System of Dharma Life

“Everyday you have five things to practise: Keep up the effort to be mindful and aware; remain in as positive a state as possible; do not lose sight of your ultimate goal at any time; apply at every level whatever you have realised or discovered at the highest level of your being; do your best for other people, do what you can to help them. This is your spiritual life and this is your spiritual practice.

Going for Refuge

“I go for Refuge to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. This is what they say at that moment, and clearly it's not just a question of the recitation of a formula. It's the heartfelt response of one's total being to the impact of the truth, even the impact of Reality. One commits oneself to the truth, one surrenders to the truth, one wants to devote one's whole life to the truth.” - Sangharakshita, Levels of Going for Refuge

Ethics

“A common misapprehension is to think of Insight and egolessness in abstract, even metaphysical terms rather than as comprising concretely-lived attitudes and behaviour.  But realising the truth of egolessness simply means being truly and deeply unselfish.  To contemplate the principle of egolessness as some special principle that is somehow separate from our actual behaviour will leave it as far away as ever.  If we find it difficult to realise the ultimate emptiness of the self, the solution is to try to be a little less selfish.  The understanding comes afte

Online Order Seminar: What makes an effective kula?

In the third of our online seminars for Dharmacharinis supporting those in the ordination process, we'll be looking at how we can form effective ordination kulas. We’ll consider the practical issues of when and how kulas are formed, as well as what we can do to try and make the experience of these meetings positive and helpful for ourselves and those we are supporting. We'll have presentations, discussions and even a chance for role-play!

The seminar will run from 10.30am to 1pm on zoom.

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