Welcome Bodhisattvas

(Photo Credit: Laura Ockel)

We gathered Saturday. From across the globe, from various walks of life, with video backdrops revealing books and shines, cabinets and clothes, artwork, staircases, and furnishings, we gathered to witness and commit.

The range of ways we showed up for this event - including those arriving by phone and those who will arrive through the recording - well matches the bodhisattva vow altogether. It is an ‘in the world’ vow, for one thing. Rather than being something we keep to ourselves, the commitments of this gesture are shared. And the exact nature of this sharing is always and necessarily unique to each of us.

So that we came together in such a tapestry of ways seems well suited to the occasion. And now let us acknowledge and celebrate all those who took this step in equally unique ways. Please take a moment to read through the names that follow. Take a moment to feel the resonance of this day, of this vow. And, should it feel appropriate, ask that resonance what is wanted of you in this moment. Ask and receive. Then step into the world in the way only you can.

New Bodhisattvas

Rose Swales - Unwavering Welcome
Danielle Crawshaw - Tender Space of Bodhi
Fern Veit - Fire That Frees All Beings
Susan Bolton - Trust That Dissolves All Veils
Michaela Fuchs - Wild Willing Love
Nirit Yadin - Gift Giving Surrender
Rebecca West - Steady Path of Wakefulness
Nigel Teo Beng Kiat - Clear Light Rejoicing
Barbara Oeggl - Witness Without Judgement
Eva Cristiansson - Open Doors of Compassion
Chad Pivik - Giving Beyond All Limits
Tanja Lara Moderau - Empty Hearted Embodiment
Susan Swinny - Deep Choiceless Longing  
Porter Storey - Indestructible Heart Connection
Ismini Ohm - Endless Path of Service
Gail Storey - Selfless Soma Knowing
Lucinda Guinness - Acceptance Without Overlay
Kristin Kaye - Clear Seeing Embodiment

Renewing Bodhisattvas

Diana Mellon-Lacey - Patient Joy
Rose Thorn - Heartlight
Samuel Austin McClure - Nourishing Earth Devotion
Anne Patricia Saunders - Gentle All-Knowing Heart
Benjamin Nowak - Emptiness Friend of All

 Took Vow Earlier In Day

Shane Hill - Vajra Maitri
Scott Clancy - Lord of Space

Congratulations and thanks to everyone who made this day - who made this program - what it was. May our lives continue to burn bright. Paraphrasing Barrack Obama, may our every moment somehow bring benefit to this ‘terrible, beautiful world.’

With a heart bow,

Neil