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Day One #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Tooting Broadway to Shepperton

By akasajoti on Tue, 13 Jun, 2023 - 23:05

Day One #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Tooting Broadway to Shepperton

By akasajoti on Tue, 13 Jun, 2023 - 23:05

On Monday morning Ratnadharini set off from Tooting Broadway, and by the end of the day she had walked 16.71 miles (in 27°C heat!), along the Thames Path out of London, ending in Shepperton.

She writes:

Vajratara, Dhammagita, Akasajoti and Dhammarati waved me off from Tooting Broadway; Dhammagita with beautiful perfumed rose petals! Thanks dear friends. It was surreal to be setting off due West across South London (I’m a Northerner myself), but there were some stretches of surprisingly green tracks. Even so, it...

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Messages of Support for #PilgrimageUnlimited

By akasajoti on Tue, 13 Jun, 2023 - 17:38

Messages of Support for #PilgrimageUnlimited

By akasajoti on Tue, 13 Jun, 2023 - 17:38

We’ve been sending messages of well-wishing to Ratnadharini from friends who’ve been inspired to sponsor her pilgrimage and support Tiratanaloka Unlimited. 🤍

Here are Paramabandhu, Nirajadhi, Udagga, Sucimani and Saddharaja.

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#PilgrimageUnlimited – Kalyacitta + Karunadhi

By akasajoti on Mon, 12 Jun, 2023 - 16:07

#PilgrimageUnlimited – Kalyacitta + Karunadhi

By akasajoti on Mon, 12 Jun, 2023 - 16:07

Kalyacitta and Karunadhi from the Tiratanaloka Ordination Team share some thoughts on the theme of pilgrimage and their gratitude for Ratnadharini’s support of the Tiratanaloka Unlimited project.

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#PilgrimageUnlimited Begins!

By akasajoti on Mon, 12 Jun, 2023 - 15:28

#PilgrimageUnlimited Begins!

By akasajoti on Mon, 12 Jun, 2023 - 15:28

Ratnadharini’s epic journey to fundraise for Tiratanaloka Unlimited has begun!

After being waved off by the Adhisthana Community on Friday; this morning Ratnadharini set off from Tooting Broadway, showered in petals by Dhammagita, Vajratara, Dhammarati and Akasajoti.

Today she will walk 16.71 miles, along the Thames Path out of London to Shepperton, in 27°C heat and possible storms!

We’ll be following her all the way (in spirit!), sharing her progress and daily video diaries.

Sadhu!

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The Mystery of Truth and Love and Community by Vidyamala

By Oliviahinde on Mon, 29 May, 2023 - 10:30

The Mystery of Truth and Love and Community by Vidyamala

By Oliviahinde on Mon, 29 May, 2023 - 10:30

In 2009 Bhante said: “there is something about the movement, the Order and even about me that is not easily definable. There is a touch of something that cannot be buttoned down, something that cannot in the end be defined. Even the desire to button it down or define it is a mistake … Everyone will need to take care of that rather mysterious, indefinable spirit that gives the movement life and energy.”

I love this and it evokes the spirit of...

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Young Women+ Dharma Life Course

By Maitriyogini on Fri, 26 May, 2023 - 12:14

Young Women+ Dharma Life Course

By Maitriyogini on Fri, 26 May, 2023 - 12:14

The next Dharma Life course at Adhisthana will run 11 March – 28 June 2024.

A four-month residential course providing you with an opportunity to live an intensive dharma life: living, practising, studying, and working together within the context of Adhisthana.

Over 16 weeks you’ll receive a grounding in the principles and practice of Triratna Buddhism through retreats, study with experienced teachers and communal living. You’ll also participate in the life of the wider Adhisthana sangha: meditating together, performing ritual, developing kalyana mitrata and joining...

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Adhisthana in WWF Wildflower Meadows Feature

By Khemabandhu on Sat, 20 May, 2023 - 17:43

Adhisthana in WWF Wildflower Meadows Feature

By Khemabandhu on Sat, 20 May, 2023 - 17:43

I just wanted to share with you this video produced by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) on Wildflower Meadows. A lot of the footage from this video was shot at Adhisthana. The sections about bees, sheep and others. There’s also an interview with our very own Buddhist ‘monk’, Sanghadeva.

Kath is the lady who has grazed her sheep on our land since 2020 (they’ve just arrived again this week). Rory has helped us recently establish a wildflower meadow...

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National 'Big' Weekend Retreat

By dayaketu on Tue, 16 May, 2023 - 16:32

National 'Big' Weekend Retreat

By dayaketu on Tue, 16 May, 2023 - 16:32

National ‘Big’ Weekend Retreat
26-29 May
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Here’s exciting news of the first national retreat for people of colour coming together from across the UK.

Join the people of colour team for a residential ‘Big Weekend’ retreat with experienced meditation teachers who will guide you through a range of grounding...

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Dharmabytes: An Error of Perception

By Zac on Thu, 11 May, 2023 - 06:00

Vidyamala simplifies the whole of Buddhism with this succinct teaching on impermanence.

From the talk Overview of the Five Stages of the System of Practice, part of the series The Bridge, the Path and the Goal given at Adhisthana, 2019.

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