BY BETH, Mitra attending classes at Adhisthana I first came to Adhisthana on the Young Person’s Guru’s Advice festival retreat in August 2021 and since then it has been a constancy for me. Through retreats, weekly classes and volunteering I enjoy the space that Adhisthana holds for deep spiritual work, friendship and learning. Particularly memorable moments for […]
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BY BODHIKAMALA, Chair, Toluca Buddhist Centre, Mexico On the recent International Course we developed a collective vision; a deeper understanding of what it really means to belong to the Order (and I truly believe this is one of the key elements that Adhisthana has to offer to the world), the principles of Triratna, the fundamental
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We’re pleased to share that Adhisthana is in the process of acquiring a neighbouring property, Jasmine Cottage. The decision to purchase was an intense process that happened in consultation with a lot of people on a tight timeline. Thanks to the generosity of four Order Members who already live locally, it is possible for Adhisthana
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BY SUDRISHTI, Public Preceptor, Australia The shrine in the main shrine room always moves me with its simple yet deeply devotional beauty. I love the vision and the symbolism of having small rupas from Triratna centres around the world incorporated into the shrine. And the gardens are exquisitely beautiful and uplifting. They are an offering.
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For 4 weeks in February and March Saddhaloka was away visiting Australia, mostly staying at Vijayaloka, the retreat centre an hour or so outside Sydney. Vijayaloka is set in the bush beside the George River, with steep path leading down to the river where retreatants can swim and wallow on hot days. There are wallabies,
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BY VAJRATARA, Public Preceptor and Tiratanaloka Team For me Adhisthana is and always was about Bhante. At the heart of the retreat centre, the library and the communities, is Bhante’s vision and translation of the Dharma. That gives everything I do there a particular edge, a radical edge going back to what is truly important
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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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By Khemabandhu On 7th October 2009 Bhante Sangharakshita set out his vision for what was to become Adhisthana. It was an ambitious project in its conception: to create a land for Triratna where the Order and Community can gather; to pay homage to our teacher, for kalyana mitrata, for Dhamma instruction, for meditation and reflection, to
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BY pATRICK Adhisthana is a rich and rewarding place to live out Sangharashita’s vision of the Dharma life and its myriad blessings. There is a uniquely joyful – and mysteriously subtle – intensity to working, living and practising within a large mixed sangha of two single-sex communities which provides plenty of frontiers for spiritual growth.
During Adhisthana’s celebratory tenth anniversary year, we are delighted to announce that Akasalila, a local artist, has an installation on the Adhisthana grounds. After her recent displays at two Royal Academy shows, she has kindly offered to create and display one of her ‘posts’ here. Standing near the library building and the pond behind the
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