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gatherings in Thames, Aotearoa New Zealand

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sun, 4 Nov, 2018 - 04:53

gatherings in Thames, Aotearoa New Zealand

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sun, 4 Nov, 2018 - 04:53

Here in Thames, Aotearoa NZ, our sangha awoke to the sad news of Urgyen Sangharakshita’s death on Wednesday morning. Since then we have been gathering both formally and spontaneously to honour Bhante and support each other in this significant and special time.

On the Wednesday we had a cherry blossom viewing meditation and picnic lunch planned in front of the public library. Which we went ahead with, with Bhante and the beauty of impermanence very much in our hearts and...

vajratara

Tiratanaloka remembers Bhante

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 20:30

Tiratanaloka remembers Bhante

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 20:30

The team at Tiratanaloka are bearing Bhante, the Order, and the Sangha in mind at this time. Kalyanasri is running a retreat here for her preceptees. We joined with them on Tuesday, spending the day chanting and meditating. In the evening Santavajri led a puja. We are very glad to be with the Order at such a time. Our connections with each other, and with Bhante, run deeper than we can ever fathom, through life and death. We have been able...

dhabhaya

Memoir of Bhante in the Early Days

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 19:51

I was invited to write the following little memoir as a contribution to a possible booklet to be published for Bhante’s funeral. Plans then changed, so it now seems fitting to post it on the Remembrance page for the Book of Gratitude.

With warm wishes to all at this strong time.

Abhaya

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Bhante In the Early Days by Abhaya	62.96 KB

vajratara

Remembering Bhante in India

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 12:49

Remembering Bhante in India

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 12:49

A very moving film of Bhante in India. Despite the constant attention and long train rides, he looks so delighted to see the Indian Buddhists. Let us continue his work in India in his memory with the India Dhamma Trust.

I hope the time will come when all Buddhists will consider themselves to be just Buddhists. We don’t want to be Hinayana or Mahayana
Buddhists. We don’t want to be Indian or English Buddhists. We don’t want to be
...

Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: Vajrapani - Energy Unlimited

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 12:00

Our FBA Podcast this week is a cracking and wonderfully detailed talk called Vajrapani - Energy Unlimited by Vessantara, author of ‘Meeting the Buddhas’. He is the ideal person to introduce us to the complex and fascinating Tantric figure of Vajrapani - ‘Lord of Secrets’, embodiment of ”virya’ (Energy in Pursuit of the Good). Vessantara’s style is familiar and well-earthed, and therefore eminently well suited to material that bristles with electricity and is...

akasajoti

Local Accommodation to Adhisthana

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 11:26

Local Accommodation to Adhisthana

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 11:26

Click on the images to find information about possible options for arranging your own accommodation nearby Adhisthana.

At the time of posting, there are lots of rooms available at Church Farm in Coddington for Friday 9th and Saturday 10th.

We also have a number of local Sangha members offering accommodation, some also with transport to the funeral. Please write to admin [at] adhisthana.org to arrange this.

Jnanacandra

The Essen Sangha honouring our teacher

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 09:59

The Essen Sangha honouring our teacher

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 09:59

In the Essen Buddhist Centre we have ceased most of our regular activities for this week, like study groups, and instead have been practising together every day remembering our precious teacher. Each day we have communal meditations in the morning and an hour of mantra chanting in the evening followed by a special programme devoted to Bhante with meditation, sharing of memories, poems and puja. On tuesday we held...

Ratnagarbha

The light of the Dharma

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 08:41

The light of the Dharma

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 08:41

I cannot believe that our beloved teacher has left us. The world seems darker and colder. But he has left us with so much light and hope. My greatest gratitude to Sangharakshita is simply for having founded the Triratna movement. I am one of those people who was never going to make it to have a happy life out in the world. I needed a community, a society within a society which was very different from what our ambitious, hyperactive...

Vajranatha

Goodbye to Bhante

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 01:33

Goodbye to Bhante

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 3 Nov, 2018 - 01:33

You prepared us so gently for your death. All those years ago constantly reminding us that one day you would be gone. Making sure we would know how to carry on. Always letting things go, handing things on. Just reaching out an occasional guiding finger to the tiller when the mists of samsara obscured the way.

All the same, even though I knew this day would come, it seems as if today the sun shines dull. The...

Amaradipa

We Are One

Fri, 2 Nov, 2018 - 22:29[edit]

As usual, I was getting ready for bed around 11pm on Tuesday night in Auckland. However, I found myself experiencing pain in my heart, as if it was being squeezed and I found my breathing shallowly. I wasn’t able to sleep, my mind turning to Bhante, I laid in bed chanting Green Tara mantra for quite some time. At 1am in the night it occurred to me that Bhante may have died, which was swiftly confirmed when I saw the sad news posted on Facebook.

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