Padmaloka

A retreat for Mitra Convenors in Triratna to gather and deepen their inspiration and vision.

After much physical effort and magical activity, the monastery of Samye is built and consecrated and the Dharma takes hold in Tibet. What is the monastery for us, and how do we build it?

Padmasambhava, the Vajra Guru, concealed treasures throughout Tibet; when we practise wholeheartedly, these treasures naturally arise, liberating ourselves and others.

This retreat will explore the Bodhisattva Ideal and how it can be ever more fully and deeply lived out in our Order and community.

A retreat that penetrates deeply into ageing, illness, death, separation and the law of karma through meditation and reflection on what the Buddha taught about them.

We’ll explore the qualities that enable us to become Kalyana Mitras and bring about the maturation of the heart.

This study retreat communicates what it means to participate in the life of the Triratna Buddhist Order.

A retreat exploring the practice of Offering the Mandala, one of the Mula Yogas from the Tharpe Delam, or ‘Smooth Path to Emancipation’.

The pinnacle of the Padmaloka retreat calendar, a special intensive meditation retreat offering a unique opportunity to enter into deep stillness at a potent time of year.

This retreat will explore the Bodhisattva Ideal and how it can be ever more fully and deeply lived out in our Order and community.

A Going for Refuge retreat pondering the profundity of the Puja through studying Sangharakshita's short work Ritual and Devotion in Buddhism.

This study retreat communicates what it means to participate in the life of the Triratna Buddhist Order.

A retreat for Mitra Convenors in Triratna to gather and deepen their inspiration and vision.

A weekend Great Gathering on the theme of the Buddha's Going Forth.

This no-nonsense retreat focuses on the core principles of meditation, helping you work effectively, renew motivation, and inspire your practice.

A retreat on the ten precepts, likened to ten pillars of precious substances that provide the essential foundation for higher states of consciousness and transcendental insight.

A wonderful opportunity to come together as men training for ordination, with a going forth ritual for those going to Guhyaloka.

An Order weekend exploring Green Tara and the Fourth Laksana, with talks from a range of Order members, sadhana practice and ritual.

An Order retreat for the followers of Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava, dwelling in the world of the Padmasambhava sadhana.

Going for Refuge requires activating our strongest and deepest emotions; this retreat explores transforming our emotional life through faith, imagination and an overarching Mythic Context.

A retreat for Mitra Convenors in Triratna to gather and deepen their inspiration and vision.

A weekend Great Gathering on the theme of the Buddha's Enlightenment.

A men's open retreat on the theme of Mysteries and Magnitudes.

As well as studying Bhante’s teaching on spiritual friendship, we will explore and discuss the impact it has had on our own lives.

This retreat explores the four Brahmaviharas, a set of meditation practices with the power to transform our emotional lives and relations to others.

A retreat to study some of Bhante's commentary on the great Tibetan yogi Milarepa.

A day of Dharma talks, devotion and celebration dedicated to invoking the four great kings and protecting Padmaloka from harmful forces.

A chance to dwell together with fellow Dharmacharis at Padmaloka and gain a burst of refreshment and inspiration to take back into day-to-day life and practice.

An intensive study of the first chapter of Sangharakshita’s A Survey of Buddhism, deepening practical understanding of core teachings such as conditioned co-production, the three marks and the Four No…

A special retreat celebrating the life and teachings of Urgyen Sangharakshita, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order.

A wonderful opportunity to come together as men training for ordination.

A meditation retreat to deepen understanding and experience of Sangharakshita’s system of Dharma life, including the added inspiration of ordination ceremonies.

After a year in the Order, this retreat offers the opportunity to take stock, reconnect with friends and explore how to deepen practice and Going for Refuge.

A retreat for Mitra Convenors in Triratna to gather and deepen their inspiration and vision.

A Great Gathering on the theme of the Buddha's death.

Exploring the central importance of the imaginal in Bhante’s life and writings, and discovering the images, myths and symbols motivating our own lives.

A retreat that penetrates deeply into ageing, illness, death, separation and the law of karma through meditation and reflection on what the Buddha taught about them.

Going for Refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha is ‘the central and definitive act of the Buddhist life’; this retreat supports the progressive deepening of Going for Refuge through the ordination p…

The pinnacle of the Padmaloka retreat calendar, a special intensive meditation retreat offering a unique opportunity to enter into deep stillness at a potent time of year.