Year: 2022

  • Meditation retreat with Bhante Dhammadipa: 19-26th February 2023

    Meditation retreat with Bhante Dhammadipa: 19-26th February 2023

    We are very happy to confirm dates for our first meditation retreat with Bhante Dhammadipa (http://dhammadipa.cz) in Australia, February 19th-26th 2023, at beautiful Corindi, on the NSW Mid-North Coast. In this retreat we will take a deep dive into the Four Immeasurable Minds; Loving Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity.  These practices are central to the…

  • Return to Mother India

    Return to Mother India

    I am feeling very fortunate to have the opportunity to return to India, assisting Bhante Dhammadipa again as he tours and teaches. We have spent a rich two weeks in Mumbai, at Somaiya Vidyavihar Institute of Dharma Studies. There Bhante taught on the Chapter 6; “Questions of Maitreya” from the Samdinirmocana sutra, and important text…

  • Paper: High conservation values of the Dorrigo Plateau

    Paper: High conservation values of the Dorrigo Plateau

    In case we needed any other reason to feel it worth protecting and rainforest habitat on the Dorrigo Plateau, my attention was recently drawn to this article: “Patterns of rain forest plant endemismin subtropical Australia relate to stable mesic refugia and species dispersal limitations” by Lui C. Weber, Jeremy VanDerWal, Susanne Schmidt,William J. F. McDonald…

  • Thich Nhat Hanh 11/10/1926 – 22/01/2022

    Thich Nhat Hanh 11/10/1926 – 22/01/2022

    It is with great sadness that we learned yesterday of the passing of Zen Master, poet, peace activist and gardener Thich Nhat Hanh. We also experienced a great joy in witnessing the outpouring of condolences and memories of Thay shared by so many from around the world who have been touched as we have by…