Led By: Jnanadhara
Saturday, April 11th, 2026
10:30 am - 7:30 pm EST
Online via Zoom

Event Description:

Hosted live from Aryaloka, USA! An online celebration of Triratna: our International Buddhist Community

In the mid-1970s, Triratna was emerging as a bold new Buddhist movement. Sangharakshita set out its offering in his poem Four Gifts and a series of lectures entitled Buddhism for Today — and Tomorrow. Together, these expressed the core of Triratna’s vision: a creative presentation of the Buddha’s teaching, rooted in tradition and shaped for modern life.

50 years on, we’ll be taking a fresh look at these four gifts by meeting members of our community in the places around the world where they are living out this fourfold vision.

Hosted by Jnanadhara, our International Movement Coordinator, live from Aryaloka Buddhist Center in New Hampshire, USA.

Agenda:

1. A Method of Personal Development (A Lotus Flower)

USA PDT 07:30 | México 08:30 | USA EDT 10:30 | IE & UK 15:30 | Europe CEST 16:30 | India IST 20:00 | Australia AEST 00:30 (next day) | New Zealand NZST 02:30 (next day)

We start the day meditating with the Aryaloka sangha as part of their in-person Triratna Day celebrations. We’ll meet members of the Dharmachakra team as they embark on a new project for Free Buddhist Audio to restore and renew all of Sangharakshita’s talks for greatly enhanced listening. It’s almost as good as being there live! You’ll get to hear a sample of the remastered Buddhism for Today — and Tomorrow talks, and Kalyanaprabha will also launch a brand-new presentation of them from Windhorse Publications in book form.

2. The Nucleus of a New Society (A Shepherds’ Round Dance)

USA PDT 10:00 | México 11:00 | USA EDT 13:00 | IE & UK 18:00 | Europe CEST 19:00 | India IST 22:30| Australia AEST 03:00 (next day) | New Zealand NZST 05:00 (next day)

Jnanadhara talks to Suddhayu, a newly appointed Public Preceptor and the director of Aryaloka, along with Subhadramati and Jnanavaca, Public Preceptors who are both about to lead separate three-month ordination retreats. He’ll talk to them about the significance of ordination, and we’ll meet two women and two men who are taking this important step on the path of the Dharma. Lastly, Parami will give us a sneak peek into a new podcast series from members of the College of Public Preceptors.

3. A Blueprint for a New World (A Garden Planted in a Wilderness)

USA PDT 13:00 | México 14:00 | USA EDT 16:00 | IE & UK 21:00 | Europe CEST 22:00 | India IST 01:30 (next day) | Australia AEST 06:00 (next day) | New Zealand NZST 08:00 (next day)

In this session we’ll be meeting people who live and work together across the Americas: the Akasagarbha community who live together in the mountains of Northern California and run the Dharmadhara Retreat Center; Bodhikamala and friends operating the Tierra Pura Café Budista in Toluca, Mexico; and the Dharma Bites team in Mexico City – a new team-based right livelihood start-up selling souvenirs that communicate the Dharma in a visual way. Finally, we’ll hear from Future Dharma about the ways in which they are supporting initiatives such as these across Triratna.

4. A Vision of Human Existence (A Golden Net)

USA PDT 16:30 | México 17:30 | USA EDT 19:30 | IE & UK 00:30 (next day) | Europe CEST 01:30 (next day) | India IST 02:30 (next day) | Australia AEST 09:30 (next day) | New Zealand NZST 11:30 (next day)

In this final session we’ll hear from Upekshamati, founder of our Movement’s activities in Mexico, and other voices from the Americas, as they reflect on Sangharakshita’s communication of the Buddhist vision of human existence.

Jnanadhara is originally from New Zealand, where he met the Triratna Community. He was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2003 and was chair of the Dublin Buddhist Centre for 12 years. He is a member of the Adhisthana Teaching Community and is now the International Movement Coordinator. Jnanadhara believes that practising and communicating the Dharma is the best way of responding to the world with all its problems, and of realizing his potential, and the potential of others.

How to Join:

Zoom information will be provided upon registration.

Registration:

Register at the link below.