Thursday, March 6 2025, 7:30-9:00 PM GMT on Zoom, open to any Order Member On our path to insight, what happens when we lean into the symbolic and mystical? How does the indescribable heart of awaking reveal itself to us? How do we nurture this connection — this experience and understanding that goes beyond words…
Thursday 19th December, 7:30pm GMT on Zoom, open to any non-Order-Member practicing in the context of Triratna Our aim is to support Mitras and Friends who are engaged in deeper Dharma practice, particularly Insight practice, in the context of Triratna. The theme this time is: how does insight affect one’s practice of spiritual friendship? In…
Thursday 31st October 2024, 7:30pm to 9pm GMT on Zoom, open to any Order Member The Three Levels of Wisdom is a well known teaching in Triratna, while Direct Pointing has emerged much more recently. How do these approaches relate to one another? In this forum we will be exploring the strengths and potential weaknesses…
Thursday 18th July 2024, 7:30pm to 9pm on Zoom, open to any Order Member Many Order Members have now completed Order Insight Inquiry, or Liberation Unleashed (the non-Triratna site that inspired OII). In this forum we would like to explore what has happened afterwards. Has there been a change in your practice? Or day-to-day lived…
Thursday 21st March 7:30pm to 9pm GMT on Zoom, open to any Order Member We will be looking at the teaching of the Four Sunyatas. This rarely discussed teaching, originally presented in Sangharakshita’s Eightfold Path series, is a hidden gem, with great relevance to anyone exploring the path of insight. We will be approaching the…
This is a report based on a forum MIG held in December 2023 You can read Tejananda’s introductory comments (“A History of Insight in Triratna”) here. Mitras experience of working with Insight and deeper practice Thank you to all the mitras who took part in the forum. We very much valued your sharing your experience…
A short, personal view by Tejananda These are introductory remarks to a MIG Forum looking at Mitras and deeper practise, held in December 2023. You can read a report on the meeting itself here. ——————————- I’m talking about ‘hands-on’ insight practice from my own point of view. Sangharakshita ’s teachings include a great deal about…
21 December 2023, 7:30pm – 9:00pm on Zoom An evening, hosted by the Mandala of Insight Group, exclusively for mitras to talk about their experience of practising insight. How can we communicate with our peers about deeper meditation / dharma experience? Can we share something about how we practice more deeply / with insight? What…
Thursday 4th May, 7:30pm to 9pm BST on Zoom There are many conflicting ideas and assumptions around the relationship between Insight and Ethics. Some questions we would like to discuss: Have you found that your attitude or approach to ethics has changed when insight has opened up? Does insight necessarily lead to more ethical behaviour?…
Thursday Feb 23rd 7:30pm to 9pm on Zoom After a new “leading edge” level of insight opens up, insight practitioners are often surprised to discover that, after a “honeymoon period”, old habits and patterns re-emerge – the “trailing edge” of practice. Some questions we would like to discuss: Can insight transform our “trailing edge”, or…