Cultivating resilience in challenging times: Learning from the “heavenly messengers” This five-week online course offers an opportunity to develop and strengthen our inner resources of kindness, compassion, calm and clarity,Continue reading "NEW five-week online study and practice course"
NEW: planned six-week retreat in Aotearoa / New Zealand
Dates: 3 April – 22 May 2027Teachers: Jill Shepherd and Willa Thāniyā Reid, with Elizabeth Day Kalyāna: Cultivating the Beautiful in the Spiritual Life The Buddha has pointed out theContinue reading "NEW: planned six-week retreat in Aotearoa / New Zealand"
Inhumanity and humanity
Man's inhumanity to man,Makes countless thousands mourn. Robert Burns Following the recent extreme violence in Israel, perhaps like many of you I’ve felt pretty numb, struggling to make sense ofContinue reading "Inhumanity and humanity"
The Union of Energy and Wisdom
A new article by Jill, just released in Buddhadharma online https://www.lionsroar.com/the-union-of-energy-and-wisdom/
Dharma as confrontation and consolation – Part 2: Consolation
A few practices that might help mitigate sorrow and despair flower offerings at Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, India Mettā / kindness and rest A short talk exploring mettā: how it's supportedContinue reading "Dharma as confrontation and consolation – Part 2: Consolation"
Dharma as confrontation and consolation – Part 1: Confrontation
A few perspectives on confronting the reality of the climate crisis. Blue Mountains backburn - photograph by John Orme US dharma teacher James Baraz As a Dharma teacher who isContinue reading "Dharma as confrontation and consolation – Part 1: Confrontation"
Glimmers of Good News p2
In relation to the climate crisis ... A few resources and trainings that might help us to stay motivated in the face of so much intensely difficult news. Despairing aboutContinue reading "Glimmers of Good News p2"
Glimmers of Good News p1
In relation to social justice, some recent shifts in the media, in the UK ... Cotton Capital A special series by the Guardian newspaper on how slavery changed the Guardian,Continue reading "Glimmers of Good News p1"
Some information and support for Ukraine
Lovingkindness In Troubled Times Metta Meditation & Community Gathering organised by IMS At times it seems like goodness may be getting harder and harder to find. In this moment, allContinue reading "Some information and support for Ukraine"
Some Climate Change Actions and Trainings
ONLINE EcoSattva Training – Series 3: An Online Course for Aspiring EcoSattvas In the backdrop of a pandemic and state actors actively hostile to science, ecological breakdown looms. The potentialContinue reading "Some Climate Change Actions and Trainings"