Padmaloka Retreat Centre

Here are some images from our most recent project-replacing the windows behind the Buddha in the Shrine Room.

The double glazing on the old windows had failed, meaning that heat from inside the shrine room was escaping. It also meant that the glass didn't look very attractive and sound from the lane outside could more easily enter.

Thank you to Peter Milton from the Stockholm Buddhist Centre for staying with us as a working guest for a couple of weeks. It was great to be able to make use of his carpentry skills, here he is putting up some new shelving in the laundry room, providing much needed storage space.

Peter's stay also coincided with the European Chairs Assembly taking place at Padmaloka. During such a busy event Peter was an invaluable source of help, working hard in the background to make sure that everything remained clean and tidy so that the Chairs could focus on their important work.

Here are the remaining Buddha Tiles in the current batch. Once they are gone we will produce and print a new batch of 108 but there will be a delay between the end of this batch and the release of the next.

If you want to make sure you get a tile soon, you can order one for a donation at http://bit.ly/PadmalokaBuddhaTileProject.

Thank you to Oliver Kraus from the Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen (Essen Buddhist Centre) for sending in his Buddha Tile photo. The text you can see in the tile is the Karaniya Metta Sutta.

If you'd like to be involved with this project, follow this link: http://bit.ly/PadmalokaBuddhaTileProject.