Going Forth, Going Beyond
UK & Ireland Area Order Convention 2022
The 2022 UK and Ireland Area Order Convention was held at Wymondham College, England, 17th-22nd August 2022.
You can view the programme here.
Theme: Going Forth, Going Beyond
I decided to go forth from the world as a homeless wanderer as the Buddha and his disciples had done. With me was my friend Satyapriya, whom I had met in Singapore. On the morning of 18 August 1947, therefore, we changed our civilian clothes for the traditional saffron of the ascetic and set out on foot for the plains. In the words of The Rainbow Road: ‘As we left Kausali it was raining, but as in the course of our descent we emerged from the clouds into the bright sunshine below, we saw arching the road, at intervals of a few dozen yards, not only a single but double and triple rainbows.
In the quote above, Bhante describes his going forth in one of his final Adhisthana writings, ‘Rainbows in the Sky’, and on this convention we will mark the 75th anniversary of this day and it’s significance for the Order.
Padmavajra gave a keynote talk to celebrate the anniversary and open the convention theme. Through shorter personal talks we explored what Going Forth means for us as an Order now.
The Buddha went forth to seek an end to suffering, to go beyond what binds us to the samsaric world. The theme of the convention also encompassed ‘going beyond’ and the ways in which we are approaching that as an Order. We invite you to watch the talks again–and relive the flow of connection, friendship and Dharma practice.
Watch or listen to the talks
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Tracking a Rainbow Path: Reflections on the 75th Anniversary of Bhante’s Going Forth – by Padmavajra
Going Forth: Short Talks – Karunadhi
Going Forth: Short Talks – Ratnaghosha
Click here to read Ratnagosha’s commentary on the Dasadhamma Sutta
Going Forth: Short Talks – Candrika
Going Beyond: Order Approaches to Insight – Vijayamala
Going Beyond: Short Talks – Karmavajra (requires Order login)
Going Beyond: Short Talks – Kamalagita
Renunciation and Freedom: How to Gain Enlightenment in a Chapter – Saraha
Death and Beyond – Subhuti
Practise the Mula Yogas & watch other events from the programme (requires sign-in)
Kalyanamitra Yoga
Mandala Offering Practice
Vajrasattva Visualisation
New Order Members introduce themselves
Introducing the ‘How to Disagree Better’ resource – Subhadassi
Watch ‘Going Beyond: The Future of the Dharma’
Going Beyond: The Abhayaratna Trust
Going Beyond: Buddhafield Base
Going Beyond: Tiratanaloka Unlimited
Going Beyond: The Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust
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