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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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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We’re excited to announce a special event happening at Adhisthana from the 18th to the 23rd of June that we’d like to invite you to participate in. For 108 hours, a group of individuals will circumambulating around Sangharakshita’s burial mound. We would be honored if you would join us. It would be wonderful to have as
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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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‘This retreat has been a long time coming,’ was one of the reflections shared on our first morning together. Fifteen of us had gathered to begin a week of study, meditation, discussion, ritual, and pariyaya (hearing the sutra – and its companion, the Diamond Sutra – read aloud). Although the Sutra of Hui Neng is one of two foundational
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