26 augustus 2025: De 100ste geboortedag van Urgyen Sangharakshita [NL/ENG]
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Dit jaar staan we stil bij de 100-ste geboortedag van Urgyen Sangharakshita, onze leraar en grondlegger van Triratna. Op deze pagina vind je van alles wat hiermee te maken heeft.
Elke week een nieuwe quote…
Sangharakshita quote for week commencing Monday 23rd June
The Buddha taught and influenced people by what he was, far more than by what he said.
from Sangharakshita Complete Works – volume 26: ‘Aphorisms, the Arts, and Late Writings’ p. 46
Sangharakshita quote for week commencing Monday 16th June
It is crucial to keep the transcendental element in Buddhism in mind. If you lose sight of that, you lose sight of Buddhism itself – and run the risk of getting bogged down in psychology.
from Sangharakshita Complete Works – volume 26: ‘Aphorisms, the Arts, and Late Writings’ p. 57
Sangharakshita Quote for week commencing June 9th
In the period of sleep, one’s mindfulness is impeded. Meditation helps one to maintain the creativity of the dream state into waking life, blending the richness of the dream state with the clarity of the waking state.
from Sangharakshita Complete Works – volume 26: ‘Aphorisms, the Arts, and Late Writings’ p. 46
Sangharakshita quote for week commencing Monday 26th May
I would go so far as to say that a universe conceived of as dead cannot be a universe in which one stands any chance of attaining Enlightenment. (Whether you stand any chance in a living universe is of course up to you.)
from Sangharakshita Complete Works – volume 15: ‘Pali Canon Teachings and Translations’ p. 138-9
Sangharakshita quote for week commencing Monday 19th May
True competition is a form of collaboration.
from Sangharakshita Complete Works – volume 26: ‘Aphorisms, the Arts, and Late Writings’ p. 79