by Vessantara | Feb 5, 2020 | News, retreats
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any news here, so I’ll give a short overview of last year, which saw some big changes on the material level. It started with getting married on the 2nd of January, mainly for financial reasons, although it was good...
by Vessantara | Jan 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Vijayamala and I will be leading a 2-month retreat, open to all Order members, at Dharmagiri, Triratna’s Swedish retreat centre, from the 15th May to 13th July this year. Some people have recently dropped out and there are now 2 places available. If you’re interested...
by Vessantara | Nov 1, 2019 | retreats
This year Vijayamala and I held a 3-month Order retreat in a rented hotel on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales. The retreat and venue worked very well, so we are now planning to hold another one, this time for 2 months, in Jan. and Feb. 2021. However, we are still...
by Vessantara | Jul 14, 2019 | meditation
Earlier this year I had the chance to record my book about Loving-Kindness meditation, The Heart, which I wrote as part of Windhorse Publications’ series on The Art of Meditation. Now you can listen to it here on Audible. The book gives an introduction to ways...
by Vessantara | Jul 14, 2019 | meditation
Over the years I’ve taught a lot about tonglen – the practice of love and compassion combined with awareness of the breath. Usually I’ve taken the teaching deeper with guided meditations. Now Nagesvara has kindly gone through many of the recordings...