It has been a lovely start to the year already. The European Chairs Assembly came for their winter meeting, and it was a great way to kick off 2024; their clear up left the place spotless and you can usually find Maitridevi and a few others playing Bananagrams after dinner (and learn some new words; […]
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Recently a fascinating new exhibition called ‘Foundations’ opened at Urgyen House in Adhisthana exploring Sangharakshita’s years 1965 – 1970. Now in this latest video blog Paramartha introduces some of the key themes of the exhibition. In 1964 Sangharakshita responded to a request to visit the UK and help resolve difficulties in the small British Buddhist
It’s been a significant year at Adhisthana, and as it draws to a close we are taking the opportunity to cast a backward glance over what has happened. As a picture tells a thousand words, perhaps the best way to get a flavour is by watching our ten year anniversary film that Max has been
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In 2022 and 2023 we did a lot of work to improve the reliability and availability of the internet at Adhisthana so we now have a unified Wi-Fi system spanning most of the site that allows you to stay connected as you move from one building to another. This work was vital for improving the
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by Ratnaprabha How do you find out what is the case? Consider the criteria of the Kalama Sutta in which the Buddha provides a list of what he regards as unreliable sources of knowledge or advice: None of these are reliable sources of knowledge. Instead, he says, ‘when you know of yourselves that these teachings are skilful, blameless, recommended by sensible
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By Prajnaketu Image credit How are you reading this? Forgive me for being so forward. Of course, you haven’t really got going yet. It’s probably too open a question anyway: the how of reading could mean lots of different things. First, there’s the medium – are you on your phone, a tablet, a laptop or
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BY RATNAPRABHA Scientists themselves have increasingly seen the importance of ‘the observer’. Science is for human beings, so it needs to understand what it is to be human, what self-awareness is, and what the range of human needs are (scientists tend to stop at the survival (medicine), and material (technology) needs.) But above all because immediate experience
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By Ratnaghosha This January we are going to plant another woodland at Adhisthana. Another 500 trees will join up with the current woods in the upper field to create more wildlife habitat, provide wind shelter for the flower gardens and enhance the environment. At Adhisthana there are the usual wild creatures such as squirrels, weasels,
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Sangharakshita, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and movement. In this new video, glimpse the events in the lead up to his funeral and for those who were there, remember his funeral from five ago.
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By Saddhaloka Greater still are the merits of those who hear, read and recite it with single mind, explain it clearly and distinctly to the people in the Great Assembly, and practise it as taught. The White Lotus sutra On a recent solitary retreat in a cabin in the Finnish countryside, in the midst of
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