“… it is as if most people have only a very small proportion of their energies available to them, while the rest lie dormant. Part of the reason they lie dormant is that there is no cause to interest them. … Continue reading
A Saturday morning pootle up the Gloucester Road led to unexpected riches as we wandered into the Reclamation yard and found ourselves in the midst of a veritable gallery of wabi sabi! So many pre-loved objects half-recklessless, half-artfully arranged. It … Continue reading
Thanks to Prajnamati – and his estoeric knowledge of how to work a ‘hex’! – Satyalila’s ‘Scrapbook in the Sky’ has been able to morph into ‘Views from the Garret Hermitage’ – with accompanying new image. I’ve always referred to … Continue reading
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Wolf at the Door writing workshops were created by Ananda and Manjusvara over 15 years ago now. They – and the work I’ve learnt from them – have been a significant part of my own … Continue reading
Well it’s Wednesday 7 September and I’m on day three of my ‘new dispensation’ wherein I am no longer anybody’s typist! Apart from being on retreat, it’s the first time in about 25 years I haven’t had an office (or … Continue reading
The birds can only fly to perfection from the silence of two blank screens. A child, head full of music, you raged at the toy piano. An adult, you shop at Sainsbury’s to fly, and know a Berlingo from a … Continue reading
“I will follow my master and in the soft quiet become a morning poet.” From Ghazal (for William Stafford) By Manjusvara It is 5.22 am. I’m propped up in bed with a tray of tea beside me. The almost-midsummer morning … Continue reading
The Garret Hermitage, Bristol, Thursday 2 July 2009, 7.20 am I sent the following text to Sangha friends in my phone address book: “Dear Friends, this is a bit mad, but I’m having a day of playing creatively with the … Continue reading
This is the talk I wrote as an introduction for those taking part in the International Urban Retreat (www.theurbanretreat.org) at Bristol Buddhist Centre from Saturday 20-27 June 2009. The Way It Is There’s a thread you follow. It goes among … Continue reading
“Your work is to discover your work And then, with all your heart, To give yourself to it.” Dhammapada v 166 Trans. Thomas Byrom So I’m starting by cheating! This talk is about Chapter 8 of the Dhammapada (verses 100 … Continue reading
