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Bodhivamsa

Bodhivamsa is the Chair of the Ipswich Buddhist Centre.

Weathering the Wastelands

I was in a meeting of the Triratna International Council recently, which had the theme of Unity.We studied a very interesting text, the Cetokhila Sutta, the title of which can be translated as ‘Wasteland of the Heart’ and it gives five ways in which one can fail to make spiritual… Read More »Weathering the Wastelands

Fear & Fearlessness

I have had a few conversations recently about fear. This primal emotion seems to be working strongly in many people’s lives at the moment and is worth exploring. So what is fear? It is an emotion, a complex thought that makes us act. It tries to make us act to… Read More »Fear & Fearlessness

Celebrations & Ceremonies

It is so good to see and be part of, the many recent celebrations that have occurred at the Ipswich Buddhist Centre. We started September with two cracking Mitra ceremonies. Seven Friends became Mitra’s and took that big step of becoming a Triratna Buddhist. It was so good to rejoice… Read More »Celebrations & Ceremonies

Freedom Day

I don’t know if you can remember, but Freedom Day has come and gone. Like all such ‘freedoms’ they never quite fully live up to the name. The promised lifting of all Covid restrictions did technically happen, however, there was a strong recommendation from the Government to keep in place… Read More »Freedom Day

Saving the world

I recently tried to watch a documentary on Greta Thunberg, the young Swedish climate activist. I say try, because after watching for a few minutes strong emotion surfaced within me and I cried. To consider that the fate of our ability to live on this planet rested on such young… Read More »Saving the world

The Bodhisattva Ideal

I was pleasantly surprised to hear a government minister talking about the Bodhisattva Ideal. This was during the height of our pandemic whilst we were in lock down. The minister said “No one is safe until the whole world is safe”. I heard this phrase being used a number of… Read More »The Bodhisattva Ideal

Padmaloka Wesak Shrine

Gratitude

There are many people in this world that we have cause to thank, to whom we should show gratitude.  This is especially so when those people and institutions help us progress on a spiritual path. It is sometimes good to look back at those that have helped us along the… Read More »Gratitude