Author Archives: Satyalila

Writing and living the ‘Wabi Sabi’ Life

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

In April I co-led a retreat at Rivendell Retreat Centre with Vajradarshini and Mandarava on the theme ‘Ordinary Beauty’ – exploring the aesthetic of wabi-sabi in relation to the Buddha’s teachings on the three ‘lakshanas’ or marks of conditioned existence. … Continue reading →

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Imagination & the Kings and Queens of our Energies

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

“… 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 →

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Wabi Sabi Gallery at the Reclamation Yard

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

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-recklesslessly, half-artfully arranged. It … Continue reading →

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Garret Hermitage upgrade for website

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

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

Posted on October 4, 2011 by
Taking forward a long lineage of writing as spiritual practice...

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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 →

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Wednesdays

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

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 →

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Ghazal for Manjusvara

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

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 →

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Manjusvara – first reflections after the news of his death 16 June 2011

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

“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 →

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Dharma by text…..

Posted on July 2, 2009 by

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 →

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The Way It Is, or “Life with Full Attention”

Posted on July 2, 2009 by

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 →

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