Celebration of Sangha Day

When Ananda, the Buddha’s friend asked him if friendship was half of the spiritual life, the Buddha replied that it was “actually the whole of the spiritual life”

Yes I am talking about Sangha AGAIN!  Yes, the Buddhist community is becoming increasingly important to my life.  I will make this a short post 🙂

Last night at the weekly Eastbourne Buddhist meeting, four Mitras gave talks about the preciousness and joy of Sangha.  All four are very different people, different ages, experiences, personalities.  They all talked very differently.  However, from all of them there shone the light, the jewel of Sangha radiating the importance that the different communities of Buddhists have in their lives.

Throughout the evening there was a common thread… the three jewels are inextricably linked.  The Buddha, Dharma and Sangha are all precious jewels which shine in the world inviting people to take refuge within them.