Wed PRACTICE night:
The Return of He-who-was-Mark
Wednesday 5 August 7pm – 9pm
In the Triratna Buddhist Community, Ordination is a deeply significant step in a person’s spiritual journey.
It is not just a formal ceremony but a transformative process that symbolizes a kind of spiritual death and rebirth—entering into the “family of the Buddha” and dedicating one’s life to the ideals of wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all beings.
Tonight we welcome back the being who was Mark Jones. He will have a different name - given to him by his Private Preceptor Mahasraddha - and he will not be the same person as the one who left.
In the Triratna Buddhist Community, Ordination is a deeply significant step in a person’s spiritual journey. It is not just a formal ceremony but a transformative process that symbolizes a kind of spiritual death and rebirth—entering into the “family of the Buddha” and dedicating one’s life to the ideals of wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all beings.
Tonight he-who-was-Mark will tell us about his journey and, in particular, how it felt to go through the Ordination Retreat at Padmaloka. Mahasraddha will also be joining us on this very special and joyful evening
Please join us to welcome our new Order member - something which is very significant for Mark, but also for York Buddhist Centre and our community as well.
All over 18 welcome. Newcomers are also very welcome too.
No need to book, just turn up.
The evening is freely given but we would very much appreciate a donation of £6-£12, or whatever you can give, to help cover our costs. York Buddhist Centre depends for its existence almost entirely on donations from those who use it. No one is paid at YBC. Please support us if you can.
Anyone can join our Order, regardless of race, caste, sexual orientation, age, ability or gender identification, and the Ordination teams work worldwide. Triratna is quite unique in that there is one equal ordination for all genders. Women are ordained only by women, men are ordained only by men (and there is a process in development for folks who do not fit in the binary gender classifications, too).