Obituaries
Judith Collignon 7 February 1943 – 4 July 2019
Judith Collignon passed away on 4 July at 10:30 in Bangkok, Thailand, with her husband Stefan, her two children, Menuka and Joa, his wife Delphine and many friends at her side. Judith was born on 7 February 1943, but moved to France to marry her first husband Yvan Scetbon in the 1960s. She was married to Stefan Collignon for 38 years. Born into a Jewish family, she
Sogyal Rinpoche 1947 – 28 August 2019 Craig Lewis
Sogyal Rinpoche, the founder and former spiritual head of Rigpa, an international Buddhist community and network of Dharma centers, passed away on Wednesday in Thailand, where he had been receiving treatment for colon cancer. He was 72 years old.
found deep meaning in the Buddha’s teachings, and also felt a spiritual relationship with Jesus. Judith worked as a psychotherapist in Paris and in London when Stefan worked at the London School of Economics. She was an exceptional therapist, teacher and friend because of her courage to face life experiences fully, to always speak up regardless of the consequences. She had a surprising vitality and her curiosity of life was all embracing. There was never a dull moment with Judith and she had a very rare capacity to turn a very difficult personal moment into a deep journey of transformation. Judith was a mediator, yogi, lover of travel, of beauty and much more. She was very generous with the love she showed to those she cared for. We have lost an exceptional friend, teacher, mother and wife. All of the above made Judith a particularly talented therapist, versed in many techniques, always open to new ideas and teachings. This is a sad day for the therapeutic Anglophone community and for those of us that loved her dearly.
Sogyal Rinpoche’s health reportedly deteriorated rapidly on Wednesday after he suffered a pulmonary embolism and he died at around 1pm local time in the capital Bangkok. Although his passing was sudden, it was very peaceful and serene, and Sogyal Rinpoche was surrounded by close and loving students, according to a post on Sogyal Rinpoche’s official Facebook page, which added that several lamas were providing guidance, including Sakya Gongma Trichen Rinpoche. At the time of publication, plans where underway by close associates of Sogyal Rinpoche in Thailand and Sri Lanka to organize Theravada chanting ceremonies later on Wednesday. A ceremony will be held in Wat Thong Noppakhun, a Buddhist temple on the Thonburi bank of the Chaophraya River, in Bangkok. The full article is found at Buddhist Door https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/former-rigpa-headsogyal-rinpoche-passes-away-in-thailand 56
