Facing Fear, Finding Peace: Reflections on an Ordination Retreat

Facing Fear, Finding Peace: Reflections on an Ordination Retreat

Join Tarapalita as he shares his profound experiences from a three-month ordination retreat. In this insightful talk, Tarapalita delves into the practice of walking meditation, reflections on life, and his deep interest in Japanese Buddhism and the teachings of Ajahn Chah. Tarapalita discusses various fears, including fear of loss, discomfort, and insubstantiality, and how these relate to Buddhist teachings on suffering. Tarapalita also emphasizes the Buddha’s teachings on impermanence, insubstantiality, and the unsatisfactory nature of life, and how understanding these can lead to a different experience of reality. Discover how these teachings can transform our understanding of reality and lead to a more mindful and compassionate life.

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Why We Struggle to Commit (and How to Change That)

Why We Struggle to Commit (and How to Change That)

Talk given by Padmasagara on 2026-01-31.In this talk, Padmasagara reflects on commitment at its most practical level, moment by moment, here and now. Rather than focusing only on big ideals, we can as...

1 Helmi 37min

Honouring Life and Death: Reflections on a Good Friend and the Buddha’s Last Days

Honouring Life and Death: Reflections on a Good Friend and the Buddha’s Last Days

Talk given by Sanghadarsini on 2026-01-24.In this talk, Sanghadarsini reflects on life, death, and friendship following a recent visit to the Triratna Sangha in Essen, where she spent time with her fr...

1 Helmi 40min

Neither Monastic nor Lay: What Triratna Ordination Really Means

Neither Monastic nor Lay: What Triratna Ordination Really Means

Talk given by Padmasagara on 2026-01-17.What does it really mean to commit your life to something? And what might a commitment to a Buddhist way of life look like today?In this talk, Padmasagara refle...

1 Helmi 57min

Transformation comes from Commitment

Transformation comes from Commitment

Talk given by Padmasagara & Tarapalita on 2026-01-10.How does a journey unfold from commitment to the transformation of one’s life? In this talk, Padmasagara and Tarapalita share their personal traini...

27 Tammi 48min

Commit Yourself

Commit Yourself

Talk given by Tarapalita on 2026-01-03.With the start of a new year, it can be helpful to reflect on commitment rather than resolutions. In this talk, Tarapalita explores what it means to commit to va...

22 Tammi 41min

What did the Buddha teach and why?

What did the Buddha teach and why?

This week Tarapalita looks at the Buddhas very first teachings and why they are still as mind blowing now as they were then.

2 Marras 202555min

Who do you look up to?

Who do you look up to?

Tarapalita explores the crucial importance of having people we look up to. The Buddha himself said spiritual friendship is the whole of the spiritual life. This week is a very personal exploration of ...

2 Marras 202546min

Precious teachers

Precious teachers

In this talk, Satyaraja tells us about his teachers and his relationship with them.

17 Loka 202529min

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