Young People
Hundreds of people in their teens, twenties and early thirties have come to Adhisthana for retreats since 2013. Through our annual Dharma Life Courses and with opportunities to live and work here, Adhisthana provides full-time contexts for young Buddhists to live a full Dharma life.
You can use this page to find your local young Buddhist group, discover events at Adhisthana, listen to talks from young order members and more.
Young People Events at Adhisthana
Sub30s Retreat: The Heart of the Void
24 – 26 March | 2 nights
Residential | Open to all under 30
Sub30 Seminar: Encountering Enlightenment in the Vimalakirtinirdesa
26 – 29 March | 3 nights
Residential | Open to Mitras under 35
Sub40s Order Seminar: I Accept This Ordination
20 – 23 April | 3 nights
Residential | Order Members in their 20s and 30s
Sub35s Festival Retreat: The Essence of Zen
24 – 28 Aug | 4 nights
Residential | Open to all under 35
Dharma Life Course for Young Men
Led by Ksantikara
28 Aug – 15 Dec 2023
Residential | Open to those under 35
Sub30s Meditation Intensive: The Direct Path of Awakening
13 – 22 Oct | 9 nights
Residential | Open to all under 30
Sub30s Retreat: Energy & The Tantric Precepts
24 – 26 November | 2 nights
Residential | Open to all under 30
Sub30 Seminar: Dharma Treasures
26 – 29 November | 3 nights
Residential | Open to Mitras under 35
Young People Groups and Retreats Elsewhere
Many local Buddhist centres run groups for young people and a number of retreat centres across the world offer special retreats.
You can keep up to date with the Young People project and find out about upcoming events via the dedicated blog on the Buddhist Centre Online.
Residential Courses
Adhisthana has had the delight of hosting 10 Dharma Life Courses since 2013.
These are usually three or five-month residential courses providing a thorough grounding in the principles and practice of Triratna Buddhism. They are aimed at mitras and those training for ordination, usually under the age of 35 and half of the people on the previous courses have come from outside the UK.
Watch & Listen
These days there is so much information about meditation and Buddhism available online that it can be hard to know where to begin. Here’s a few suggestions to get you started:
Get in touch
Ksantikara, co-funded by the European Chair’s Assembly and Adhisthana, joined the Adhisthana community in Jan 2021 to help convene and coordinate the Young People project at Adhisthana and across Europe.
He can help point you in the right direction to get involved at your local centre, online or here at Adhisthana. No question is too big, or too small!
Young Facilitators
For many years Adhisthana has hosted an annual Young Facilitators training weekend for people who help run events for young people at their local Triratna Centre. In addition to these in-person weekends, there are now gatherings and training events taking place online.
If you’re a young facilitator (or thinking about setting something up at your local centre) you can email Ksantikara for more information, or you can ask to join our online space.
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