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puja at adhisthana last night

By dhammarati on Wed, 31 Oct, 2018 - 12:15

puja at adhisthana last night

By dhammarati on Wed, 31 Oct, 2018 - 12:15

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.

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book of gratitude contribution

By arthakusalin on Wed, 31 Oct, 2018 - 09:31

Dear beloved, dearest Teacher

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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Seattle Sangha gathers to mark Bhante’s passing

By Khasanti on Wed, 31 Oct, 2018 - 04:05

Seattle Sangha gathers to mark Bhante’s passing

By Khasanti on Wed, 31 Oct, 2018 - 04:05

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.

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Carrying the Flame

By Carol Robertson on Tue, 30 Oct, 2018 - 21:22

Carrying the Flame

By Carol Robertson on Tue, 30 Oct, 2018 - 21:22

Like so many friends today, I am absorbing and reflecting on the passing of my teacher Urgyen Sangharakshita (Bhante). Only a week ago I was at Adhisthana, Bhante’s home, working with the amazing people from Friends of the Sangharakshita Library. Having Danasamudra passing on Bhante’s heartfelt appreciation for the work that we were doing in his memorial library, was so touching as was his emphasis on her passing this appreciation to us. He stressed the importance of this library and his legacy...

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After Shrine dedication in Dusseldorf, Germany

By Sraddhabandhu on Tue, 30 Oct, 2018 - 20:55

After Shrine dedication in Dusseldorf, Germany

By Sraddhabandhu on Tue, 30 Oct, 2018 - 20:55

It was just three weeks ago I met Banthe. We talked about his latest writings about Islam, about the EBU congress 1991 in Berlin, Ole Nydal, Ayya Khema, and he even remembered when he did the Shrine dedication ceremony for our little group in Dusseldorf, Germany. This was 2007 when this photo was taken.

At the end of your chat there was a knock at the door. I stood up and said...

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Gratitude to Bhante

By Nagapriya on Tue, 30 Oct, 2018 - 19:49

Gratitude to Bhante

By Nagapriya on Tue, 30 Oct, 2018 - 19:49

Our spiritual teacher, Urgyen Sangharakshita has died. I don´t feel sad (at least not now), just immensely grateful for the courageous, intelligent, and generous life he lived. I had the fortune to meet with him just a couple of months ago along with a group of Mexican friends and he was so welcoming, relaxed, and friendly to us. His teachings have created the context for the whole of my life and I will proudly continue to practise and share them to...

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What bhante meant to me

By Simon gorvin on Tue, 30 Oct, 2018 - 17:59

What bhante meant to me

By Simon gorvin on Tue, 30 Oct, 2018 - 17:59

It was my birthday, it felt like everything had fallen apart around me and I felt alone and desperate. I’d spent the past few years driving everyone and everything I cared about away and refusing to acknowledge that I was struggling and needed help. Instead I numbed my pain with drugs and alcohol… But that can only work for so long and in the weeks building up to my birthday it wasn’t enough… I didn’t know what else to do...

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