In this piece completed on 22 January 2018, Sangharakshita recalls rainbows from his childhood days through to his Going Forth in 1947 and most recently as appeared over Adhisthana on his ninetieth birthday. And he affirms the place of Padmasambhava - the Rainbow-bodied one - in the life of the Order from the very beginning, and explains that a remark he made in 2009 about a re-founding of the Order “can only be in...
Over the next week or so we’ll be offering online coverage from the 50th Anniversary Order Convention from Bodhgaya, India.
Most of the Convention will be public, and (the internet gods permitting!) we’ll share content – talks, mantras, podcasts, pictures, videos, livestreams – on The Buddhist Centre Online, and around our social media channels.
We’ll be getting things underway with a live stream of Public Ordinations that will take place on Saturday under the Bodhi tree at the Mahabodhi temple, commemorating the spot where Buddha is...
The dhyanas (or jhanas) are concentrated mental states where distracted mind falls away, a more refined awareness steps in, and deep contentment is cultivated. In this four-week series we’ll explore the dhyanas in meditation and try to catch a glimpse of them for ourselves.
Meditation sessions begin at 2:30pm ET / 7:30pm UK on Google Hangout, and the series will be on the following dates: Jan 30 Feb 6 Feb 13 Feb 20
Maitreyabandhu returns to our Sangha Night to take us to the heart of the key Buddhist practice of meditation.
He is the author of a number of Dharma books and a published poet. His talks are always thought provoking and inspiring.
I missed out the word ‘transltor’ from my previous list appreciating Bhante’s qualities So Bhante has said of himself: ‘I am not Enlightened’ ‘I am not a Guru’ ‘I am a Spiritual Friend’ ‘I am an Order Member’ And also, ‘I am just a translator’.
I think it is worth drawing attention to the fact that Bhante did make something of a point of describing himself as a (mere) translator by employing the...
We are delighted to let you know that there will be two ordinations taking place during the Order retreat which is now happening here in Bodh Gaya. Bharati Uttam Shetty from Nashik in Maharashtra and Dhangaj Singh from Bharatpur in Rajasthan will be privately ordained on the evening of Thursday 1st of February around 7.30pm local time.
Bharati’s private preceptor will be Dhammacharini Shubhajaya and Dhammachari Amogasiddhi will be private preceptor...
I’m sad to let you know that Amoghabandhu is in hospital and very ill.
He had been having memory loss for a while and was recently diagnosed with autoimmune limbic encephalitis. He had several fits last Thursday and was taken into hospital.
I spoke to his wife Liz this morning and he is still unconscious. Please bear him in mind and send him and his wife and family metta. ...
I am very sad to inform you that Dhammacharini Dharmalocana passed away on 3rd January 2018 at 3:00pm. She was 84 years old.
She was ordained in 1979 by Sangharakshita - the first woman Order member to be ordained in India - with eight men. This was only the second batch of Order members ordained after Dharmarakshit and Bakul, who were the first two Order members to be ordained in India.
