A puja at Adhisthana last night, remembering Bhante, with someone there from all areas of Triratna internationally. A lovely atmosphere of sadness, appreciation and gratitude.
We are sad to inform you of the death of Vajradipa (Roger Jones) who was 76 and living in West London. He was taken ill while out with his wife Briony, and died in hospital later the same day, Friday 26 October.
Vajradipa was a pioneer Order member in the West London Sangha, a professional photographer and an affable, well known figure in the Movement in the 70s and 80s. He...
Many of us from the Karuna team came together this morning in the shrine room of the North London Buddhist Centre to mark the passing of our teacher Sangharakshita. We recited Maitreyabandhu’s Sevenfold Puja for Bhante with the refuges and precepts in Indian style to recollect Bhante’s connection with India. We finished by reciting the Shakyamuni mantra, calling Bhante to mind and wishing him well.
i am coming to the end of a month living in christian monasteries as i wanted to write on sacredness and wanted some time on my own and i thought the conditions in monasteries very supportive. And indeed they were. In this period i read large parts of From Genesis to the Diamond Sutra and O Bhante you were so close. I am so glad to be a Buddhist, i am so glad to have come across a...
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Tonight the Seattle Sangha gathered to honor the passing of our beloved teacher with meditation, a threefold puja and chanting of the Padmasambhava and Amitabha mantras. As part of the metta bhavana we brought to mind all the beings whose lives had been affected by Bhante’s life and teaching. We send our love to all.
I will always be grateful for the kind mentoring and encouragement you gave to help me find my own voice to communicate the Dharma. For me, your work will remain an inspirational finger that points to the moon and will continue to influence my work and my Dharma life.
Thank you for coming into this world to learn and share all you have shared. You were my first real contact with Buddhism and through your writings, talks and retreat centres your work on this earth has, cheered, challenged and changed me. Thank you. My favourite poem of yours is The Six Elements Speak. Goodbye Dear Bhante
It has been very moving today to hear of the expressions of love and gratitude for Bhante Urgyen Sangharakshita from all corners of our Triratna world and beyond.
We would like to let you know something about the time shortly before Bhante’s death. Paramartha, Suvajra, Yashodeva and Sanghadasa were present with him in a single room in the hospital. The atmosphere was very still despite the usual sounds of busy hospital...
