Tag: Community living

Triratna News

Suvana Cohousing

By Centre Team on Fri, 27 Sep, 2024 - 12:35

Suvana Cohousing

By Centre Team on Fri, 27 Sep, 2024 - 12:35

Suvana Cohousing has been looking for a way to create a Buddhist community of 20 - 40 households, with a common house, shared garden and other facilities, for several years, and now it looks very likely to happen. We are delighted to be able to share the exciting news that we are collaborating with TOWN, the UK’s leading developer of cohousing, as we explore the delivery of homes for our community on part of their site in...

Triratna News

Suvana Cohousing

By Centre Team on Fri, 19 Apr, 2024 - 17:06

Suvana Cohousing

By Centre Team on Fri, 19 Apr, 2024 - 17:06

Here’s a great conversation between Jnanavaca and Tejasvini about the creation of a visionary new project in Cambridge, UK. Part of Suvana Cohousing’s vision is to create a multi-generational community, and also to provide some housing for Triratna retirees. For example, people who have lived many years in Buddhist communities but may need to have their own living space in retirement. And also younger people who struggle to find secure housing.

For anyone interested in this brilliant initiative - perhaps...

Triratna News

The New Berlin Women's Community / Die neue Berliner Frauen-WG

By Sadayasihi on Tue, 6 Oct, 2020 - 09:14

The New Berlin Women's Community / Die neue Berliner Frauen-WG

By Sadayasihi on Tue, 6 Oct, 2020 - 09:14

In February this year, six women (Bianca, Mokshini, Sanghadarsini, Simharava, Viryapadma and Viryadhi) moved into a brand-new flat in a housing cooperative in the North-East of Berlin – just in time before lockdown. Together they have embarked on a journey to create the first ever women’s community in Berlin.

In this short video, made by Simharava, some of its members share the joys and challenges of the first six months.

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Community Highlights

Friendship and Collective Practice - Saddhamani

By Aryanisha on Wed, 5 Jul, 2017 - 11:18

Friendship and Collective Practice - Saddhamani

By Aryanisha on Wed, 5 Jul, 2017 - 11:18

We have highlighted this post from the fantastic new Successful Community Living space - be sure to follow it as we’re certain it will continue to provide inspiration and advice on this super important topic.

In this video meet Saddhamani from Paris, France, who used to live at Padmaloka Retreat Centre in Norfolk, England. He gives a lovely, personal account of the role of friendship in his own life as part of a wider community of Buddhists supporting each other in...