October 2022 saw the very first Triratna Order Sadhana Convention take place at Adhisthana. Around eighty Order members gathered in person and almost another eighty online to explore, deepen and share sadhana practice. Vijayamala – stepping in for Vessantara who was unwell – ably and expertly guided us through the rich world of sadhana, with Moksanandi and Paramatha leading beautiful rituals connecting us to aspects of the enlightened mind. We met in kula groups of folks with the same - or similar – yidam and...
Life is a delightful, complex, messy business. How do you respond to the existential human predicament? Do you wonder how best to balance your spiritual longings while honouring our ordinary human life? Here, Manjunaga offers reflections on the tendency to skip over the messy bits of ourselves (aka spiritual bypassing) as occupational hazard in the spiritual life.
I am very sorry to have to announce the resignation of Tarodaya.
Tarodaya is from the Netherlands and lived in the women’s community in Amsterdam for a couple of years. She drifted out of deeper contact with the Sangha gradually but especially during the Covid lockdown. She leaves with positivity and gratitude for her time in the Order and Movement but also feeling that the commitment of being an Order Member had been...
I am writing to notify you of the death of Dayabandhu on Sunday 11th December at 9:39pm. He was 83 years old.
He had been in a care home in Bethnal Green, London since 2018 when the progression of mixed Alziemers and vascular dementia caused him to need ongoing support with his daily living activities. Last week he stopped eating and drinking and was transferred to the Royal London Hospital where it was discovered that he had suffered two strokes. The consultant who...
The latest video blog from Urgyen House is now available.
Dharmacharini Dhammadinna explores Sangharakshita’s long connection with the Bodhisattva Green Tara and his teacher Chattrul Sangye Dorje. With photographs, video and objects from the Urgyen House archives, that take us from Kalimpong, India to Taraloka, Tiratanaloka, London and Adhisthana, UK, we learn of the great significance of Green Tara in Sangharakshita’s life and work.
UK& Ireland Women’s Area Order Weekend 2nd - 5th March 2023
Dear UK and Ireland Dharmacharinis,
We hope you’re not too cold in these beautiful frosty times we are having. Our thoughts are turning to our first Area Order Weekend of 2023, which takes place at Adhisthana from 2nd to 5th March. We will be emerging into spring at that time, and no doubt Adhisthana will be a beautiful...
In this intimate and beautiful talk, we hear five speakers explore the theme of blessings in a personal and honest way. By reviewing various episode from their lives they invite us to get a fuller sense of what receiving blessings might look like for us in our everyday lives.
The evening was hosted by Maitreyabandhu and Surata, Padmasagara, Vidyadaka and Nityabandhu shares aspects of the field of blessings of their lives.
This was recorded during the Going for Refuge retreat in the autumn of 2022 at Padmaloka.
I thought you would want to know that Joanna Macy, who I know is a great inspiration for many of us, is in hospital with pneumonia. She is 95 now but apparently is fighting the infection.
Please think of her in your meditation, prayers, metta.
