From Orgyen Hermitage,nestled in the lea of the rugged Kaimai range,cradled in this fleeting appearance called Bay of Plenty,some words of heartfelt aspiration. May all beings, everywhere,be graced with the knowing of loving presence.Soldiers and weapons makers and politicians and financiers and corporate executives, scientists and artists, healers of myriad modalities, farmers and factory workers, … Continue reading 2025, End of Year Prayer
Sangha friends, Kath Mitchell, Mark Schrader and Chani Grieve are facilitating a heart-felt Wangapeka community exploration of ethics called,"Refraining from Harm, Supporting All Life". They have invited a number of us older yogis of life and living to participate by way of pre-recorded zoom conversations or presentations. As I contemplated these themes in the context … Continue reading What We Love
In the midst of so much thoroughly depressing news of violence, inhumanity and tragic short-sightedness, a warm light occasionally shines through that warms my heart and strengthens my determination to reach our with helping hands in any way I can. This morning I came across an interview with Mohsen Mahdawi that was such a light. … Continue reading Breathing Sanity for All Beings
I am animate.I am an animal.I am born from life and living,And so, dear friend, are you.Everything we experience reverberates with these truths. Age and health; these days, my cells, and organs and muscles and bones are in a process of reorganisation. Faculties such as balance, sight and memory, once familiar and taken for granted, … Continue reading A Bouquet of Flowers in the Midst of Suffering
Years back, I was given a shakuhachi. This generous gift branched into myriad explorations, that enriched my life and the lives of many I interacted with. With Kelvin Falconer I explored flute making and saw how this closely paralleled healthy human making. The metaphoric mystery of music and musing, – flute making and human making … Continue reading Film Making, Flute Making, Human Making: a fruitful collaboration
I'm happy to be able to post "Primordial Dharma – a Daily Meditation and Practice." Here are a few words from the introduction. "This short yet pithy text outlines a process of gradual attunement to a fundamental truth of dharma. Its words and verses encourage us to explore, to dance in and with a timeless … Continue reading Primordial Dharma– A Daily Meditation and Practice
Dear Readers It's Christmas day in NZ. A gentle rain is thwap, thwap, thwapping on the palm leaves and a vast chorus of birdsong is celebrating the moment. Wherever you are and however you find yourselves, Mary and I send warmest good wishes along with a few links and announcements. "Ten Love Letters to The … Continue reading Christmas Giftings
A month has gone by since my last post titled Gaza Catastrophe. During that time the situation there has become unimaginably worse. I have felt compelled to write further. We take refuge in love and clear seeingWe live courageously in this world of birthing/dyingOur hearts embrace all companions on this path of lucidity and freedom … Continue reading Gaza Catastrophe – Human Catastrophe
I come from my mother,and mother I be,forest and sky and thee. The suffering in Gaza has become too horrific for me to not say something on Green Dharma Treasury. Not speaking makes me feel somehow complicit. Speaking, however, can feel trite, a way of unloading tension in an ocean of horror. That said, I … Continue reading Gaza Catastrophe
Dear Friends in DharmaI'm delighted to share with you the first section of a new book which I'm calling "Gifts of Wonderment". This is a relatively polished draft of what will eventually be a much longer book. I'm posting it now as I don't know when I will manage to finish the entire project. The … Continue reading New Book : “Gifts of Wonderment”
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