We have already left the temple in Malvern. We are slowly traveling towards Eleusis, but first we will spend some time in Belgium and Holland. I am looking back to a very special week on the Bodhi retreat. It is not easy to catch in a few words what I have experienced. I met a lot of new people, I made new friends. I took part of a lot of new special ceremonies. I chanted for many hours hundreds of ‘Namo Amida Bu’. I have fallen into the heart of the Amdia Sangha, a special sangha with colourful (not only in their clothes) warm, alive and creative members. And, yes, a little bit odd too. I have this sense that the spirit of this sangha is a quiet original, ‘alternative’ and liberating. We ended the Bodhi retreat this morning with a very special ceremony: the ordination as a gankonin of Lut, one of our sangha members – a step on the way of a Buddhist Minister. She also received her Buddhist name today. It was a wonderful. |
|
| It was a formal ceremony with a lot of rituals and prostrations, led by Dharmavidya and Jnanamati. As her mentor, Jnanamatie had prepared Lut for her ordination. It was beautiful to see how these two men work together. They were present with awareness and gave form to the ceremony with strong tenderness and care. It was a wonderful finale to a very special week. | |
You need to be a member of David Brazier (Eleusis) to add comments!
Replies