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Saturday Night Puja – 9th Jan 7.30pm

Posted on 7th January 2021 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on Saturday Night Puja – 9th Jan 7.30pm by

In the first lockdown, the Adhisthana community performed a puja to Bhante Sangharakshita every Saturday night. We were joined by friends near and far, and it was a beautiful way to come together and spend time practicing. As we find ourselves in another lockdown, this Saturday 9th January we will be doing another puja. As […]

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Bhante’s Birthday Puja

Posted on 25th August 2020 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on Bhante’s Birthday Puja by

On Wednesday 26th August, Adhisthana will be celebrating the anniversary of Bhante Sangharakshita’s birthday, as will be happening throughout Triratna. I find it hard to believe that only two years ago Bhante was still alive and would have been enjoying the celebrations at Adhisthana – probably with a vegan coffee and walnut cake that he […]

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Donation to the Buddhist Centre Online

Posted on 13th May 2020 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on Donation to the Buddhist Centre Online by

Since Adhisthana closed, we have been cancelling retreats and refunding those booked on a rolling basis. When contacting people we have also been inviting them to donate their deposit (or more), to be distributed to those Triratna centres and organisations that will need additional help with funding during these uncertain times. There has been a […]

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Community members donate to get food to Indian families in lockdown

Posted on 13th May 2020 in Community, lockdown, News with Comments Off on Community members donate to get food to Indian families in lockdown by

A few weeks ago, just after India had abruptly gone into lockdown, Aryajaya brought to the community the story of her friend Abhyanavita. Abhayanavita did the Adhisthana International Course in 2018, and then returned to her home in Amravati, a city in Maharashtra. She runs a project there with a team of 4 Order Members […]

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Buddha Day

Posted on 11th May 2020 in Community, Dharma, Events, festival day, Uncategorized with Comments Off on Buddha Day by

On Saturday many of us participated in the first online International Buddha Day celebration hosted by the Buddhist Centre Online. It was a fantastic program coming from around the world, with events from India, Australia, Mexico, the US, many countries in mainland Europe, and the UK. At Adhisthana a huge amount of effort went into […]

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Saddhaloka’s first talk on the life of the Buddha in the countdown to Buddha Day

Posted on 25th April 2020 in Community, Dharma, Events, festival day with Comments Off on Saddhaloka’s first talk on the life of the Buddha in the countdown to Buddha Day by

The first in a series of ten talks on the life of the Buddha, Saddhaloka kicks off the countdown to International Buddha Day with ‘Becoming a Buddha’. Keep your eyes peeled for the other great things that will be happening online in the lead up to 9th May!

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Dukkha and the Unbiased

Posted on 24th April 2020 in Community, Dharma, Retreat, Uncategorized with Comments Off on Dukkha and the Unbiased by

While we all continue to practice during the lockdown, we can ask ourselves ‘In what way am I suffering right now?’. The rich and demanding subject of Dukkha can lead us directly to the core of our ‘dis-ease’ that the Dharma is trying to address. Saddhanandi and Vessantara’s retreat on Dukkha and the Unbiased in […]

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