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A Second Renaissance? Part 1

From Adhisthana on Tue, 31 Oct, 2023 - 12:10

A Second Renaissance? Part 1

From Adhisthana on Tue, 31 Oct, 2023 - 12:10

“It has been said that the renaissance that would be brought about by the discovery, in the nineteenth century, of the treasures of oriental literature, would be incomparably more glorious than that which had been ushered in during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by the recovery of the classics of Greece and Rome.”

So begins Sangharakshita’s lecture ‘The Glory of the Literary World’, delivered at the launch of Tharpa Publications and his book The Eternal Legacy, on the 29 th of August...

Maitriyogini

Today we remember Sangharakshita

From Adhisthana on Mon, 30 Oct, 2023 - 17:54

Today we remember Sangharakshita

From Adhisthana on Mon, 30 Oct, 2023 - 17:54

Sangharakshita, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and movement. Glimpse the events in the lead up to his funeral and for those who were there, remember his funeral from five ago.

Suryaprabha

Death of Urgyen Sangharakshita

From Lights In The Sky - living dharma on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 13:29

Death of Urgyen Sangharakshita

From Lights In The Sky - living dharma on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 13:29

A good friend has just died. Death is in the air. Part Four of the Great Ocean series languishes on the bench. And so I gave myself up to play, in just a couple of hours I found the footage, laid in the music and found myself very moved. I might refine it at some point.

Suryaprabha

Peter Woodcock

From Lights In The Sky - living dharma on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 12:57

https://vimeo.com/875260081

Peter Woodcock

From Lights In The Sky - living dharma on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 12:57

Tribes and Individuals. Peter Woodcock, artist and writer, who has just died was good friends with many people in a number of different ‘tribes’. This was the last question in an 80 min. interview we made with Peter in conjunction with some BBC colleagues gathering material about the criminal purges of homosexuals in the 50s and 60s. Peter became a Dharmamitra within the Bristol sangha.

Suryaprabha

The Buddhist Idea of Rebirth

From Lights In The Sky - living dharma on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 12:14

The Buddhist Idea of Rebirth

From Lights In The Sky - living dharma on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 12:14

I came across this piece as I was scanning through some footage I’d been asked (and paid) to film in 2016 for Thomas Kaiser from Norway who was interviewing a number of people at Adhisthana. Thomas has kindly given me permission to share this gem of exposition.

Viryanatha

Mid Essex Buddhist Centre Grand Opening

From Mid Essex Buddhist Centre on Tue, 10 Oct, 2023 - 10:17

Mid Essex Buddhist Centre Grand Opening

From Mid Essex Buddhist Centre on Tue, 10 Oct, 2023 - 10:17

The MEBC has been in existence since 2015 and we moved into our new premises in April 2023.

It was a real pleasure to see so many friends at our Grand Opening in Chelmsford on 24th September.

Āryasāra, our current chair invited Vanarājī, the previous Chair to cut the red ribbon and officially opened the Centre.

We are very grateful to Mahamati who dedicated the Centre to the three Jewels and treated us with a wonderful talk around Sangharakshita’s poem: the Four gifts.

The day ended joyfully...

Maitriyogini

Science and Buddhism

From Adhisthana on Wed, 4 Oct, 2023 - 11:03

Science and Buddhism

From Adhisthana on Wed, 4 Oct, 2023 - 11:03

Ratnaprabha recently led an over-subscribed retreat at Adhisthana on Science and Buddhism. He will be releasing a series of articles on the topic which you can read on Adhisthana’s blog as well as Ratnaprabha’s personal website. If you missed the first retreat, there is another in 2024.

Science and Buddhism can be seen as self-contained universes, apparently complete in themselves. Each is a very extensive, coherent worldview, worked out over many centuries. They are the greatest collective cultural achievements...

ratnadharini

Chair's Letter – September 2023

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 1 Oct, 2023 - 00:00

Chair's Letter – September 2023

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 1 Oct, 2023 - 00:00

Dear Order Members and friends,

As I write, the public ordinations of five women – two from Venezuela and three from Mexico – are taking place at Adhisthana in context of pilgrimage retreat for Spanish speakers; welcome to Varamaitri, Akasadhi, Silabhadri, Parashanti and Chandrakanti. The theme of pilgrimage has been growing, as Adhisthana celebrates its tenth anniversary. Parami invited me to join the retreat one evening for an informal conversation about the search for, and early days at, Adhisthana, and...

kamalashila

THE GREAT STUPA Retreat with Kamalashila 9 - 15 October

From Order Noticeboard (test space) on Thu, 21 Sep, 2023 - 20:39

THE GREAT STUPA Retreat with Kamalashila 9 - 15 October

From Order Noticeboard (test space) on Thu, 21 Sep, 2023 - 20:39

Registration https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYld-urqzkrHN1Z3mYv9pFb6-oL4cEO1H2n

A favourite topic for me:

A week’s retreat exploring various facets of the theme of the Stupa and the Six Element Practice, especially the Lineage of the Awakened Ones, Dying, Dreaming & the Bardo, and the Nature of Imagining.

To include the Charnel Ground Contemplations from the Satipatthana Sutta, the ‘Six ELements Speak’, and the Mahabhutas.

Starting 8pm on 9th October. Daily sessions from 10th 10am, 4pm and 8pm uk...

Read more about THE GREAT STUPA Retreat with Kamalashila 9 - 15 October

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Out now: ‘Starting on the Buddhist Path’

From Windhorse Publications on Wed, 20 Sep, 2023 - 10:30

Out now: ‘Starting on the Buddhist Path’

From Windhorse Publications on Wed, 20 Sep, 2023 - 10:30

We’re delighted to announce the release of Starting on the Buddhist Path by Sagaraghosa Rosemary Tennison. Sagaraghosa describes it as the book she wished she’d had when she was beginning her exploration of Buddhism.

The Buddha said that you can’t develop wise perspective and freedom through ideas alone – you need to test the truth in your own experience. Drawing on many years of experience leading classes, courses and retreats, Sagaraghosa has created an engaging and practical guide to transforming your life through Buddhist...

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