Sthiraratna

You pronounce my name 'Steer-a-rat-na', and I'm the Auckland Buddhist Centre Manager.

I've been involved in the Triratna movement since around 2010, in both Auckland and Wellington, and was ordained in March 2023. I'm on the Sangha Night, Puja, meditation and Buddhist Recovery Network teams at the centre. I'm also a baritone in a local choir.

I'm an enthusiastic supporter of the Sudarshanaloka Retreat Centre in Thames, where I enjoy spending time on retreats and on solitary in the beautiful surroundings of the native forest at the base of the Coromandel Ranges. I'm currently living on Waiheke. The image shown here was a gift from a visitor to the Sanghadipa Buddhist community house where I used to live.