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Sangharakshita my first and last encounter

Mon, 12 Nov, 2018 - 14:55[edit]

I am incredibly happy that I got the chance to meet with Sangharakshita in person at Adhistana in April 2018. He was so kind and present and knowledgeable, so the conversation was easy. When he understood I was a gemmologist, he took out some stones and made me choose one. I still have it in my purse….

I was in India when the news of his death reached me and I felt he was with me on the yoga mat every morning the following days.

At our meeting I could also feel his mild sense of humour when I was teaching him a little about the stones we were looking at;

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Vishangka

Manchester Buddhist Centre is looking for a new Chair

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 12 Nov, 2018 - 13:29

Manchester Buddhist Centre is looking for a new Chair

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 12 Nov, 2018 - 13:29

An exciting opportunity for an Order Member is available from April 2019, to become Chair of Manchester Buddhist Centre and join a dynamic and harmonious team-based right livelihood

The Centre itself is located in the city centre’s vibrant Northern Quarter. Open to the public six days a week, it offers a range of courses, events and talks to the public, schools and the sangha. There are around 60 Order Members, many of whom are active in the Centre in various ways and playing a...

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Compassionate Action

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

Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, is called Compassionate Action by Sangharakshita. This excerpt is from Taraloka Retreat Centre, when Sangharakshita inaugurates their new shrine cabin dedicated to Tara - the radiant Bodhisattva of compassion, inspiration to many who lead a Buddhist life aspiring to beauty and a steady openness in the face of the mysteries of existence.

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Subhadassi

poem by Subhadassi

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Mon, 12 Nov, 2018 - 11:57

poem by Subhadassi

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Mon, 12 Nov, 2018 - 11:57

Hello beings

I have been trying to absorb (or meet?) my time at Adhistana on Friday and Saturday. It was such a beautiful, and cold (!), event, with the rain largely stopping and the sun coming through as we progressed through the metta bhavana.

Anyway, as well as writing a shabda report today after I’d got the kids off to school, I wrote a poem, which I thought I’d share.

With love from Sussex.

Subhadassi

Pilgrim
He looked lovely, I thought, unconfined by a coffin,
his...

moksananda

For all you gave, Bhante

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Mon, 12 Nov, 2018 - 08:53

For all you gave, Bhante

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Mon, 12 Nov, 2018 - 08:53

Namo Bhante, Guru Urgyen Sangharakshita

You opened up the meaning of what it is to be human, vast horizons of possibility. I will be for ever grateful for the beauty of the vision that you shared with us.

You showed us by example that it is possible to live from Sraddha, and gave us the teachings, practices, inspiration and means to do that. Above all perhaps, you gave us the courage. I am for ever grateful, and bow deep to you for the life you led as I follow that same...

Vishvapani

Sangharakshita Foresees His Death

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sun, 11 Nov, 2018 - 14:37

At Sangharakshita’s funeral the Adhisthana trees were filled with golden leaves and the cosmos still flowered burgundy and pink in the formal gardens. The weather changed from a chill breeze to warm sunshine, and heavy rain showers slowly gave way to clear skies stirred with barred clouds, turning ochre in the fading light. It was an autumn scene and filled, for me, with the evocations of autumn when the year declines towards winter, with all its intimations of mortality.

In the 1970s Sangharakshita...

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dhabhaya

Bhante in the early days

From Shabda Articles on Sun, 11 Nov, 2018 - 11:45

Bhante in the early days

From Shabda Articles on Sun, 11 Nov, 2018 - 11:45

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Munisha

After the funeral

From Triratna News on Sat, 10 Nov, 2018 - 22:52

After the funeral

From Triratna News on Sat, 10 Nov, 2018 - 22:52

Today Adhisthana welcomed 1,200-1,400 friends from many countries. They arrived throughout the morning by coach, train and car, drank 1,800 paper cups of tea and later disappeared into the darkness - after a few momentous and beautiful hours in which we said goodbye to our teacher, Bhante Sangharakshita.

I’d like to offer two impressions from today and some of Dhammarati’s photographs. (Click to see full-frame.)

The arrangements for a high quality Facebook Live online video transmission from the funeral mysteriously failed at the last minute, which...

Lesley Davison

West Wales Buddhist Group

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 10 Nov, 2018 - 18:32

West Wales Buddhist Group

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 10 Nov, 2018 - 18:32

Holding Bhante in our hearts and minds this afternoon, performing a puja to him here in Aberystwyth, with the West Wales Buddhist Group.

Centre Team

Live Stream of Sangharakshita's Funeral and Burial Service

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 10 Nov, 2018 - 08:35

Live Stream of Sangharakshita's Funeral and Burial Service

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Sat, 10 Nov, 2018 - 08:35

Update: You can now watch a complete version of the live stream here

The Funeral of the Venerable Urgyen Sangharakshita
August 26, 1925 - October 30, 2018

Our online coverage starts just before the funeral ceremony begins, at around 12.20pm UK time. There will be a live video stream of the ceremony, as well as a regular stream of updates on social media throughout the day.

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