Interim Summary from the Focus Groups on the College Meeting OM

You can read more about the arc of the whole College meeting in this month’s Chairs’ Letter, where Ratnadharini describes the different phases of the meeting and the themes of the shared practice live in the Adhisthana shrine room and across the world. 

She writes: ‘during the business phase, held entirely online… we experimented this time with combining discussion topics into four focus groups, each taking place twice to enable international participation. Each was led by two facilitators who prepared...

Chairs' Letter – November 2021

Dear Order members and friends,

This month the annual international College meeting was a complex hybrid affair, taking place partly in person at Adhisthana, and partly online. Akasajoti came up with a schedule that not only took into account the different time zones, but also maximised crossover by shuffling us into different configurations; she even set up interactive zoom screen in the shrine room that meant we could all see and hear each other.

We began...

Our biggest-ever Winter Sale

As we move towards the turning of the year and the northern hemisphere winter, there is time for connection, reflection and a re-evaluation of what is important in life. The Dharma – the teachings of the Buddha – can offer so much to the pursuit of a meaningful, skilful and vivid life.

In this year’s Winter Sale – our biggest yet – we’re offering books that will help you bring depth to your life, learn to work with your mind, and become...