The importance of Dr Ambedkar Born the 14th child of an army officer, Bhimrao Ambedkar was the only one of his siblings to finish primary school. As a member of the Untouchable caste, he was forced to sit outside the classroom for lessons, and not allowed to drink water unless someone else poured it for him. …
by bodhikamala Looking at the majestic trees of Adhisthana’s garden, one hot day in July, I realise that this is the same space that welcomed me 7 years ago in an experience alike, which at the same time feels completely different. In this very room, on a similar morning but 7 summers ago, I was …
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Since Adhisthana opened in 2013 an ever-increasing sangha of Order Members has moved to the area to be close to Adhisthana (and a few were already here). Malvern is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, so it’s also not a bad part of the country to live in. It’s a wonderful development to have this …
Sangharakshita would often quote Dr. Johnson in his talks and writings. His portrait was displayed in Sangharakshita’s bedroom at Urgyen House. In this video blog Paramartha explores the connection between Sangharakshita and his eighteenth-century literary hero. You can also see the video on the Urgyen House website. Urgyen House, at Adhisthana, has proved a popular …
Earlier this week, eighteen local primary school children came to Adhisthana for a visit. They had been studying Buddhism last term and the school had enquired about coming to see first hand what we were about. Over the course of a few hours, Saddhaloka, Saddhanandi, Caroline and I did our best to give a sense …
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We are very pleased to let you know that some of the journals in the Sangharakshita Library can now be accessed digitally. Our aim is to develop the Sangharakshita Library as an ever more valuable resource for the Movement. One step in that direction has been digitising some of the journals so that they can …
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead appeared in an English translation by W Y Evans-Wentz nearly 100 years ago, a time when few Buddhist scriptures and books about Buddhism were available, and since then it has played a significant part in introducing many Westerners to Buddhism. In September 1979, at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, Urgyen Sangharakshita …
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Three months after the course finished, Jan reflects on his time at Adhisthana and very honestly shares his expereince about what it was like to do. Hello everyone, Caroline asked me to write a bit about my experience during the Dharma Life Course. I am back home now for about three months and a lot …
The Dharma Life Course has been one of the highlights of my life. I’m reaching the end of my 3-month stay at Adhisthana and am writing this blog as a reflection on my time here. In some respects, it was a difficult decision to decide to come on the course. I had been working in …
In November, members of the Adhisthana Teaching Community gathered together over several days to connect and to study together. This Teaching Community is drawn mainly from those Order members who’ve been involved in teaching at Adhisthana over the last few years. Thinking of this group of order members as a ‘community’, we hope, will encourage …
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