Sex. Identity. Gender. LGBTQ+, Non-Binary, Animals, Rights and Dharma. Are we a narcissistic species?
I regularly refer to women and men in public talks or men, women and children or all sentient beings. …
The Fading of the Pink Roses. A Poem. A Photograph. A Reminder
I have a rosebush in the back garden – a companion for the 40 years since moving to the house in Totnes, (Devon, England). In July 2022, the rosebush flowered into a glorious display of pink petals. Gradually, this feast of colour faded with the petals slowly dying leaving only small, tattered, shrunken reminders of what was.
Yet two roses remained intimately at the top of the bush. I took a photograph of the rosebush and wrote a poem. Despite its lofty position, these two roses remain subjected to change and dissolution. …
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THE POWER TO ACT. Three Examples. A Poem
I gave a Dharma talk (unrecorded) this month (August 2022) on our Dharma Yatra, an eco-pilgrimage, in Germany on the importance of direct action despite any fears, doubts and excessive thinking. …
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Why Did We Lose Our Way? An Apocalyptic Poem
Why did we lose our way like this?
fraught with such energy abuse,
as long as sun shines on crack’d minds, …
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DHARMA YATRA. An Eco-Pilgrimage of Teachings, Practices and Community. August 2022. Germany, A Poetic Reflection
Christopher and Ulla Koenig led our eco-pilgrimage in the green hills north of Reutlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany from 2 – 12 August 2022. A full attendance of 50 people, plus two teachers, participated in the Yatra ranging from 18 months old to 78 years. …