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Day Ten #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Tewkesbury to Adhisthana

By akasajoti on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 23:18

Day Ten #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Tewkesbury to Adhisthana

By akasajoti on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 23:18

Day 10: Tewkesbury to Adhisthana, 13.5 miles. Mud and Rose Petals… 🌹🥳🎉 

Ratnadharini writes:

…and amazingly we’ve exceeded the target of raising £15,000 for Tiratanaloka Unlimited!!! I left Tewkesbury along the River Severn, then across country towards the distant Malvern Hills. Greeted by very friendly sheep with dreadlocks, like the ones that graze at Adhisthana. Up and over the Malverns, and then the GPS insisted I take a track that got more and more rutted and flooded; a convoy of Landrover Discovery 4x4s...
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Day Nine #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Winchcombe to Tewkesbury

By akasajoti on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 00:14

Day Nine #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Winchcombe to Tewkesbury

By akasajoti on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 00:14

Day 9: Winchcombe, to Tewkesbury, 11 miles. Wild cows, wild footpaths, wild effort… 🐄 🌱 🔥 

Ratnadharini writes:

I’m overjoyed to see this pilgrimage has inspired nearly 250 to collectively give over £13,000 to Tiratanaloka Unlimited! It’s a project close to my heart. I did so well yesterday, maybe because I used walking poles. Today was harder: detours to avoid frisky cows; negotiating overgrown - or non-existent footpaths; right hip starting to complain… and crossing the M5 was a shock. But Tewkesbury is...
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One day + only £1800 to go... Ratnadharini shares her gratitude and inspiration...

By akasajoti on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 00:10

One day + only £1800 to go... Ratnadharini shares her gratitude and inspiration...

By akasajoti on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 00:10

Ratnadharini is on the final day(!) of her 150 mile pilgrimage between the places of Sangharakshita’s birth and death; and, we have reached 88% of her fundraising target.

Here she shares her delight and gratitude for all the generosity she has received thus far, and tells us of her inspiration for the Tiratanaloka Unlimited project.

She would like to raise another £1800, which we could do if 25 people give £70 each.

Can you give and contribute to Tiratanaloka...
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Day Seven #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Weald to Gt Barrington

By akasajoti on Tue, 20 Jun, 2023 - 03:29

Day Seven #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Weald to Gt Barrington

By akasajoti on Tue, 20 Jun, 2023 - 03:29

Day 7: Weald to Great Barrington, 12 miles. Wheat-fields, storm-clouds, and Ratnadharini’s mythic motivation… ⛅️🌾🌝  

Ratnadharini writes:

A relatively easy day across fields and through a few small villages, with houses, churches, drystone walls and stiles of honey-coloured Cotswold stone. I’m actually staying in Burford, taking a bus there and back again tomorrow morning. Planning to set out at 5.30, as tomorrow is 19.5 miles and the forecast is for heavy rain and thunder… will let you know how it goes!

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#PilgrimageUnlimited: Contribute to the future of women's ordinations... 🥳✨🧘‍♂️

By akasajoti on Sun, 18 Jun, 2023 - 01:40

#PilgrimageUnlimited: Contribute to the future of women's ordinations... 🥳✨🧘‍♂️

By akasajoti on Sun, 18 Jun, 2023 - 01:40

Ratnadharini is at the half-way point of her 150 mile pilgrimage between the places of Sangharakshita’s birth and death; and, we have reached 70% of her fundraising target.

Having lived for 15 years at Tiratanaloka, before taking on the property search, purchase and renovation of Adhisthana, Tiratanaloka Unlimited is a project close to her heart. For the last three and a half years she has been serving our Order and Community as the Chair...
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Friends wishing Ratnadharini well halfway through #PilgrimageUnlimited… 🌞

By akasajoti on Sun, 18 Jun, 2023 - 01:06

Friends wishing Ratnadharini well halfway through #PilgrimageUnlimited… 🌞

By akasajoti on Sun, 18 Jun, 2023 - 01:06

Today, on Ratnadharini’s rest day, we can share here more messages of well-wishing to Ratnadharini from friends who’ve been inspired to sponsor her pilgrimage and support Tiratanaloka Unlimited.

Here are Dhammagita (ahem 🥸), Lokeshvara, the Order Office team on their annual camping trip, Prajnanita, and Prasadacarin.

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Day Five #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Wallingford to Abingdon

By akasajoti on Fri, 16 Jun, 2023 - 22:14

Day Five #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Wallingford to Abingdon

By akasajoti on Fri, 16 Jun, 2023 - 22:14

Day Five was a 13 mile stretch, of wildflowers and familiar landscapes, arriving (or rather, skipping…) into Ratnadharini’s hometown of Abingdon, where she is visiting her mum for a rest day tomorrow. At this halfway point, she reflects on the how supported she feels by the Sangha, and on the purpose of the whole thing: to support women’s ordination training in Triratna…🌼🎉🙏🏻

She writes:

Day five - Wallingford to Abingdon, 13 miles. Still hot, and route a bit more exposed. Entering familiar territory skirting...
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More well-wishing from friends and donors…💕 #PilgrimageUnlimited

By akasajoti on Fri, 16 Jun, 2023 - 16:00

More well-wishing from friends and donors…💕 #PilgrimageUnlimited

By akasajoti on Fri, 16 Jun, 2023 - 16:00

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 Vajrashura, Dharmashalin, Amarapuspa, Maitrinara, Viryanaya; Akasajoti; the Adhisthana Women’s community; and Satyabodhini.

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Day Four #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Henley to Wallingford

By akasajoti on Thu, 15 Jun, 2023 - 22:09

Day Four #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Henley to Wallingford

By akasajoti on Thu, 15 Jun, 2023 - 22:09

Emergency provisions, flowering dog roses, and a pre-historic ridgeway through beech woodlands… 🪄🌹🦖🌳

Ratnadharini writes:

Day four - Henley to Wallingford; a mere 12.5 miles, mainly on beautiful tracks through beech woods. The final section was along the chalky Ridgeway path; I’m familiar with other sections, but not this one - which is accompanied by the prehistoric Grim’s Ditch. Forgot to bring lunch, so survived on emergency rations of peanuts and an energy bar - then came across a Church offering free tea and...

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