Day 6 of 'Shinran and Re Imagining Practice' retreat. Suitable for experienced Dharma practitioners. Trusting our samaya, and being held by the ocean. What if we trust that our connection to the transcendental is unlosable, irreversible? Bhante talks about Shinran's approach being a transposition of the Dharma from the dogmatic to the emotional. How does this work?

Day 4 of 'Shinran and Re Imagining Practice' retreat. Suitable for experienced Dharma practitioners. Spiritual death and rebirth as the beginning of the path - and receptivity, integration and positive emotion as the result of moments of clear-seeing. Contextualising Shinran's approach and Sangharakshita's A System of Practice, and interpretation of the Noble Eightfold Path. Are we in control of our minds? Is there a difference between the level of control we think we should have, and the level of control we actually have over the mind?

Day 2 of 'Shinran and Re Imagining Practice' retreat. Suitable for experienced Dharma practitioners. What do we regard as reliable? Maitrisiddhi explores what self-power and Other Power really is. What if we realised that all the actions of the Dharma life flow naturally from 'placing our heart' on the measureless? What if we saw delusion as non-personal - an existential situation that we share - which connects us rather than separating us?