Tejananda

I have been practising Buddhism and meditation for over 30 years and a member of the WBO since 1980. Since becoming an Order member, I have worked in a vegetarian café in Croydon, helped establish the Bristol Buddhist Centre, of which I was chairman for six years, worked for the Karuna Trust, written a book introducing the fundamentals of Buddhism ‘The Buddhist Path to Awakening’ (published by Windhorse Publications), and taught meditation and Dharma in many parts of the UK, Europe and the USA.

I have been part of the resident / teaching team at Vajraloka since 1995 and became chairman of the centre in 2001. In meditation and Dharma practice I am particularly inspired by the formless meditations of the Tibetan Mahamudra and Dzogchen traditions, and devotion to Padmasambhava and Vajrayogini, which all finds reflection in my ‘Entering Pure Awareness retreats’.