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Oct 24th, 2006 by Vessantara
Welcome. This site reflects different aspects of my Buddhist life. You will find articles on meditation and Buddhism, as well as details of all my books, plus various other things. Just browse the headings and see what you find….
Wherever in the world you’re from, very best wishes to you,
Vessantara
NEWS DECEMBER 2011
I’ve now been back from my long retreat for 6 weeks. It’s been a time of getting life up and running again and also travelling round catching up with old friends – there’s a lot to talk about after more than 3 years! Recently Vijayamala and I did an evening at the Bristol Buddhist Centre during which we talked about our retreat and answered questions and then I led some meditation. The ‘talk part’ of the evening was recorded. If you’d like to hear it you’ll find it here.
NEWS NOVEMBER 2011:
I’m now back from my 3+ years of retreat in an old wooden circus wagon in the Auvergne, France. I feel incredibly fortunate to have had over three years of my life in which to focus so intensively on the Dharma and meditation. Vijayamala and I are now back in Cambridge, starting to get our lives up and running again. Everyday life feels rather weird and complex after retreat, but so far we’re taking it in our stride. My retereat wasn’t particularly concerned with bliss and attaining states of dhyana in meditation, but rather with looking deeply into the nature of experience. So even though the texture of my experience has changed quite a bit since leaving retreat, the nature of it hasn’t changed at all, so that makes the transition reasonably easy.
Now I’m back, this website will get a lot more attention again, and I shall be posting news and other things much more regularly, so do keep checking it out.
NEWS JUNE 2011:
- My book Tales of Freedom has been republished by Worlds Within. As well as the paperback ther is also a Kindle e-book version on sale. For details see here.
- In 2012 I’ve agreed to be part of the teaching team for the 4-week Buddhafield Total Immersion retreat in Devon UK. Dates are June 10-July 8. (It’s possible to come for the first fortnight, if you can’t spare 4 weeks.
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