The Universal Buddha Centre

schedule

“As a deep lake is clear and still,
so the wise listen carefully to the Dhamma.” Dhammapada

BUDDHA CENTRE SCHEDULE (2026 CE)

All times are SLT (PT).

Regular dharma talks with Seten Tomh will be held every Saturday @ 11am SLT (2pm ET).

Talks are one hour, in voice. Please make sure Voice (in Preferences, Sound) is checked. It will show up as a white dot above your head.

If you would like to hear dharma talks on or at a different day or time, please drop a notecard in the suggestion box.

Seten Tomh will present a Guru Yoga guided meditation every Tuesday at 12:30pm SLT (3:30pm ET).

Repeating practices with Ankh Jos Joszpe:

Guided Heart sutra meditation
The Heart Sutra teaches the central concept in the Buddha’s doctrine. After a short introduction to the meaning of the Sutra we will work with this teaching and its mantra, in a guided meditation.
We will use voice!
Time: Friday 12 noon SLT
duration: 25 minutes

Guided Loving Kindness meditation
Guided Loving Kindness meditation, rooted in Tibetan Buddhist tradition. This practice, known as “Metta Bhavana,” aims to cultivate an open heart and unconditional goodwill toward ourselves and others.
Voice!
Wednesday 12 pm (Noon) SLT.
duration, > 25 minutes.

We will be using voice!

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The Buddha Centre Canon of 108 Dharma Talks

Fundamental View: Introduction to the Dharma

  1. The Human Condition
  2. He Who Went This Way
  3. Towards the Dharma
  4. The Dharma of Community
  5. The Way of Karma
  6. The Problem of Samsara
  7. The Way of Transcendence
  8. The Art of Meditation
  9. The Cultivation of Wisdom
  10. The Phenomenology of the Path

Conversations with the Buddha: The Digha Nikaya

  1. The Sublime Net
  2. The Fruits of the Renunciant Life
  3. Ambattha
  4. Sonadanda
  5. Kutadanta
  6. Mahali
  7. The Great Lion’s Roar (The Hair-Raising Discourse)
  8. Potthapada
  9. Subha
  10. Kevaddha
  11. Lohicca
  12. The Threefold Knowledge
  13. The Great Lineage
  14. The Discourse on Causation
  15. The Final Emancipation
  16. The Great Splendour
  17. Janavasabha
  18. The Great Govinda
  19. Meeting
  20. Sakka
  21. Establishing Presence
  22. Payasi
  23. Patikaputta
  24. The Lion’s Roar at Udumbarika
  25. The Lion’s Roar on the Wheel Turning Monarch
  26. Origins
  27. Serene Confidence
  28. The Inspiring Discourse
  29. The Marks
  30. Sigalaka
  31. The Protective Chant
  32. Right View (MN 9)
  33. The Great Lion’s Roar (The Hair-Raising Discourse) (MN 12)
  34. The Simile of the Water Snake (MN 22)
  35. The Noble Search (The Heap of Snares) (MN 26)
  36. Upali (MN 56)
  37. A Safe Bet (MN 60)
  38. Sakuludayin (MN 77)
  39. Ratthapala (MN 82)

Dharma Talks: Studies in the Dharma

  1. Gotama’s Quest: The Life of the Buddha
  2. Buddhist Hermeneutics and the Problem of Tradition
  3. The Oldest Buddhist Scripture
  4. The Pali Canon Phenomenon
  5. The Early Buddhist Schools
  6. The Status of Women in Ancient India and the Pali Tradition
  7. The Quest for the Buddhavacana
  8. The Path of the Buddha
  9. Four Short Talks on the Path
  10. The Coming Buddha
  11. The Concept of Karma in the Jataka Tales of the Buddha
  12. Ethics in the Pali Canon
  13. Overview of the Vinaya
  14. Beyond Good and Evil: The Story of Angulimala
  15. What is the Self that is not a Self?
  16. Near Earth Realms, Fallen Angels, Human Beings in Buddhist Cosmology
  17. Buddhism and the UFO Phenomenon
  18. Padmasambhava: The Early Texts
  19. Neither Slack nor Tense: The Discipline of Spiritual Energy
  20. Principles of Universal Buddhism
  21. The Wisdom of Laozi
  22. [pending]
  23. [pending]

The Lotus Sutra (1st cent. BCE-2nd cent. CE)

  1. The Sutra of Innumerable Meanings (6th cent. CE)
  2. Introduction
  3. The Method
  4. A Parable
  5. Transcendent Liberation
  6. Healing Medicine
  7. The Prophecies
  8. The Ancient Way
  9. The Power of Renunciation
  10. Ananda’s Divine Activity
  11. Recap
  12. True Teachers
  13. The Dharma UFO
  14. Devadatta
  15. Enthusiasm
  16. The Happy Way
  17. The Wisdom Beings Emerge out of the Earth
  18. Recap
  19. The Immortality of the Tathagata
  20. Efficacious Merit
  21. The Exposition of Meritorious Joy
  22. In Praise of True Teachers
  23. Sadaparibhuta
  24. The Power of the Tathagata
  25. The Essential Gift
  26. The History of Medicine King
  27. Gadgadasvara
  28. The Chapter of the Multifaced One
  29. Protective Verses
  30. The History of King Subhavyuha
  31. The Inspiration of Samantabhadra
  32. The Sutra of Contemplation of the Dharma Practice of Universal Sage Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (6th cent. CE)

Addenda

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Reminder notices will be sent out to members of the Buddha Centre group the day before and the day of and posted in SL Events.

All talks have been optimized for oral presentation.