FEATURE 129 ~ Windhorse Closing Ritual ~ What we have Dedicated

An adaption I made of Triratna's Dedication Ceremony to mark the end of Windhorse's Closing Ritual.

What we have dedicated

We have dedicated Windhorse to the Three Jewels:

To the Buddha, the ideal of Enlightenment to which we aspire;

To the Dharma, the Path of the Teaching which we follow;

To the Sangha, the spiritual fellowship with one another which we enjoy.

Here was no idle word spoken;

Here no unquiet thought disturbed our minds.

To the observance of the Five Precepts, we dedicated Windhorse;

To the practice of meditation, we dedicated Windhorse;

To the development of wisdom,we dedicated Windhorse

To the attainment of Enlightenment,we dedicated Windhorse

Though in the world outside there was strife,here there was peace;

Though in the world outside there was hate, here there was love;

Though in the world outside there was grief, here there was joy.

Not by the chanting of the sacred Scriptures,

Not by the sprinkling of holy water,

But by our own efforts towards Enlightenment

did we dedicate our work at Windhorse.

Around this Mandala, this sacred spot,

the lotus petals of purity opened

Around this Mandala, this sacred spot,

the vajra-wall of determination extended

Around this Mandala, this sacred spot,

the flames that transmute Samsara in to Nirvana arose.

Here we walked, Here we sat,

Here we talked, here we were silent

Here it was that we practised,

Whatever the future may hold

May our mind become Buddha,

May our thought become Dharma,

May our communication with one another be Sangha.

For the happiness of all beings,

For the benefit of all beings,

With body, speech, and mind,

do we dedicate our future paths

Group photo after the ritual