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Between the 11th-22nd May, Tejananda will be leading the Emptiness – The Heart of Perfect Wisdom retreat. In a change to the advertised programme this retreat is now open to women. As with all our retreats, you can book either … Continue reading →

Following the recent installation of 14 solar panels on the roof of our community house, Vajraloka is now generating its own electricity. Whilst the 3.5kW solar project, will not meet all our electricity needs, it will make a significant contribution. … Continue reading →

Whilst most Vajraloka events happen at our retreat centre in North Wales, we also visit other Triratna centres around the UK and further afield to lead day or evening events and sangha retreats. Outreach work has been an important part … Continue reading →

Following a year long search for a new team member, with few stones left unturned, we are pleased to say that Bodhananda will be joining us in November this year. Many of you may remember him, as he has lived … Continue reading →

Following the rigorous and quite cathartic removal of our old kitchen units – which had served us well for 20 or so years – work started on a new kitchen over the winter. To keep costs down, Ian (our cook) … Continue reading →

One of the main meditation practices we teach at Vajraloka is counting the breath. Over the course of a week in April, one of our guests counted something else too. On his daily walk, with binoculars and notepad in hand, … Continue reading →

The dates of the New Year Practice Retreats for men are now available. They are the 30th Dec – 6th Jan and 6th Jan – 13th Jan. People are invited to book on either of these week long retreats, or … Continue reading →

Today we launch our new website! If you have a roam around you will notice a few changes. Most notably, we have modernised the layout of the site, introduced a picture gallery on the homepage and this News blog. Tucked … Continue reading →