The Nature of Existence: Sangharakshita in Seminar Revisited

Led by Parami

NB: The dates of this seminar have been changed from those published in the programme, and the nine Dharmacharinis here on the Order Course at the time will join the seminar.

In the early decades of Triratna, Sangharakshita held dozens of study seminars. They were perhaps his principal way of injecting fresh inspiration to the Order and movement, giving an aspect of the Dharma new emphasis, or educating his disciples in how to read Buddhist texts. Some of those events were seminal in the development of Sangharakshita’s thinking and in the life of the Order.

In 2016 Adhisthana is hosting a series of study retreats for Order Members, Sangharakshita in Seminar Revisited, looking afresh at some of those teachings, and seeing their continuing relevance for the Order, the movement, and the world today. Each of the study retreats will be limited to 8 places.

The Nature of Existence
‘Conditioned things are like stars, for instance, because having no real existence they cannot be got at or grasped’.

In the summer of 1982, Sangharakshita gave a seminar on chapter 11 of his seminal work The Three Jewels. In this seminar Sangharakshita is philosophical and practical in his exploration of the three Lakshanas, showing how the practice of the Dharma enables us to see beyond what we consider the conditioned world. Throughout the 80’s and 90’s Parami led a series of retreats and seminars based on the gems from this seminar, exploring the themes through discussion, meditation and ritual, and now offers this at Adhisthana.

For: Order Members

Start date: 28th Oct 2016
End date: 4th Nov 2016
Event Type: Residential

Price: Waged/Supported £245  |  Unwaged/Unsupported £175
Non-refundable deposit: £70 (included in prices above)

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