Offering food to Monks – Sarnath

Offering food to Monks – Sarnath

by | Dec 20, 2024 | events

Offering food to Monks – Sarnath A special day was assigned during our meditation retreat in Sarnath from October 7-13 for Atish Dipankar Dhyan Kendra to offer lunch to the monks of Vajra Vidya Institute. Our members who were in the retreat served food to the...
Sarnath Retreat

Sarnath Retreat

by | Dec 20, 2024 | events

Sarnath Retreat Atish Dipankar Dhyan Kendra held its annual away retreat of 2024 from October 7-13 at Sarnath, near Varanasi, where Buddha Shakyamuni turned the first Wheel of Dharma. The topic of the retreat was Heart Sutra, Buddha’s teachings on profound perfection...
Prajnaparamita Empowerment

Prajnaparamita Empowerment

by | Aug 13, 2024 | events

Prajnaparamita Empowerment Many of us received the Prajnaparamita Empowerment online on July 28, in the presence of our teacher Dr Anindya Chatterjee at Atish Dipankar Dhyan Kendra in Salt...
Statue Filling Project

Statue Filling Project

by | Aug 12, 2024 | events

Statue Filling Project After days of meticulous planning and gathering raw materials following instructions from authentic sources, we undertook our first statue-filling project at Atish Dipankar Dhyan Kendra. Two beautiful statues of Arya Tara and Guru Padmasambhava...
Workshop on Mindfulness

Workshop on Mindfulness

by | Aug 11, 2024 | events

Workshop on Mindfulness An immersive two-day workshop was organised by the Department of Psychology and IQAC, West Bengal State University, in association with Atish Dipankar Dhyan Kendra, at the university’s campus in Barasat on June 10-11. The workshop focused on...