On Thursday afternoon the community came together in Bhante’s lounge and sat around his chair to listen to his 1965 talk on the Arising of the Bodhicitta. You can listen to that talk here : The Arising of the Bodhicitta – 1965 – Sangharakshita View this post on Instagram Bhante’s chair, Bhante’s words. …
A significant aspect of our work here at Adhisthana is to keep alive the spirit of our founder and teacher, Bhante Urgyen Sangharakshita, in the years after his passing on the 20th October 2018. There are many ways that we do this – by passing on his teachings; providing a context for people to visit …
The current emerging conditions of the world have brought to the fore both fragility of life and our lifestyles along with the wide impact of our individual choices. It has been obvious that the only appropriate action was to play our small part in the nation’s strategy to minimise the potential suffering that could be …
Here is a statement against Buddhist violence against the mostly Muslim Rohingya people in Burma/Myanmar, signed individually and personally by senior members of the Triratna Buddhist Order including Sangharakshita, Dhammarati, Parami + Saddhaloka who are resident at Adhisthana. For more context and a link to a BBC radio broadcast with Vishvapani, a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order see Triratna News on …
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Right at the heart of Adhisthana is the Sangharakshita Library – a collection of books and artefacts collected by Bhante over his lifetime, plus a wealth of letters, papers, photos and images connected with him and his life. One of the most important roles of Adhisthana will be caring for this precious legacy. It will …
We have a lot of different kinds of events at Adhisthana. There are our own retreats and training events, various meetings, order weekends, local sanghas holding their weekend retreats here, and many different groupings who are able to come and practice together – such as re-union retreats, retreats of preceptees with their preceptor, and lots …
One year on from its opening, Adhisthana – the spiritual home of the Triratna Community – is about to enter an exciting new phase in its development. Since the doors opened at the beginning of August 2013, we have hosted more than 50 retreats, meetings and courses for over 1000 members of the Order and …
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