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Jnanadhara explores the creative tension between being part of a tradition on the one hand and adapting to new circumstances on the other, as exemplified in the figure of the Terton or treasure-revealer. He later considers the demons that Padmasambhava, or the Guru principle, transformed as being the wrong views we are subject to - particularly delving into the demon of pseudo-egalitarianism. This talk was given at Dublin Buddhist Centre, 2026. 
 
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Shraddhasiddhi delivers this insightful and deeply personal talk, drawing on Urgyen Sangharakshita's classic core teachings, by exploring the psychological movement from uncreative group conformity into authentic individuality and ultimately, true spiritual community. Reflecting on their personal journey as an activist and a former mitra convenor, they discuss the vital role of contemporary affinity groups alongside Triratna's traditional single-sex structures. Through the lens of Sangharakshita's nine qualities of a true individual, Shraddhasiddhi breaks down the complex differences between operating inside a "positive group" and committing to a genuine spiritual community through insight, ethics, and the real transformation of effective Going for Refuge. This talk was given at Adhisthana during a Gender Diverse Sangha retreat in 2025.

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Once upon a time, a billion years ago... Both traditional Buddhist cosmology and modern science deal in mind-boggling time scales – a Deep Time perspective, accessible only via imagination. Buddhist scholar Dhivan explores how imagining Deep Time relates to liberation.
This talk was given at the Buddhafield Festival as part of the series The Dharma Parlour: Buddhafield 2023 - Liberation Through Imagination.
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Over the last 19 years, Aloka has painted the images that adorn the shrine room at Padmaloka Retreat Centre. Padmavajra recently interviewed him about how his art arises from his practice, from the Dharma. He begins by describing how you only need a clear blue sky with an enormous rainbow-colored question mark in it. Much like meditation, creating Buddhist iconography articulates 'internal space,' making it more explicit so that we can relate to it. Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2026, as part of the series Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow - Fifty years on. 
More on Aloka's artwork: https://alokaartist.com/
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In this interview with Satyalila, Prakasha shares the remarkable story of the unfolding of his Dharma Life from a fascination with the English poet, painter and visionary William Blake in the late 1970s and early 80s and how this led him to a deep immersion in the Vajrayana approach to Buddhism. Following on from Bhante, in 'Buddhism and William Blake' he elucidates the common basis between the symbolic worlds of Blake and the Vajrayana. Recorded at a retreat on WIlliam Blake, Adhisthana, 2017.
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