Triratna News
Triratna News

First Retreat for Italian Speakers

By Suvarnagarbha on Wed, 8 Oct, 2025 - 18:49

First Retreat for Italian Speakers

By Suvarnagarbha on Wed, 8 Oct, 2025 - 18:49

In September we held our first long weekend for Triratna Italian speakers at Adhiṣṭhāna. We had about 12 people on the retreat. Some flew from Italy and other parts of Italy to be with us. We enjoyed studying a passage from Sangharakshita translated into Italian and the retreatants very much enjoyed the chance to participate in Dharma discussion in their mother tongue. It was a very lively discussion group. We also did puja and rituals in Italian.

We hope that...

Adhisthana
Adhisthana

Science and Subjectivity Retreat

By hallykelly on Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 - 11:09

Science and Subjectivity Retreat

By hallykelly on Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 - 11:09

Science makes sense of the objective world, including the human brain and nervous system. But what of private inner experiences – subjectivity? Can you be objective about that?

This seminar is for order members with a scientific background or an interest in science. We’ll have presentations from Munissara, Jnanadasa, Vaddhaka, and perhaps others; all have thought deeply about subjectivity from both Buddhist and scientific angles.

Munissara, a psychiatrist, explains methods for exploring the mind, which can even assess deep psychology and degrees of insight. Jnanadasa,...

Community Highlights
Community Highlights

A Victorious Life: Retreat for Fathers

By dayaketu on Thu, 4 Sep, 2025 - 15:37

A Victorious Life: Retreat for Fathers

By dayaketu on Thu, 4 Sep, 2025 - 15:37

A Victorious Life: Retreat for Fathers 
Led by Saddhaloka, Ratnaghosha + the Triratna Fathers team 

At Adhisthana 
Start date: 17th Oct 2025 
End date: 20th Oct 2025

Studying the Sigalovada Sutta and Sangharakshita’s ‘Being a Buddhist Parent’, we’ll explore what it means to go for refuge to the Three Jewels as a father, with all the demands that life places upon us. 
How do we deepen our practice, understanding and friendships to make this a victorious life? 

For: Order Members and Mitras – Men 

 

Adhisthana
Adhisthana

A different kind of summer at Adhisthana

By Maitriyogini on Wed, 28 May, 2025 - 18:08

A different kind of summer at Adhisthana

By Maitriyogini on Wed, 28 May, 2025 - 18:08

At the end of July, we’re running four events that break from our usual retreat format. They overlap and support each other, offering new ways to spend time and take part in life at Adhisthana. You’re welcome to come for just one, or stay on and take part in several. Check out the website for more info.

Adhisthana
Adhisthana

The Three Jewels

By Maitriyogini on Mon, 26 May, 2025 - 10:30

The Three Jewels

By Maitriyogini on Mon, 26 May, 2025 - 10:30

Dhammarati and Saddhanandi take a closer look at some important quotes from ‘The Three Jewels’ exploring Sangharakshita’s ability to combine the poetic and the analytical. They will be leading an Order retreat together on this material at the end of June - join us online or in person.

Adhisthana
Triratna News

Join us for the Big Weekend! May 2-5

By Centre Team on Mon, 24 Mar, 2025 - 20:30

Join us for the Big Weekend! May 2-5

By Centre Team on Mon, 24 Mar, 2025 - 20:30

2–5 MAY | LED BY A TEAM OF POC ORDER MEMBERS

The National Gathering is the biggest event on the People of Colour calendar. It is four days of practising meditation, slowing down, teachings from highly experienced practitioners of colour and connecting with one another whilst living in community.

Retreatants gather from all around the UK and further for this annual event in the beautiful, peaceful, springtime blossoming grounds of ...

Buddhafield
Buddhafield

Buddhafield Events for 2025

By bethbuddhafield on Thu, 12 Dec, 2024 - 12:52

Buddhafield Events for 2025

By bethbuddhafield on Thu, 12 Dec, 2024 - 12:52

Buddhafield Events for 2025 are up and ready for your perusal…. Come and check out what we’re offering next year.

From meditation retreats, to family-friendly retreats, walking and wilderness retreats, retreats for people new to meditation or Buddhism, online retreats, retreat and camp from the Green Earth Awakening team, retreats exploring ritual and story-telling… and of course our festival.

https://mailchi.mp/buddhafield/12738547

Adhisthana
Adhisthana

October at Adhisthana

By Maitriyogini on Thu, 31 Oct, 2024 - 16:53

October at Adhisthana

By Maitriyogini on Thu, 31 Oct, 2024 - 16:53

From toads in drains to the northern lights, from a soiree to the Tibetan Book of the Dead, read about what has been going on at Adhisthana https://adhisthana.org/news/2024/october-at-adhisthana/

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