by Vessantara | Apr 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
I recently gave 4 talks on sangha nights at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre. They were on Aspects of Going for Refuge, and you can find short descriptions of them and the audio recordings on the Free Buddhist Audio site. It’s been a while since I’ve given...
by Vessantara | Mar 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
In February I led the fourth of a series of retreats for Order members at Adhisthana on our System of Spiritual Practice. This theme of this one was Integration, and we focused on deepening motivation and inspiration for practice, and I used meditation on the breath...
by Vessantara | Feb 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’ve just finalised details of a series of talks in Cambridge. They’ll be from the 23 Feb – 15 Mar. They will be part of the Tuesday sangha night programme at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre. Each evening will start at 7.30 with a short meditation,...
by Vessantara | Jan 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
I have just done a short video appeal on behalf of the Abhayaratna Trust. The trust was established to help members of the Triratna Buddhist Order who are in need of financial help. In some cases they may be in very serious financial hardship; in others they may be...
by Vessantara | May 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve recently completed a very intensive period of teaching, and can now turn my mind to planning for next year. I’ve already signed up to do two more retreats for Order members at Adhisthana in 2016, to complete the series of five retreats on The Mandala...
by Vessantara | Mar 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
In late January I led a retreat for Order members at Adhisthana, Triratna’s new(ish) central place in the UK. It was part of a series of 5 retreats that I’m doing there, in which I’m exploring all the aspects of our mandala of spiritual practice....