Padmasagara
Padmasagara comes from Yorkshire and discovered Buddhism in Leeds in 2011. He was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2016 and given the Buddhist name “Padmasagara”, which means “Ocean of Lotuses”.
For 6 years (2017-2023) he lived at Padmaloka Retreat Centre and led retreats there as part of the men’s ordination team.
He now lives in Berlin and teaches Buddhism and meditation at the Buddhistisches Tor Triratna centre in Kreuzberg.
He’s particularly interested in the connection between the body and the imagination, and explores this relationship in his own meditation practice and through his teaching style.
He is currently training to be a teacher of the Alexander Technique and also enjoys mythology, storytelling, music and poetry.
Events with Padmasagara
Meditating on the Bahiya SuttaAugust 7 - 14, 2026
In the Bahiya Sutta of the Udana we not only find an inspiring story of one person’s spiritual quest and awakening, but also a simple yet profound guide to meditation. The Buddha instructs Bahiya: “…as regards things seen, heard, sensed or cognised, there will be in the seen only the seen, in the heard only the heard, in the sensed only the sensed, in the cognised only the cognised.” In other words, the Buddha invited Bahiya to remain present with what is, without overlaying, projecting or reading anything whatsoever into his experience. On this retreat we’ll cultivate clarity, metta and…