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Adhisthana in the Vajra Bell

By akasajoti on Sat, 3 Jan, 2015 - 19:50

Adhisthana in the Vajra Bell

By akasajoti on Sat, 3 Jan, 2015 - 19:50Vajra Bell is a newsletter produced by the Aryaloka Buddhist Center - their latest issue includes a feature on Adhisthana which you can read here.

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Young Buddhists go offline for bigfuturebuddhanow

By Munisha on Tue, 23 Dec, 2014 - 14:10

Young Buddhists go offline for bigfuturebuddhanow

By Munisha on Tue, 23 Dec, 2014 - 14:10Triratna Young Buddhists go from strength to strength with over 20 groups worldwide, as well as India’s National Network of Buddhist Youth. Next year sees the start of events for those “Sub25”. European Triratna’s seventh annual Young Buddhist retreat – over six times the size of the first – took place in November, entitled “bigfuturebuddhanow”.

Watch Dharmashalin’s keynote talk, “Less of me; more of we” (54 minutes).

Andrea Campbell, from Norwich, UK, writes:...

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Eros and Beauty II - Talks Available Now

By akasajoti on Tue, 16 Dec, 2014 - 17:29

Eros and Beauty II - Talks Available Now

By akasajoti on Tue, 16 Dec, 2014 - 17:29Subhuti and Padmavajra returned to Adhisthana in November, for ‘Eros and Beauty II’. Over four days of talks they explored beauty and the dharma life; covering themes such as the ecstatic nature of the aesthetic moment, and the relationship of eros and beauty with spiritual death and the bodhicitta.

The talks are available here on Free Buddhist Audio

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The Sangharakshita Library: books on shelves!

By Munisha on Sun, 26 Oct, 2014 - 00:50

The Sangharakshita Library: books on shelves!

By Munisha on Sun, 26 Oct, 2014 - 00:50Sangharakshita recently visited his new library at Adhisthana, as his 11,000 books appeared on the shelves at last.

It’s hard to remember that the Adhisthana project began as the “SLP”: the Sangharakshita Library Project, a home for Bhante’s books. This gradually became the Sangharakshita Land Project: a long search for land and buildings for a retreat centre and library.

Vidyadevi is one of Bhante’s editors. She writes:

“Thanks to the building and decorating efforts of Yashodeva,...

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Triratna's European Chairs meet at Adhisthana

By Munisha on Fri, 19 Sep, 2014 - 16:00

Triratna's European Chairs meet at Adhisthana

By Munisha on Fri, 19 Sep, 2014 - 16:00In glorious weather, 35 Chairs of Triratna’s urban centres, retreat centres and businesses in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe met at Adhisthana in Herefordshire, UK, 21st - 31st July. Accompanying this article is a small selection of photos from the meeting. (Apologies for the lateness of this news. Triratna News’ editor has been very preoccupied with family responsibilities.)

Known collectively as the European Chairs’ Assembly (ECA), they were joined by guest Chairs from Australia and...

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New phase for Adhisthana

By Munisha on Fri, 29 Aug, 2014 - 18:35

New phase for Adhisthana

By Munisha on Fri, 29 Aug, 2014 - 18:35Vidyatara reports from Adhisthana.

Adhisthana - Triratna’s spiritual home - is about to enter an exciting new phase. Since the doors opened in August 2013, we have hosted more than 50 retreats, meetings and courses for over 1000 members of the Order and Community, from as far away as Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, the USA and Canada.

Adhisthana is not just a building project! With building work on the Sangharakshita Library and Exhibition Centre moving towards completion,...

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Ordination at Adhisthana, UK

By Munisha on Wed, 27 Aug, 2014 - 00:18

Ordination at Adhisthana, UK

By Munisha on Wed, 27 Aug, 2014 - 00:18Jill Vernon of the West Midlands Sangha, UK, was publicly ordained at Adhisthana on Monday 25th August.

She becomes Moksapuspa (dots under each ’s’ and long final ‘a’), which means in Sanskrit ‘She who is a flower of liberation’. The westernised spelling is Mokshapushpa. Her private preceptor was Suchitta and her public preceptor Parami.

The ordination took place on the first day of the Women’s European Order Convention, following a small private ordination retreat at Taraloka. The...

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Happy Birthday, Bhante Sangharakshita!

By Munisha on Tue, 26 Aug, 2014 - 18:00

Happy Birthday, Bhante Sangharakshita!

By Munisha on Tue, 26 Aug, 2014 - 18:00Our founder and teacher, Urgen Sangharakshita, celebrates his 89th birthday today. The event falls on the first full day of the European Women’s Order Convention, being held at Adhisthana.

Many happy returns, Bhante.

Wish Sangharakshita Happy Birthday on Twitter and Facebook.

(The pictures are from Adhisthana where today the Dharmacharini Order Convention presented him with an 89th birthday cake. And a recent image of Bhante with a gift of a bowlful of waterlily flowers.)

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Adhisthana one year on...

By Vidyatara on Mon, 4 Aug, 2014 - 16:59

Adhisthana one year on...

By Vidyatara on Mon, 4 Aug, 2014 - 16:59One year on from its opening, Adhisthana - the spiritual home of the Triratna Community - is about to enter an exciting new phase in its development. Since the doors opened at the beginning of August 2013, we have hosted more than 50 retreats, meetings and courses for over 1000 members of the Order and Movement, some of whom have travelled from as far away as Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, the US and Canada.

With work finishing...

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Happy Birthday, Adhisthana! The Sangharakshita Library takes shape

By Munisha on Fri, 1 Aug, 2014 - 17:19

Happy Birthday, Adhisthana! The Sangharakshita Library takes shape

By Munisha on Fri, 1 Aug, 2014 - 17:19Adhisthana is one year old this weekend!

To mark the first anniversary of the opening weekend, we present a picture show: Adhisthana at high summer.

Amid Herefordshire’s wonderful landscape, the Sangharakshita Memorial Library is gradually taking shape. The building will eventually house Bhante’s library and an exhibition space.

The old central arched portion of the library roof - translucent and leaky, patched with mastic, shaded with adjustable louvres which didn’t work - has now been...

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