Communications

A Dharma friend moved from southern France to Totnes in south Devon, England at the beginning of the year. For several years, he spent some months living in a lovely Dharma centre in France and some months a year in India. I have lived in Totnes for 30 years.

Why would he want to move to Totnes and south Devon? What does south Devon have to offer?  …

I asked a friend. Why do you want to live in Totnes and South Devon, England?Read More »

TO REGISTER FOR BODH GAYA RETREATS

See www.bodhgayaretreats.org for more information on our programme for Bodh Gaya

shravastiretreat@gmail.com

PLEASE REGISTER YOUR NAME FOR BODH GAYA BY E-MAIL. Bodh Gaya manager is Maria from Australia. You are also guaranteed a place if you simply arrive in Bodh Gaya for the start of the retreat. …

In case you are in Mother India or en route, do join our retreats. Just send email or turn upRead More »

Small incidents often go unnoticed. I recall staying in the Wat Suanmoke (the Monastery of the Garden of Liberation) in Chai Ya, southern Thailand, where I received my first Dharma teachings from Ven. Ajahn Buddhadassa, the most radical Thai teacher of the 20^th century.

At the end of my 17 day stay there in February, 1970, I asked Ajahn Poh, the deputy Abbot, about making a dana (donation). He said: “Oh, buy a few kilos of bananas.”

We can’t live just on bananas.  …

Is attachment to maximising income in the West corrupting the Buddhist/Yoga/Advaita/Mindfulness tradition?Read More »

I received ths lovely email from Asaf in Israel last week. Asaf is a consultant for our www.mindfulnesstrainingcourse.org  and my advisor on Pali terms. Asaf gave me the OK to share it with readers of my blog and Facebook.The email read:

“I had a couple of hours with Naama (my wife) today and we decided to let go of coffee in favour of an on foot exploration of the forest next to our new Haifa home. …

You never know who you might meet if you go for a walk in Israel….Read More »