Spiritual Communities?

RE: Spiritual Communities?

That's a really great question and I look forward to replies from others. I used to be a part of one in London, but it disbanded.

It maybe depends on your point of view or religion. I know there is a Buddhist one in Wales, and actually other places too. I also know there is the Ramakrishna HQ at Bourne End, near London.

But it would be great to have an entire UK directory, and I don't know if there is one?

V xxx

RE: Spiritual Communities?

If you are looking for towns/places that are more 'spiritual', then Brighton and Lewes (in East Sussex) are quite flowing in the that regard. I have heard that St Davids in Wales is (although, I've never been there personally).

RE: Spiritual Communities?

Hi trin,

I think there are crossed wires here, though both subjects are valid. I took the question to mean "communities" as in ashrams and physical places. A directory of those would be great, and I don't know of one.

I wish I did as I would visit them!

But you mean places or towns that have a high level of spiritual activity? That's also a very valid topic. Totnes would have to come high, though I am dubious about the kind of people there. I am right now in Frome, and it also has a lot of things going on, for its size. In the end you can't really beat London, though living there can be so hard.

V xxx

RE: Spiritual Communities?

There is a book listing places for spiritual retreats but I'm afraid I don't know the name.

For India there is a great directory called 'From here to Nirvana' which is a listing of ashrams - how to get there, what their ethos is, how much it costs to stay, what the dress code is = that sort of thing.

Certainly it would be good if the same sort of publication were available for UK.

Hey, David, maybe we should get together and write and publish one. Now, there's a thought.

As for Totnes, that's the location of Gaia House, a non-sectarian Buddhist centre. There's the other famous Buddhist centre in Scotland, Samye Ling.

Glastonbury, of course, has many places to stay but I don't know if they would be deemed communities as such. And I know of a Bihar School of Yoga ashram in Wales but don't have t he details to hand.

I suppose by definition 'community' signifies a resident population who also welcome visitors.

BTW with regard to Findhorn, just yesterday I read the obituary of Eileen Caddy, who was one of the founders. An extraordinary woman by all accounts.

With love
Sunanda xxx