Subhuti gives us an early sight of the developing vision behind the Sangharakshita Library and Study Centre at Adhisthana, via a stirring evocation of the need for a deep knowledge of the Dharma strong enough to meet the considerable challenges of the modern world.

A key theme is the vital importance for any community of having a unifying vision of the Dharma underpinning all diverse efforts to share the Buddha's way. If not, our efforts will dissipate and our effectiveness as a sangha be greatly diminished. Urgyen Sangharakshita's body of teaching is the locus of that unifying vision in Triratna, replete with the spirit of the Bodhisattva Ideal and, in important ways, not just a personal vision. In recalling Sangharakshita's conviction that something was working through him, Subhuti suggests that we cannot hope to understand the depth of vision available to us without fully immersing ourselves in the study of our teacher's emerging, unfolding understanding of just what it is he–and we–are trying to channel.

In hearing of the different potential ways to take our own knowledge deeper via the Sangharakshita Library and Study Centre, we are challenged to engage with our faith and with our doubt, and encounter the work of our founding teacher anew.

A talk given at Adhisthana on the men's UK & Ireland area Order weekend in November 2022.