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St. Mary’s Anglican Church, built initially around the 14th century, now hosts regular hourly meetings.
The Church itself recognises the longstanding tradition of the Protestant faith while acknowledging a range of worldwide teachings with knowledge of spirituality, religious faith and mystical experience. Located halfway up the Totnes high street, the Church has taken a major step in welcoming diversity inside the church itself. Continue reading
On 8 January 2021, I selected a range of 40 much-loved British poems for reading during the lockdown.. ‘Quarantine’ comes from a French word referring to a 40-day period. Continue reading
This discourse of the Buddha has served as major inspiration for 2600 years for the practice and application of mindfulness for realising Nirvana.
See POINTS TO REMEMBER below the discourse. There is a brief comment to words in discourse in bold type. Continue reading
You are invited to join our workshop on Saturday 11 December 2021. The Zoom gathering consists of a depth of overview of the Noble Eightfold Path and the Goal, guided meditation, meditation instructions and question and answer session on the Path and Goal. Continue reading
I taught my first insight meditation retreat in Dharamsala in the foothills of the Himalayas in the autumn of 1974 with around 30 participants. I am not sure how many retreats I have given since then but at a rough guess around 750 – 1000 ranging from day long retreats to week-long residential retreats, plus longer ones. Continue reading