There’s a host of dharma talks, workshops and meditations on offer at this event, with some wonderful contributors from different countries and traditions, listed below. Full details of whole programme are here:
Acharya Kaspa Thompson Sitting with the Ashes Amaragita Warrior, Lover, Magician, Sovereign Archie Meban Meditation for Recovery Caroline Brazier Holding to Nothing in changing times David Loy Ecodharma: a New Buddhist Path? Dhammamegha The Buddha’s Begging Bowl Dhivan Is there a Buddhist Ecology? Emma Slade (Ani Pema Deki)...
This Online Celebration is a fundraiser to help Buddhafield come through these times. Please buy a ticket, come and celebrate, and dive deep with the theme of ‘Holding to Nothing Whatever’. If you’re outside the UK and haven’t been able to attend a Buddhafield before - here is a unique opportunity!
Amaragita is the new Chair of Buddhafield. She’s been a trustee for Buddhafield these past six years and recently became the Chair after Jayaraja stepped down.
In this short video she introduces herself and talks about what Buddhafield offers and their vision.
Guhyapati, from the Ecodharma Collective, explores the courage needed to embrace the complex and irreducible nature of this world. There are no simple solutions, he argues, not even simplicity itself! A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 15 July 2017.
Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll, lying in the gutter looking at stars, Duende and Celestial Light, Enlightenment for the sake of all that lives. A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 15 July 2017.
Mindfulness seems to be popping everywhere: in Vishvapani’s work as a mindfulness teacher, he engages with everyone from prisoners to politicians. But is ‘mindfulness' psychological or spiritual, sacred or secular, Buddhist or universal? How does reducing stress connect with the quest for meaning? A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 15 July 2017.
It feels as if we are living in dangerous times. How might the Buddha respond? A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 14 July 2017.
Drawing on his 5 years of homeless wandering, Lokabandhu argues that spiritual abundance and material simplicity go hand in hand - and that we are already surrounded by everything we need. A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 13 July 2017.
Practical ideas for everyday simplicity, that can open our hearts to a spacious life of beauty, freedom, joy and purpose. A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 13 July 2017.
