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. …
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. …
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. …
Noble Eightfold Path. An Overview. Three Sessions. Saturday 11 December 2021Read More »
Noble Eightfold Path. An Overview. Three Sessions. Saturday 11 December 2021 Read More »
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. …
The world of mind-body, mindfulness, meditation and well-being maximises priority in the language of conventional or relative truth.
The relative truth consists of a perception that certain conditions have arisen. For example, certain conditions generate stress, problems or intense suffering. This requires wise attention and change relative to the experience. …
