An outstanding series of talks by Subhuti on the theme of Sadhana during the Manjughosa Stuti Sadhana retreat at Adhisthana in 2017.
Over the course of six talks he articulates the stages we traverse in the practice of sadhana, which correspond to the stages of the system of practice - Reverence, Solidarity, Wise Attention, The Illumined Image, Dwelling in Reality and Dedication.
On this retreat, recorded during the recent Rainy Season Retreat at Bristol Buddhist Centre in the UK, Ratnaguna guides us on a journey into Amitābha’s Pure Land, Sukhāvati – a mythical realm where the ground is golden, trees are made of jewels, heavenly musical instruments play ravishing music, and magical birds sing the Dharma. It is a vast ‘illumined image’ – a symbol of the beauty and joy of the spiritual life. The three Pure Land sutras invite...
After many hours and lots of generous help from a team of volunteers, we have transformed the old ‘Plume of Feathers’ pub into our new Southampton Buddhist Centre.
On the eve of their grand opening on 8th September - the last day of the ‘old’ before they formally became the ‘new’ - Amritadasa led an evening of meditation and quiet reflection to begin the weekend of celebrations. Next they held an Open Day beginning with a ribbon cutting opening ceremony, with an opportunity to...
In this first of four talks on 'the Cosmic Mythic Vision of the Mahayana' Jvalamalini explores the faculties of mythos and logos, how they're conditioned by historical context, a suggestion from neuroscience about how imaginal practice might work, and how the integrated Imagination perceives wisdom beyond words.
Jnanagita lives in Tampere, Finland, and was ordained in Helsinki in January 2011. Her private preceptor was Bodhishri, who died later that same year. I am her public preceptor. Jnanagita and I were able to meet in Helsinki in June this year, when she told me she was intending to resign from the Order. She recently wrote to me confirming her wish to resign - which I have accepted.
Celebrated Anagarika Dhammapal Jayanti by hearing Bhante talk Great Buddhist of 20th Century as well Dhammachari Subhuti recent talk Solidarity Bodhisattva Aspiration.
Women GFR Retreat from 9th to 16th Sept 17. Subject for retreat is Ten Pillar. Led by Dhni. Abhayavati, Dhni. Shilvati, Dhni. Tarahardiya, Dhni. Kamalchitta, Dhni. Gunmati, Dhni. Danachitta, Dhni. Utpala. Attended by 30 GFR women.
A huge thank you to everyone who gave to FutureDharma at the International Gathering 2017 at Adhisthana. It was an amazing weekend of friendship, worship and sunshine, of puja, bonfires and singing, and of course, our vegan FutureDharma doughnuts!
Our lovely team were to be found in the barn, telling people all about FutureDharma projects, and helping them make their pledges to support them. During the Sunday evening puja, Amalavajra led a short meditation and gave us the opportunity to offer our pledges...
The following women received their Public Ordination on September 16th at Akashavana:
Public preceptor Parami:
Elizabeth Hellard becomes Kamalasiri, a Pali name meaning: ‘She who has the beauty of a lotus’. Westernised spelling: Kamalasiri. Private Preceptor: Dayalocana.
Penny Strange becomes Vidyamani, a Sanskrit / Pali name meaning: ‘She who is like a Jewel of Knowledge’. (Long first’a’ and last ‘i’ and dot under the ‘n’). Westernised spelling: Vidyamani. Private Preceptor: Saddhanandi.
Meera Vig becomes Aksobhini, a Sanskrit name meaning: ‘She...
The last morning of the retreat found me with a mind full of reflections in the early morning double meditation, and a fair bit of energy released – I was dancing in my living room when I popped home for a few things after breakfast.
This was the day we’d been building up to – the day we met the Buddha! Ratnaguna introduced the Buddha Amitayus of the Guan Jing, the ‘Buddha beyond the Buddha’, the principle of Buddhahood which the Mahayana...
