Booking for 2017 retreat available online
With the new term approaching, it is time to plan ahead and book your 2017 retreat. All retreats are live online now.
Bus timetable changes for bus 85
The 85 bus from Norwich to Padmaloka is switching back to Anglian bus service, with an update time table :
For details, see the following link :
http://assets.goaheadbus.com/media/timetable_pdf/anglianbus_85_30082016.pdf
2017 program on its way
Some of you may have received already our new 2017 program, it is time to plan your next retreats. Online booking will be open by the end of next week.
New talks available from our Awakening the King Retreat
You can now download and listen to the following talks given here at Padmaloka on our recent Young men's Retreat: Awakening the king
The King Without and Within
by Buddhasiha
Listen here
Authority, Reality, the King
by Prajnaketu
Listen here
Two Places Newly Available on the Transcendental Principle
Due to cancellations, two places have just become available on the Transcendental principle retreat. This retreat also forms part of our 'Long Summer Camp' so there are now two places available on this too.
To book on the Transcendental Principle:
http://www.padmaloka.org.uk/retreats/2016/transcendental-principle
Ten Pillars Now Full
Despite bringing in another study leader to increase the capacity of this retreat all the spaces are now taken. If you would like to go onto the waiting list please email the Guest Master: info@padmaloka.org.uk
We advise booking early on all of our retreats to avoid the waiting list.
You will find all of retreats here:
http://www.padmaloka.org.uk/retreats
Ordination Training Weekend Fully Booked
The first Ordination Training Weekend of the year is now fully booked, except for any brave soul who would like to camp...
There are still places on the Men's Great Gathering in March: http://www.padmaloka.org.uk/retreats/2016/great-gathering-1-buddhas-nobl...
May Area Order Weekend Theme Announced
The theme for the May UK & Ireland Area Order Weekend will be The Lineage of Urgyen Sangharakshita
The weekend will be led by the Padmaloka chapter, as part of the celebrations for our 40th anniversary year.
2016 Winter Retreat Theme Announced
After the success of the 2015 Winter Retreat, which was fully booked a month before it started even without the usual publicity, we can confirm this year's theme and leader. Satyaraja has agreed to lead it again as a meditation retreat, so as to follow up some of the threads that emerged in last year's retreat and to build upon them. So the 2016 will again be themed on Bramhaviharas and the Awakening of the Bodhicitta.
The retreat will be open only to Dharmacharis and men actively training for Ordination, it is not suitable as a first Ordination training retreat.
Record Breaking Year
2015 was a record breaking year for the amount of men outside of India requesting Ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order.
We first saw a significant jump in the amount of Ordination requests a few years ago with the publication of Sangharakshita's paper 'What is the Western Buddhist Order?'. This has continued since and last year saw a total 99 men request Ordination, this is the highest number we have seen in the history of the movement. This marks a great start to 2016, Padmaloka's 40th anniversary year.