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Suvarnaprabha's Burial At Fernwood

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Sat, 28 Sep, 2013 - 13:55

Suvarnaprabha's Burial At Fernwood

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Sat, 28 Sep, 2013 - 13:55

It was a golden radiant day on that hillside. The children’s voices from the playground rang up from the valley and the canopy of eucalyptus shimmered in the breeze. After we shoveled the dirt and laid down our flowers 5 hawks circled above in the dazzling blue sky, then each flew off in a different direction. Driving home the bay sparkled. Golden. Radiant.

Dayamudra

Pictures from Sangha Night for Suvarnaprabha

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Sat, 28 Sep, 2013 - 13:23

Pictures from Sangha Night for Suvarnaprabha

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Sat, 28 Sep, 2013 - 13:23

We gathered on Wednesday 25th September to grieve for our friend Suvarnaprabha.

viveka

Suvarnaprabha Sangha Memorial Singalong

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Thu, 26 Sep, 2013 - 20:53

The SP fan club! We gathered in large numbers Wednesday night, September 25th, at the San Francisco Buddhist Center to mark Suvarnaprabha’s death and support her and those who knew her in this transition time.

At one point we watched the video of Suvarnaprabha reading poetry at the 2011 convention. Towards the end, she looks up and says, “God that went really fast, didn’t it?”

The video ends with her singing a few lines from...

Rijupatha

Dayanandi Reflects on "The Symbolism of Tara"

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 26 Sep, 2013 - 17:09

Dayanandi Reflects on "The Symbolism of Tara"

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 26 Sep, 2013 - 17:09We recently reported that an old cassette copy of Dayanandi’s talk “The Symbolism of Tara,” one of the many talks not yet digitized and online at Free Buddhist Audio, was discovered by a mitra at Dharmagiri Retreat Centre in Sweden. The audio includes a talk and a beautiful invocation given at Taraloka - important both as a historic record of Taraloka and as one of the earliest talks given by a female Order member. Realizing it was...

viriyalila

Fighting Against Change

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 26 Sep, 2013 - 14:59

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an excerpt titled “Fighting Against Change.” Sagaraghosa reminds us through the telling of the story of Kisa Gotami that we are not making a mistake if we find life difficult sometimes. On the other hand there is a possibility of freedom from dukkha if we accept things what cant be changed. From the talk “What Do Buddhists Think – Physics” given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre, December 2012.

Padmatara

Arrangements for Suvarnaprabha's Funeral

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Thu, 26 Sep, 2013 - 04:11

Arrangements for Suvarnaprabha's Funeral

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Thu, 26 Sep, 2013 - 04:11Dear Friends,

We are planning to come together to help each other say good bye to our dear friend, sister, mentor, and woman extraordinaire, Suvarnaprabha.

Please join us if you can:

Friday, Sept. 27th from 1 - 3pm at:

Fernwood Cemetery
301 Tennessee Valley Road, Mill Valley, CA 94941 (Google Map)
Tel 415-383-7100

(Walking shoes will be helpful as we are walking to her plot up a hill. Leave your...

Candradasa

Suvarnaprabha (and Others) - Writings on Celibacy (eBook)

From Community Highlights on Wed, 25 Sep, 2013 - 17:18As part of marking the life and death of Suvarnaprabha (1963-2013) we’ll be publishing some of her writing here on The Buddhist Centre Online, in conjunction with her friends in San Francisco, and her friend and editor, Vidyadevi.

Suvarnaprabha had been living with advanced stage cancer for the past couple of years and writing the most amazing blog about it.

Some months ago she also took the step of becoming an Anagarika within the...

Candradasa

Sangharakshita's 86th Birthday Celebration: USA - Poetry read by Suvarnaprabha

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Wed, 25 Sep, 2013 - 16:34

Sangharakshita's 86th Birthday Celebration: USA - Poetry read by Suvarnaprabha

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Wed, 25 Sep, 2013 - 16:34Poetry read by Suvarnaprabha in a celebration of Sangharakshita’s 86th birthday held at the Triratna Buddhist Order Combined International Convention at Wymondham College 21 August 2011.

Complete with her singing the Jackson 5: “I’ll be there…”!

Many thanks to Savanna Jo Luraschi for pointing to this.

viveka

Chanting the Prajna Paramita Mantra for Suvarnaprabha

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Wed, 25 Sep, 2013 - 14:33

Thank you for your sweet thoughts.

Here is a clip of chanting from tonight - friends of Suvarnaprabha at the Buddhist center

“Gone, gone, gone beyond…”

Candradasa

The Death of Suvarnaprabha

From Community Highlights on Wed, 25 Sep, 2013 - 04:01

The Death of Suvarnaprabha

From Community Highlights on Wed, 25 Sep, 2013 - 04:01A sad note tonight from Padmatara and Viveka in San Francisco:

“We are writing to let you know that around 4.40pm today, September 24th, Suvarnaprabha died at home, with her sisters Julie, and Padmatara right by her. She was conscious right up through yesterday. Our hearts go out to all those who are grieving.

As there is more news of memorial arrangements we will let you know.

Suvarnaprabha has been, and is now, beyond description.
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