A beautiful tribute to esteemed teachers, and thank you for the reminder of impermanence. May I humbly add my teacher: Venerable Henepola Gunaratana, abbot of Bhavana Society and author of the perennial bestseller, "Mindfulness in Plain English" and many other books via Wisdom Publications. Bhante is currently 96 years old. He has been a monk since age 13. The very embodiment of lifelong dedication to the Dhamma. 🙏🏽
Just to add. There are many Dharma teachers in their 70s, 80s and 90s. The Substack post above refers to four teachers marking their 80th birthday and one his 90th birthday. I know all four teachers either from retreats, our meetings, their centres, India, Thailand or monasteries. Thank you for your emails and comments mentioning other teachers. I appreciate their wonderful service. I had in mind teachers/friends in writing the blog. Love Christopher
Happy UnBirthday to all these wonderful teachers. How fortunate we are to be able to access their beautiful teachings. And yes, a bow of respect and gratitude also to Shinzen Young.
And maybe they're not there yet but also Silvia Boorstein, & Roshi Joan Halifax.
You missed on Shinzen your peer
A beautiful tribute to esteemed teachers, and thank you for the reminder of impermanence. May I humbly add my teacher: Venerable Henepola Gunaratana, abbot of Bhavana Society and author of the perennial bestseller, "Mindfulness in Plain English" and many other books via Wisdom Publications. Bhante is currently 96 years old. He has been a monk since age 13. The very embodiment of lifelong dedication to the Dhamma. 🙏🏽
May your hearts be filled with light. Thank you for dedicating your lives to cultivating love and peace in the hearts and minds of your students. 🙏🏻
Just to add. There are many Dharma teachers in their 70s, 80s and 90s. The Substack post above refers to four teachers marking their 80th birthday and one his 90th birthday. I know all four teachers either from retreats, our meetings, their centres, India, Thailand or monasteries. Thank you for your emails and comments mentioning other teachers. I appreciate their wonderful service. I had in mind teachers/friends in writing the blog. Love Christopher
Happy UnBirthday to all these wonderful teachers. How fortunate we are to be able to access their beautiful teachings. And yes, a bow of respect and gratitude also to Shinzen Young.
And maybe they're not there yet but also Silvia Boorstein, & Roshi Joan Halifax.