London Buddhist Centre

Vajratara talking on the inseparability of transcendental wisdom and compassion for all beings. This talk was given on Dharma Day festival at the LBC in 2023. 

Vajratara was ordained in 2004, and became a private preceptor in 2016. She is currently a member of the women's ordination team at Tiratanaloka, where she's been for over 10 years. 

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Every Autumn, the LBC offers The Urban Retreat: a week of free events exploring meditation, Buddhism and more.

On the Urban Retreat 2023, we explored the theme: What the World Needs Now. Hear responses from experienced Buddhist practitioners.

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Every Autumn, the LBC offers The Urban Retreat: a week of free events exploring meditation, Buddhism and more.

On the Urban Retreat 2023, we explored the theme: What the World Needs Now. Hear responses from experienced Buddhist practitioners.

You can make a donation to the LBC here: https://www.londonbuddhistcentre.com/giving/donate

Every year in Autumn, the LBC offers The Urban Retreat: a week of free events exploring meditation, Buddhism and more. 

On the Urban Retreat 2023, we explored the theme: What the World Needs Now. Hear from experienced Buddhist practitioners on this theme. 

You can make a donation to the LBC here: https://www.londonbuddhistcentre.com/giving/donate

Every Autumn, the LBC offers The Urban Retreat: a week of free events exploring meditation, Buddhism and more.

On the Urban Retreat 2023, we explored the theme: What the World Needs Now. Hear responses from experienced Buddhist practitioners.

You can make a donation to the LBC here: https://www.londonbuddhistcentre.com/giving/donate

Every year in Autumn, the LBC offers The Urban Retreat: a week of free events exploring meditation, Buddhism and more. 

On the Urban Retreat 2023, we explored the theme: What the World Needs Now. Hear from experienced Buddhist practitioners on this theme. 

You can make a donation to the LBC here: https://www.londonbuddhistcentre.com/giving/donate

A 15-minute meditation to connect to your embodied experience. Led by Jnanavaca.

Padmavajra explores what it means to come together in a Buddhist centre to practice the Dharma and why we need such places in which to practice together. He touches on the importance of learning the Dharma, inspiration, friendship and the 'bodying forth' of the Buddha's teachings in our lives.

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What keeps us inspired? In this episode, we meet the Dharma masters from history and the archetypal figures who make up a lineage of inspiration for us now. Subhadramati explores how the lineage reaches down to us in the form of ordination.

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Danayutta leads a 30-minute Mindfulness of Breathing - a meditation developing clarity and calm.

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‍In this stirring three-part series, Jnanavaca explores the‘The Root Verses of the Six Bardos’, which exhort us to make the very best of our human situation. Each talk looks at a different Bardo, those moments of potential when something new can arise.

The first talk is on: The Bardo of Reality
"O now, when the Bardo of the Reality upon me is dawning,
Abandoning all awe, fear, and terror of all [phenomena],
May I recognise whatever appeareth as being mine own thought-forms,
May I know them to be apparitions in the Intermediate State;
[It hath been said], 'There arriveth a time when the chief turning-point is reached;
Fear not the bands of the Peaceful and Wrathful, Who are thine own thought-forms'."


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‍In this stirring three-part series, Jnanavaca explores the‘The Root Verses of the Six Bardos’, which exhort us to make the very best of our human situation. Each talk reflects on a different Bardo, those moments of potential when something new can arise.

The second talk is on: The Bardo of Death
"O now, when the Bardo of the Moment of Death upon me is dawning!
Abandoning attraction and craving, and weakness for all [worldly things],
May I be undistracted in the space of the bright [enlightening] teachings,
May I [be able to] transfuse myself into the heavenly space of the Unborn:
The hour hath come to part with this body composed of flesh and blood;
May I know the body to be impermanent and illusory."


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‍In this stirring three-part series, Jnanavaca explores the‘The Root Verses of the Six Bardos’, which exhort us to make the very best of our human situation. Each talk reflects on a different Bardo, those moments of potential when something new can arise.

The first talk is on: The Bardo of Life
"O now, when the Birthplace Bardo upon me is dawning!
Abandoning idleness -- there being no idleness in a devotee's life --
Entering into the Reality undistractedly, listening, reflecting, and meditating,
Carrying on to the Path knowledge of the true nature of appearances and of mind,
may the Tri-Kāya be realised:
Once that the human form hath been attained,
May there be no time in which to idle it away.


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A 15-minute meditation to soften and connect to the heart, to ourselves, and to our present experience. Led by Garavavati

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Our potential is a mysterious thing. It's who we could be, who we really are, and goes beyond what we can imagine. So what conditions do we need to live up to our potential? 

Hear from one of LBC's most experienced and inspiring teachers, Maitreyabandu, for an exploration into how Buddhism can help to reveal our truest potential.

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The Buddha's five reflections for everyone, to help us be in touch with the reality of our lives, and in doing so, cultivate more awareness, meaning, perspective, and kindness Includes reflections on impermanence and karma. Led by Ksantikara.

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A three-part series on 'The Language of the Depths' by Suryagupta, the Chair of the London Buddhist Centre. Listen for an exploration of what is beyond the conscious mind, beyond our current awareness, and below the surface of our experience -- accessing our most essential nature. 

The language of the depths includes the power of stories, symbols and sound. These powers enable us to grow by accessing the depths quickly and connecting to what's most important. 

In this third episode, hear about the power of sound. Suryagupta begins with a reflection that everything has a sound, everything has a vibration. During this talk, Suryagupta was joined by Matt, a musician, who offered live percussion. A rich discussion on how sound can reveal meaning, support transformation, and open up the depths in our experience. 

A three-part series on 'The Language of the Depths' by Suryagupta, the Chair of the London Buddhist Centre. Listen for an exploration of what is beyond the conscious mind, beyond our current awareness, and below the surface of our experience -- accessing our most essential nature. 

The language of the depths includes the power of stories, symbols and sound. These powers enable us to grow by accessing the depths quickly and connecting to what's most important. 

In this episode, hear about the power of symbols. Through symbols, we can access, express, and transform our inner worlds, helping us to unleash our truest potential. Suryagupta introduces us to a Buddhist symbol that has significance to her, and what it might mean for how we live. 

A three-part series on 'The Language of the Depths' by Suryagupta, the Chair of the London Buddhist Centre. Listen for an exploration of what is beyond the conscious mind, beyond our current awareness, and below the surface of our experience -- accessing our most essential nature. 

The language of the depths includes the power of stories, symbols and sound. These powers enable us to grow by accessing the depths quickly and connecting to what's most important. 

In this episode, hear about the power of stories, and how stories help us make meaning of our experiences. We can choose the stories we tell ourselves, from stories that constrict us to stories which set us free. Listen in for a mythical, archetypal story with messages for our lives today. 

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