Sangharakshita

"Nagabodhi's vivid portrait of his teacher and friend reveals a remarkable life - brilliant, visionary, and controversial." - Hozan Alan Senauke, Abbot, Berkeley Zen Center, Berkeley, California; "The controversial figure of Sangharakshita becomes multi-dimensional as we meet a complex and nuanced person who took advantage of a unique historical moment to realize his vision of a new Buddhist movement." - Nigel Wellings, author of 'Present with Suffering, Being with the Things that Hurt'; "...a perceptive account of Sangharakshita's growing understanding of what it means to live an authentic Buddhist life...." - Vishvapani Blomfield, author of 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One'

Nagabodhi joined Sangharakshita's new Buddhist Order in 1974 and has given his life to a range of Triratna projects in the UK and abroad. He worked closely with Sangharakshita, sometimes living in communities with him. In 1982 they travelled on tour in India, an adventure Nagabodhi chronicled in 'Jai Bhim! Dispatches from a Peaceful Revolution'.

About the Author ix Author's Acknowledgements xi Publisher's Acknowledgements xiv Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Early Days 10 Chapter 3 Something Happened 23 Chapter 4 The Signalman and the Swamis 35 Chapter 5 In Search of the Buddhist East 46 Chapter 6 The 'Going Forth' 58 Chapter 7 The Two Wanderers 67 Chapter 8 Two Saints, a Bell, a Cave, and a Vision 79 Chapter 9 Monks at Last 90 Chapter 10 Study and Self-Knowledge 96 Chapter 11 Living in the Presence 106 Chapter 12 Between Two Worlds 128 Chapter 13 A Visit to England 144 Chapter 14 Of Monks and Men 155 Chapter 15 Terry Delamere 161 Chapter 16 A Fresh Start and a New Kind of Order 175 Chapter 17 A Walk on the Wild Side 186 Chapter 18 Talking Dharma in the West 197 Chapter 19 Time to Get Serious 211 Chapter 20 For the Sake of All Beings 220 Chapter 21 Building a Buddhist World 239 Chapter 22 Where Angels Fear to Tread 255 Chapter 23 Taking the Platform 285 Chapter 24 Guru, Teacher... 301 Chapter 25 ... Lover, Friend 317 Chapter 26 Jara-marana Endnotes 349 Photograph Credits 361 Index 362