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Who is Heartwood Mandala?

Heartwood Mandala is a sangha continuing the legacy and work of Heartwood Refuge, founded by Venerables Pannavati and Pannadipa. We are a community of practitioners with the shared aim of learning the true BuddhaDharma. Venerable Pannavati, and her master, Dorje Chang Buddha III, taught their students/ disciples to practice the lineage of the Buddha, without limiting or discriminating by lineage or sect. We understand that people are of “different minds”, propensities, and levels of understanding. So, naturally factions have arisen as patriarchs and contemporary teachers endeavored to use skillful means to expound the Dharma to living beings. Within the training of Theravada, Chan/Zen, Mahayana, and Vajrayana “schools”, there are suitable methods for every human to attain accomplishments. According to Buddhist principles, and as a community, we support one anther to do so. Please join us!

Heartwood Refuge’s Founders, Venerables Pannavati and Pannadipa

Venerable Pannavati and Venerable Pannadipa founded Heartwood Refuge, of which Heartwood Mandala was born. Read more about our beloved teachers and the history of Heartwood Refuge.


Our Blog

Luminosity

A collection of stories, insights, poems, and reflections inspired by the Dharma

  • Devotion

    Devotion

    Devotion and faith (to the way of the Buddha) aren’t outward things. They don’t depend on the words we say, the altars we build, whether…

  • Turning the Light Inward: On Curiosity, Connection, and Wonder
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    Turning the Light Inward: On Curiosity, Connection, and Wonder

    I have been inspired lately by a couple artists. Ren, a Welsh singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and producer -and BassForge (Tyler Engle) who is a “multidisciplinary…

  • Lessons from Bodhi

    Lessons from Bodhi

    Contentment is right here Complete surrender can coexist with absolute readiness to act Attunement = compassion Stay loose! No hurry Bad and good are just…

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