Two Invitations

1. Full Moon Puja Tuesday August 8th at Jayakula Buddhist Community
63 Brook Street Coogee (opposite Woodland Street)

This is going to also serve as a farewell for Emily who is moving back to Tasmania to live
So you are very welcome to be part of this practice and farewell
Dinner before at 7 pm (BYO something to share) and puja at 8

2. Retreat at Vijayaloka Retreat Centre August 11 - 13

I am co-leading...

Day 8 report from the ECA summer meeting

Here in Suffolk, UK, days come and go, the rain pours down, the duck family continues to parade around (see previous report), and the Chairs are still meditating, doing puja, chatting, walking and listening to presentations and small groups.

They’ve looked at the work of Triratna’s Translations Board; members of the College and Adhisthana Kula have visited to explain the work they’re doing to address painful aspects of Triratna’s past; and the ECA’s Safeguarding officer, Munisha, has...

The Rain of The Dharma

Weekend just past we had giant surf in Coogee ……………

I sat up on the cliffs with one of my community brothers and watched the waves smash onto the rocks far below. It’s an awesome display of sheer weight and power. 
And then yesterday, just two days later, as I rounded the bend into Clovelly I looked out on the same spread of water and it was almost completely calm. 

I reflected that the wider context of my...