| Forest Sangha Newsletter | January 1997 |
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Obituaries: John Wake: 1905 - 1996 On the 8th of October Farmer Wake, our neighbour and landlord at Ratanagiri, passed away at the age of 91. Our heartfelt thanks go to John for all his kindness and generosity over the years, and for the many lessons he has taught us. After so many years on Harnham Hill, his passing signals the end of an era. Walter Stangl: 1914 - 1996 A regular helper in the major garden, grounds' clearing and drive construction in the early days at Cittaviveka, died peacefully in his sleep on the 27th of November 1996. Walter served (reluctantly) in the Austrian army during World War II and spent about four years in a concentration camp in Siberia as a result. He was fortunate to survive. After being released he was a Buddhist monk for a while in Thailand and a gardener at Kew. After his initial work, Walter generally spent a week or so at Cittaviveka every year, pruning and planting with boundless vigour. In the last years of his life he visited Russia and Mongolia on personal goodwill missions, bringing special food and treats with him as his way of paying off any bad kamma. One of his happiest recollections was of bringing chocolate to a woman in St. Petersburg who had lost her husband in the war. She forgave him, saying that everyone made mistakes and the war was over. Schools-Resources: Monastery Name: New Groups: Psychotherapy Seminar: Buddhist-Christian Retreat: Monastery On-line: |
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