Why don’t we create skies of merit together simply by rejoicing in all the virtuous activities that took place at Tushita in 2024? What an incredible year it has been! Yes, we know you hear this from us a lot, but don’t you agree? Now, let’s hear all about it! We started the season with […]
It has been 50 years since Tushita became a home for people of all nationalities and backgrounds to learn about and put into practice the teachings of the Buddha. Tushita’s 50th anniversary year—2023—was no exception! The season once again showed how far we have come and how fortunate we have been. With great joy, we […]
Many changes have occurred in the last decade around the world, and certainly here at Tushita. 2009 marked the first year that we began collecting data, enabling us to look back and make a comparison of changes of the period from 2009 to 2019! During this time, not only have we increased the number of residential courses […]
Each year as we complete the season, we are eager to crunch the numbers to see how our experience of success translates into numbers and graphs. Our 2018 season running from February to November has proven once again that interest in Tibetan Buddhism continues to grow, as does our ability to meet it! (See Figure 1.) Figure […]
Without exaggeration we can say that our 2017 season, running from February to November, was the most busy (and hopefully most beneficial) Tushita has ever seen! (See Figure 1.) Our 2017 season started with countless blessings by our precious guru Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, giving inspiring teachings, lungs and advice during Rinpoche’s 17-day stay before the Tibetan New Year. After […]
Who are Tushita’s Students?We’ve been keeping records of the demographics of our residential students since 2009, so please rejoice in some pretty amazing statistics! In the 8-year period 2009 – 2016: Since 2009 we have been offering 3 different Dharma activities at the same time! Introduction to Buddhism Courses (residential) For many decades introducing new […]
Who are Tushita’s Students? We’ve been keeping records of the demographics of our residential students since 2009, so please rejoice in some pretty amazing statistics! In the 7-year period 2009 – 2015: Since 2009 we have been offering 3 different Dharma activities at the same time! In 2008 we finished the rebuilding of our Main […]
We’ve been keeping records of the demographics of our residential students since 2009, and we’ve worked out some pretty geeky statistics from this data that we have been enjoying very much. In the 6 year period 2009 – 2014: You can see that since we started keeping records in 2009, Tushita has grown a lot, […]
Another incredible year at Tushita, which continues to thrive and offer authentic, accessible Dharma teachings – in an increasingly beautiful environment! You can see that since we started keeping records in 2009, Tushita has grown a lot, particularly since we began to offer our daily guided meditation sessions in April 2010 (therefore the jump in […]
A big, busy, beautiful, beneficial year! Our biggest courses ever, special guests and events galore, enormous amounts of productive work being done behind the scenes – Tushita contines to thrive. You can see that since we started keeping records in 2009, Tushita has grown a lot, particularly since we began to offer our daily guided […]
We thought that 2009 was a busy year… and then came 2010! As in 2009, during last year we kept records of all the students who joined our courses & retreats throughout the year. We have since analysed those records to give us a more precise understanding of the demographics of those who come here […]
Throughout 2009, we kept records of our courses and the students who took part in them. After doing a little analysis of this information, we put together some details that we thought may be of interest to students and visitors past, present and future. Here at Tushita, we are using some of these statistics to […]