Padmaloka Retreat Centre

'To live without looking up to anyone represents an impoverishment of one’s emotional life and, indeed, an impairment of one’s very humanity.' - Sangharakshita

This week we have announced the theme for our Ordination Training weekend in September - The Garava Sutta. It promises to be a rich and inspiring weekend and the quote above comes from a recent article by Sangharakshita on 'garava'. To read more about the weekend and book your place follow the link below:

When people come to Padmaloka in the summer one of the things they comment on the most is how beautiful the gardens are. Over the last 4 months, David Elliot has tirelessly cut, chopped, pruned, fed the local mosquitoes and worked directly with the impermanence of nature. Yesterday we waved him off as he sped back to Wales on his motorbike. It has been a real pleasure to have David as part of the community this summer, a big thanks to him for all his hard work and dedication, we wish him well and look forward to seeing him again.

On Tuesday the 28th of March 2017 at 14:30, Jytoipala was publicly re-Ordained here at Padmaloka by Padmavajra. Jyotipala was originally Ordained here at Padmaloka by Sangharakshita on our first ever long retreat, held in August 1976.

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Ordination Training Retreat February 10th - 17th
"The Cosmic Going for Refuge Tree"
http://padmaloka.org.uk/retreats/2017/cosmic-going-refuge-tree-0
Following the success and inspiration of last year's retreat, we are revisiting the theme of the Cosmic Going for Refuge Tree this February. We will explore the many dimensions of the Refuge Tree by way of the prostration practice itself, meditation, reflection, readings from the figures on the Refuge Tree, working with imagery, and some study.