We completed our 11th Dharma Gathering in Sarnath, near Varanasi, India. The Buddha gave the first turning of the Dharma wheel in Sarnath to five yogis. We are turning the wheel as well with around 70 to 80 participating. Many live a nomadic way of life through regular visits to India and the East for weeks, months and for some years. …
Some modifications for the Sarnath Programme Read More »
Extracts from a report to teachers, managers and co-ordinators.
India (spiritual, not economic India) continues to act as a major turning point in people’s lives. Travellers living out of a backpack, attending retreats, Dharma Gatherings can experience profound shifts in consciousness that have a lifelong influence. Dharma teachers, managers and co-ordinators contribute to the process of change. We have a fine network of people involved in our programmes in India quietly determined to stay true to deep values, sustainable lifestyles, love and a liberated way of life. …
35th Year of Teaching in Bodh Gaya Read More »
Tiruvannamalai. On the edge of this modest sized Indian town in the state of Tamil Nadu, South India, about five hours on the local bus from Chennai, stands the renowned ashram of Sri Ramana Maharshi, the much loved teacher of Liberation, who has been adopted as the patron saint by the Western Advaita (non-dual) tradition, even though the saintly Ramana never referred himself as belonging to the Advaita tradition and dismissed advaita and vaita as relative concepts. …
At the foot of Arunachala … Read More »
A couple of weeks ago, I read on line the inauguration speeches of about 10 US Presidents. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and F.D. Roosevelt gave insightful, honest and concentrated statements of their vision. Other inauguration addresses consisted of swathes of rhetoric, a litany of platitudes, instantly forgettable – sometimes reminding me of the Peter Sellers film “Being There.” …
A Proposed Inauguration Address for President-elect Barack ObamaRead More »
A Proposed Inauguration Address for President-elect Barack Obama Read More »
There is a common belief in the West that the solution to this terrible 60 year-old conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people can only be resolved through a two state solution.
What would a two state solution mean? …
A One State Solution Read More »
