All Courses, Retreats & Events
BIPOC Monthly Event: “Welcoming Liberation” (Online)
On the last Sunday of every month, we’ll be holding an online BIPOC gathering for people at any stage of practicing the Dharma.
Eight Step Recovery: Exploring Addiction and Recovery Through the Lens of Buddhism
Exploring addiction and recovery through the lens of Buddhism.
The Buddha and the Goddess of the Earth: How Buddhist Practice Enriches Our Connection to the Natural World (International Event)
On this retreat, we will explore some of the mythic imagery and nature themes in the Buddha's story, looking at how these unfold both in his teaching and within the Buddhist tradition, and are deeply relevant to our lives today.
Through meditation, imaginative exploration, ritual, chanting, discussion and reflection (with time each day away from our devices!) we’ll hear how images and teachings rooted in nature can be deeply connecting, revealing a path we can travel to find our own ground.
Sangha Night With Srisara (Online)
Our September 2026 Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community with the theme of “Therapy, Insight, and Cultivation of Wisdom as Dharma Practice.”
Become a Compassionate Warrior: A Weekend Retreat with Vidyamala (International Event)
Drawing on an approach developed by Vidyamala over many years of teaching at Taraloka, this weekend retreat invites you to train as a compassionate warrior — courageous, tender, and open-hearted.
Deep Breath: Exploring the Anapanasati Sutta with Dhammarati (International Event)
Five days of meditation, soulful exploration, and strong, supportive friendship: a safe space to go deeper into experience and practice.
A Meditation Home Retreat led by Dhammarati.
Sangha Night With Suddhayu (Online)
Our July 2026 Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community with the theme of “The Poison of Pride.”
The Lion’s Roar: A Home Retreat with Paramananda & Friends (International Event)
Seven days of meditation, soulful exploration, and strong, supportive friendship: a safe space to go deeper into experience and practice.
A Home Retreat led by Paramananda, in collaboration with Melbourne Buddhist Centre.
The Tiny Splash of a Raindrop: A Weekend Retreat with Singhashri & Balajit (International Event)
Join us in a collective exploration of our moment-by-moment embodied experience and the potential for freedom inherent there.
Sangha Night With Viradhamma (Online)
Our June 2026 Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community with the theme of “The Buddha’s Last Journey.”
Living with Ease: A Fresh Look at the Four Noble Truths with Vajradarshini (International Event)
The Four Noble Truths were the Buddha’s first teaching, yet they never grow old. Each time we return to them with fresh eyes, they meet us exactly where we are. Just as in the Buddha’s time, there is suffering in our lives—stress, fear, confusion —that we can do something about.
Awakening the Imagination: A Home Retreat with Vishvapani & Amitajyoti (International Event)
Connecting to creativity and the imagination through art, mindfulness and nature.
Discover the Imagination as a source of deep enrichment and how it can be a path of awakening into an expansive, loving and insightful awareness.
Sangha Night With Upayadhi (Online)
Our May 2026 Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community with the theme of “The Dharma of Star Wars.”
Sangha Night With Jnanadhara (Online)
Our April 2026 Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community with the theme of “The Four Gifts.”
Embodying Freedom: A Home Retreat with Balajit, Singhashri, and Viveka (International Event)
Balajit, Singhashri and Viveka joining forces to offer another wonderful embodied opportunity toward collective liberation.
Sangha Night With Vimalasara (Online)
Our March 2026 Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community with the theme of “With Open-Handed Generosity, We Purify Our Hearts.”
Love and Insight: A Meditation Weekend Retreat with Bodhipaksa (International Event)
A meditation weekend retreat with Bodhipakṣa on the Brahma Viharas
Sangha Night (Online)
Our February 2026 Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community with the theme of “Beyond Comparing: A Poetic Journey into Ratnasambhava’s Wisdom.”
Sangha Night (Online)
Our January 2026 Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community to begin the new year!
New Year’s Eve Gathering with the Triratna Community (Online)
Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2025 with the Triratna community!
Sangha Night (Online)
Our December 2025 Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community to begin the new year!
Sangha Night (Online)
Our October 2025 Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community!
Pointing to the Moon of Non-Separation with Tejananda (Online Retreat)
An online retreat weekend exploring suññatā as non-separation with Tejananda
Sangha Night (Online)
Our Fall 2025 Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community!
Crossing the Stream: The Life and Legacy of Sangharakshita (Online Retreat)
Join us for five days of practice, dialogue, storytelling and contemplation as we explore the life and teachings of Sangharakshita, the founding teacher of the Triratna Buddhist Community. Through talks, meditation and discussion we will trace how one man’s journey—from post-war Britain to the foothills of the Himalayas—helped ignite a global movement grounded in the Buddha’s teachings.
Monday Night Drop-In: The Wheel of Life
July’s Monday night drop-in classes will follow the theme of “The Wheel of Life.” In this 4-week span, we will come together to learn more about this fascinating symbol from Tibetan Buddhism and — crucially — how you get off the wheel.
Sangha Night (Online)
Our Summer Sangha Night will be held online. Join us for an evening of community!
Monday Night Drop-In: The Four Noble Truths
June’s Monday night drop-in classes will follow the theme of “The Four Noble Truths.” In this 4-week span, we will come together to explore themes of the Dharma teachings from the Buddha.
Monday Night Drop-In: Meditating With Receptivity
May’s Monday night drop-in classes will follow the theme of “Meditating With Receptivity.” In this 4-week span, we will learn to sit with our experience with spaciousness, clarity, and sensitivity.
Meditating with Transformation: A Drop-in Class for Everyone
Join us for this four-week course as we explore how we all have the potential for transformation! Part of our essential meditation guide for everyone series.
Triratna Day 2025 — Sangharakshita 100: A Garland of Rejoicings
The Triratna Buddhist Community was founded by Urgyen Sangharakshita and 2025 marks the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. For this special anniversary year our online celebration of Triratna Day will be a rejoicing in his life and qualities. In each of the three sessions we will hear from different Order members about life changing encounters with Sangharakshita and then meditate together as an international spiritual community.
Sangha Night with Viveka: The Relevance of Going for Refuge in Unstable Times (Online)
Sangha Nights are an opportunity for the Triratna NY NJ Community to come together for an evening of Dharma programming and companionship. We will gather on Zoom for meditation, checking in, program presentation, and spiritual friendship.
Meditating with Insight: An Essential 4-Week Guide for Everyone
Everyone has insight. We all have had a “vision of how things are” to some degree at some point in our life. Insight meditation can help us take this vision further and understand some of the deeper forces at play in our lives and in the world.
During this course, you’ll learn in-depth and proven techniques to reflect on insight in your meditation and in everyday life. You will have the support of others on this journey.