Sunday 7th December, 9am GMT on Zoom, open to any Order-Member practicing in the context of Triratna Are the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana still relevant when we have shifted our attention to insight practice? Many who embark on the path of insight have questioned whether there is still any point in undertaking these…
Thursday 30th October, 7:30pm BST on Zoom, open to any non-Order-Member practicing in the context of Triratna Our aim is to support Mitras and Friends who are engaged in deeper Dharma practice, particularly Insight practice, in the context of Triratna. In this forum, we will re-examine our two foundational practices of Mindfulness and Metta in…
Thursday 31st July, 7:30pm BST on Zoom, open to any non-Order-Member practicing in the context of Triratna Our aim is to support Mitras and Friends who are engaged in deeper Dharma practice, particularly Insight practice, in the context of Triratna. With apologies, we unfortunately need to postpone our previously-scheduled July 31 talk on Re-evaluating Meditation.…
Saturday morning 14th June, 10:00am BST on Zoom, open to any Order-Member The theme this time is Nonduality. This is an interesting and important area of insight practice, but also one that can, perhaps surprisingly, cause some controversy. Nonduality is discussed in the Buddhist tradition, and in various of Bhante’s talks, but it is also…
Thursday 17th April, 7:30pm BST on Zoom, open to any non-Order-Member practicing in the context of Triratna Our aim is to support Mitras and Friends who are engaged in deeper Dharma practice, particularly Insight practice, in the context of Triratna. The theme this time is Nonduality. This is an interesting and important area of insight…
Thursday, March 6 2025, 7:30-9:00 PM GMT on Zoom, open to any Order Member On our path to insight, what happens when we lean into the symbolic and mystical? How does the indescribable heart of awaking reveal itself to us? How do we nurture this connection — this experience and understanding that goes beyond words…
Thursday 19th December, 7:30pm GMT on Zoom, open to any non-Order-Member practicing in the context of Triratna Our aim is to support Mitras and Friends who are engaged in deeper Dharma practice, particularly Insight practice, in the context of Triratna. The theme this time is: how does insight affect one’s practice of spiritual friendship? In…
Thursday 31st October 2024, 7:30pm to 9pm GMT on Zoom, open to any Order Member The Three Levels of Wisdom is a well known teaching in Triratna, while Direct Pointing has emerged much more recently. How do these approaches relate to one another? In this forum we will be exploring the strengths and potential weaknesses…
Thursday 18th July 2024, 7:30pm to 9pm on Zoom, open to any Order Member Many Order Members have now completed Order Insight Inquiry, or Liberation Unleashed (the non-Triratna site that inspired OII). In this forum we would like to explore what has happened afterwards. Has there been a change in your practice? Or day-to-day lived…
Thursday 21st March 7:30pm to 9pm GMT on Zoom, open to any Order Member We will be looking at the teaching of the Four Sunyatas. This rarely discussed teaching, originally presented in Sangharakshita’s Eightfold Path series, is a hidden gem, with great relevance to anyone exploring the path of insight. We will be approaching the…