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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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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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 […]
Continue ReadingBuddha Day
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 […]
Continue ReadingDukkha and the Unbiased
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 […]
Continue ReadingGathering Around and Listening to Bhante
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. […]
Continue ReadingOur Artist in Residence
This morning Yashodeva took advantage of the weather and the freshly blooming trees around the burial made to create one of his signature iPad sketches.
Continue Reading365 Days of Bhante
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 […]
Continue ReadingDaily Circumambulations
Bhante’s body lies at Adhisthana and Bhante’s spirit lies at the heart of what we do. During the lockdown the community is circumambulating every evening at 7pm in an act of worship, devotion and rememberance. Here’s a short snippet that was livestreamed last night:
Continue ReadingOnline Exhibitions
We’d like to draw your attention to some online exhibitions that have been made available by the team at Dharmachakra. These are a great way to get a deeper connection with Bhante and the Order from wherever you are. Nine Decades In these very personal conversations with Saddhanandi, Bhante chooses objects from each period and […]
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