Resignation of Akashavanda

Dear Order Members,

Dharmacharini Akashavanda, from Maine, USA, has written to me as her Public Preceptor to inform me that she is resigning from the Triratna Buddhist Order.  I was sad to accept her resignation but it is clear that she will remain a praticising Buddhist and leaves with well wishing and gratitude to what she has gained from her time in Triratna.

Akashavanda was ordained in September 2008 at Akashavana and her Private Preceptor was Dayalocana. Her resignation letter is included below.

With metta,
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Resignation of Sadhaka

Dear Order Members,

Some two-and-a-half years ago Sadhaka and I had a long talk, after I had heard that he had told another Order member that he no longer considered himself a Buddhist. We had a friendly and pleasant chat about his views and feelings about being in the Order. At the end of our conversation, it became clear to both of us that he was no longer going for refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha...

Buddhist Lives

Here’s a piece I wrote for the London Buddhist Centre magazine - enjoy!

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I grew up in Kent – Medway Towns, Gillingham to be precise. Predominantly a working class place, a lot of heavy industry traditionally, though Thatcher and her lot put paid to that. That’s why I joined the army: I needed...