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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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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‘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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