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Overcoming adversity in the spiritual life

A conversation with Satyadasa

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8179125195

What does it really mean to be a practising Buddhist in the West in the twenty-first century? And is being born with one hand a problem - or a gift?

In conversation with Dhiramuni, the London Buddhist Centre's Satyadasa explores the theme of overcoming adversity, challenge and even loss of inspiration in the spiritual life drawn from his 25 years of practice.

In addition to being highly articulate, witty and often very funny ("free love and the mind-expanding mission of the sixties now looks like a wide-scale breach of health and safety"), Satyadasa was born with only one hand. This handicap has affected his life in many different ways, some painful, some amusing (Indian beggars comparing their stumps, for example) and some just profound. His journey to ordination with Triratna has been full of obstacles and doubts. He's felt devoted and inspired, and at times also rather sick of it all.

His recent book "The Sound of One Hand" aims to show a Buddhist life in a more realistic light and give a loose and relatable mythos of what it means to become a Buddhist in the modern West.

Join us for what should be an entertaining, engaging and also helpful discussion on the challenges of the spiritual life.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8179125195

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