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Monastic Life
Today I’m going to talk a little about monastic life, and why a person might want to become a monk. We don’t often do this, for a number of reasons. One is that we don’t want to give the … Continue reading →
Darkness
This article first appeared in the September – December 2023 Portobello Buddhist Priory Newsletter. This version has been edited. These are a few personal thoughts about ‘darkness’. I am not exploring how concepts of dark and light are … Continue reading →
One Bright Pearl
A transcript of a Dharma talk given during the 2018 August Sesshin at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, inspired by re-reading Zen Master Dōgen’s fascicle from the Shōbōgenzō: Ikka Myōju (One Bright Pearl). We all are One Bright Pearl. … Continue reading →
How It Is To Become Old
I am alive! and I love my old age. When I was younger I felt so much confusion and hesitation, many doubts and fears, and I felt vulnerable. There was so much I didn’t understand. I was a foreigner … Continue reading →
Stillness
A transcript of a Dharma talk given during meditation at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey in 2019. I invite us please to listen to this talk by allowing ourselves to drop into Stillness as a stone drops to the bottom of … Continue reading →
Liberating Morality
This is a transcript of a Dharma talk given following the Festival of Great Master Dōgen at Throssel in October. To celebrate Eihei Dōgen today, the talk is going to be about morality… That probably sounds terribly dry for a … Continue reading →
On Retreat
Based on a conversation between the author and Rev Master Olwen Crookall-Greening in November 2023. I spent three months as a lay resident at Throssel Hole in the Autumn of 2023, and decided to write about the experience, in the … Continue reading →