Ludovic (Fontaine) in Paris kindly invited me to contribute to his series of interviews called NeverMind. We had a recorded Zoom meeting. He asked me a range of questions on mindfulness, samatha-vipasana (calm and insight meditations), emptiness and other themes. …
We often read for entertainment, information or to occupy our mind. …
Mindfulness of the Reading Experience. 10 Points for Mindful ReadingRead More »
Mindfulness of the Reading Experience. 10 Points for Mindful Reading Read More »
The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot (1888 – 1965). Regarded as perhaps the finest poem in the English language in the 20th century, the poet won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Born in the USA, he lived in Britain from the age of 25 until his death in London aged 76. …
The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot. The Full Poem. Published 100 years ago in October 1922.Read More »
The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot. The Full Poem. Published 100 years ago in October 1922. Read More »
Background to writing the poem UNINHABITABLE
I spent three weeks in Germany in the last two weeks of October and the first week of November 2022. I taught two five-day retreats at the Waldhaus Zentrum, 15 minutes from Andernach, about an hour or so from Bonn. I offered the final session of the Mindfulness Teacher Training Course (MTTC) at the Pauenhof Zetnrum, about an hour from Dusseldorf in northwest Germany. …
Introduction to ‘Uninhabitable.’ A Long Poem on the Fate of the Earth.Read More »
Introduction to ‘Uninhabitable.’ A Long Poem on the Fate of the Earth. Read More »
Dharma* Dancing includes an extra feature – to be mindful of what arises in the mind. …
Dharma Dancing Guidelines. Dancing Your Way to LiberationRead More »
Dharma Dancing Guidelines. Dancing Your Way to Liberation Read More »
