, fierce love, burnout and life lessons learned in the fire of idealism a

445: Buddhism and Politics

Our guests this week come together for a thoughtful, provocative conversation occasioned by Vishvapani‘s recent article for Tricycle Buddhist review looking at the arrest

444: A Renovating Virtue – Hartley Woolf and His Alfoxton Film

Alfoxton House in Somerset, England has a long and rich history stretching back over 1000 years. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and is where the young Wil

443: Mindfulness and Imagination with Vidyamala and Vishvapani

If you enjoy this conversation, come explore the theme online on our Home Retreat with Vidyamala and Vishvapani! “Imagine an enormous subterranean chamber all lit up fro

442: Buddhism and AI

We’re coursing this week in the heady, fascinating realm of generative and assistive AI, already seemingly omnipresent in our lives via undeniably productive next gen sof

441: The Race Conversation with Bodhilila and Eugene Ellis

The construct of race is an integral part of Western society’s DNA and if we are to address the social injustice of racism, we need to have the race conversation. Yet all

440: Roots in the Earth, Roots in the Sky - Triratna Day Special

We're delighted to share a special Triratna Day 2023 podcast episode with you, recorded earlier this week and hosted by our friend Jnanadhara. He's joined by Saddhanandi

439: Forces for Good - Challenging Emotions as Portals to Liberation

A wonderful conversation highlighting the themes of a brand new Home Retreat – the latest addition to our growing archive of in-depth, beautifully resourced online spaces

438: Dharmachakra and the Rebirth of Free Buddhist Audio

Dharmachakra has been a going concern since Dharmachari Ananda first strapped a reel-to-reel tape recorder on his back in London in 1967 to record the first public lectur