What is the Dharma?
Talk given by Vidyadaka on 2025-09-20.In this talk, guest speaker Vidyadaka from Padmaloka Retreat Center explores the question "What is the Dharma?" using the river as a guiding analogy. Drawing on v...
8 Feb 35min
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 Feb 37min
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 Feb 40min
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 Feb 57min
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 Jan 48min
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 Jan 41min
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 Nov 202555min
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 Nov 202546min
