10: Buddhist Voices - Danadasa & Prasadachitta on San Francisco, Consciousness and Friendship
We continue to celebrate the diversity of those attending the 2015 Triratna Buddhist Order Pan-American Convention in Mexico with two close friends from San Francisco. The theme of the Convention is friendship itself as a whole path of practice, and this is a pleasing ramble with two Californians taking in topics as diverse as the tech boom in San Francisco, the nature of interpretative underst...
25m Oct 28, 2015
25m
9: Abhayagita On Pilgrimage and Native Ground for Buddhism in Mexico
As part of our Buddhist Voices series we're live at the 2015 Pan-American Triratna Buddhist Order Convention. Abhayagita - whose name means 'Song of Fearlessness' - tells us (in English y en espaƱol) about her project to take women on pilgrimage from Mexico to India in the footsteps of the Buddha. En route we hear about her home country's engagement with the Dharma, and end up in a fascinating ...
37m Oct 27, 2015
37m
8: Green Tara Mantra - Live From the Buddhist Mothers Retreat
Green Tara is the Buddhist figure associated with deep compassion in the face of the world's troubles. Something most mothers and fathers can relate to when it comes to their own kids! This weekend we're focussing on how to practice Buddhism and meditation as a parent with young children, and we're delighted to be able to bring you resources live from the Retreat for Mothers that's just starte...
9m Sep 26, 2015
9m
7: Buddhist Voices - Kalyanaprabha On Editing Sangharakshita
An excellent conversation with Kalyanaprabha on what it's like to work with and edit Sangharakshita, as his latest book, 'A Moseley Miscellany' hits the bookshops and the project to publish his Complete Works gets underway. Words and their meanings, the transformative effect of literature in a life, writing as a gateway to spiritual insight - these are just some of the topics covered as we hear...
29m Sep 03, 2015
29m
6: Suvajra's Seasonal - No 3, Winter: Meeting Dhardo Rimpoche
We're making a virtue of the long gap since Suvajra's autumn seasonal by switching to the southern hemisphere for our frame of reference! As colder weather settles over the realms of the south we hear about a Scotsman's adventures in India... This set of fascinating winter tales comes from the mid '80s when Suvajra travels to the east to conduct his first ordinations on behalf of his teacher, ...
35m Jun 29, 2015
35m
5: Parami's Perpectives No. 1 - Holding Harmony, Holding A Radical Vision For The World
The first in a new occasional series with Parami, one of the most experienced members of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community. Over the coming months and years, Parami will be joining us for conversation and sharing her generous perspectives on what she encounters during her travels around a contemporary international Buddhist sangha. We'll be hearing from her at home in the UK, as well as...
11m Jun 16, 2015
11m
4: Kamalashila's Quarterly No.3 - Gonzo Psychogeography And New Beginnings
Another excellent conversation with Kamalashila in our occasional series from West London, where we celebrate the opening of their incredibly impressive new Buddhist Centre. But first we touch on all things liminal in our ongoing exchanges about landscape - particularly, in this case, the "gonzo psychogeography" of London and its subterranean rivers. We also hear about new beginnings in the sh...
35m Apr 18, 2015
35m
3: Buddhist Voices - Vidyadevi On The Sangharakshita Library
Sangharakshita, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order, has long dreamed of starting a new library to house his collection of 11,000+ books on Buddhism, the Dharma and literature (including extensive reference and poetry collections). Vidyadevi, one of the people who helped make it happen, introduces the new library as it finally opens its doors. Her passion for this project and her love of boo...
11m Jan 14, 2015
11m
2: Buddhist Voices - Amalavajra, Banker to Buddhist
How do you go from investment banker to full-time Buddhist practitioner? A fascinating account of a very rich life that takes Amalavajra from English boarding school and Cambridge University to J.P. Morgan as a pioneer of the now infamous asset-backed securities that became a prime factor in the credit collapse of 2008. His journey winds via improbably different worlds: from scuba diving on cor...
41m Dec 30, 2014
41m
1: Amitasuri on Buddhist Chaplaincy
A wonderful conversation with Amitasuri who has overcome huge health difficulties to train and work as a Buddhist Chaplain in the UK. Her passion for the vocational side of chaplaincy is inspiring and infectious, and it's moving to hear how her own situation has allowed her to be present - truly present - with people suffering greatly, and to make a difference in that way. Find out more about ...
28m Dec 10, 2014
28m