Buddhism & biodiversity: woods, meadows & ancient ways

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January 2018

ALCHEMY OF LOVE I'm in Milan facilitating a workshop on couple relationships. We have looked at how many different schools of psychology and psychotherapy each contributes something important to our understanding of… Discussion ALCHEMY OF LOVE 6 Likes

December 2017

MILTON ERICKSON, ZEN MASTER On the final morning of the Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference I went to a workshop by Jeffrey Zeig called ‘Evocative Approaches to Change’. This experience went some way to redeeming the conferen… Discussion MILTON ERICKSON, ZEN MASTER 5 Likes

March 2017

THURSDAY 23 Feb ~ Medical Report Those of you who have been worried about my health will be pleased to hear that during January and February I have had a series of tests and check ups, it being a year since my emergency, and it is a… Discussion THURSDAY 23 Feb ~ Medical Report 12 Likes

October 2016

7 OCT; LIKE TWO ARROWS IN MID-AIR After the meeting with my sangha in Zen Centrum Den Bosch, I return to Yvette’s home. At Yvette’s I saw that it was almost nine pm. I opened my laptop to see if David was online. I have been in the… Discussion 7 OCT; LIKE TWO ARROWS IN MID-AIR 5 Likes

September 2016

FRIDAY 23 Sept ~ Events and Travels Nice to have a report from Mo about the event in Britany last weekend. This morning I took Elja to Urciers, a village not too far away, to connect up with a car going to Netherlands. She has a variet… Discussion FRIDAY 23 Sept ~ Events and Travels 3 Likes

July 2016

MONDAY 18 july; Poetry and a Hedgehog House This morning Tara slept a bit longer then usual. She woke us up at six in the morning. She wakes us up by nuzzling at our fingers or ears and purring very loudly. This morning David decided to get up… Discussion MONDAY 18 july; Poetry and a Hedgehog House 4 Likes

April 2016

Lego Omitofo

photo Lego Omitofo 2 Likes WEDNESDAY 20 April; A holy day in Den Bosch Tourist in a home-town At the end of this morning I took my laptop and went to the library in the centre of Den Bosch. I have known Den Bosch for many years but I have never been in this library befo… Discussion WEDNESDAY 20 April; A holy day in Den Bosch 4 Likes

March 2016

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY 16-17 Mar Woodland Management on Sunny Days The weather has been kind to us. The mornings are frosty and bright gradually giving way to sunshine. We work in the woods or inside, but the lure of the good weathe… Discussion WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY 16-17 Mar 4 Likes SUNDAY 13 Mar; Surprising as a whale that sw… The more old Buddhist stories I hear, the more memories of Bible stories return, and these old stories are getting new meaning for me, influenced by Buddhist knowledge and new experience in life. Ove… Discussion SUNDAY 13 Mar; Surprising as a whale that sw… 2 Likes THE TOWER OF BABEL This morning we had a discussion about the passage in the Bible in Genesis chapter 11 which is the story of the Tower of Babel. The story is simple enough. The people of the Earth gather and meet in… Discussion THE TOWER OF BABEL 2 Likes SUNDAY 6th Mar ~ The Recognised Goose Transmission Over breakfast we talked about the issue of spiritual transmission. In Buddhism this has been a hazardous affair. There are many instances of people being selected as “Dharma Heirs” who… Discussion SUNDAY 6th Mar ~ The Recognised Goose 5 Likes THURSDAY 3 Mar; Teaching the Animals The current weather is keeping me inside the house. With the pain in my hip there is not much fun in taking walks. Working outside is only possible for me when I am sitting on my knees on the ground.… Discussion THURSDAY 3 Mar; Teaching the Animals 2 Likes TUESDAY 1 MAR; Fire in the sky Cold Morning with Dogen Brrrr cold days at Eleusis. Frosty nights and during the day the temperature is not higher than four degrees. I am not really up for a outside job today. Adam is the tough one… Discussion TUESDAY 1 MAR; Fire in the sky 2 Likes

February 2016

BEGINNER'S MIND

Irritated

My breakfast is still going on when David starts to talk about the…

Blog BEGINNER'S MIND 3 Likes THURSDAY 25 FEB; Cinnamon, Celandine and Cay… Every Monday a nurse comes to Eleusis to take some of David's blood. (“To feed the vampire” says David). A day later the test result arrives by post. The blood test is about how thick his blood is. T… Discussion THURSDAY 25 FEB; Cinnamon, Celandine and Cay… 4 Likes WEDNESDAY 24 Feb ~ Walking the Sacred Land We have had a couple of wet days. A good time for writing and we have all three been doing it, some of which has appeared on the site. I particularly enjoyed delving into the story of the Pureland sa… Discussion WEDNESDAY 24 Feb ~ Walking the Sacred Land 6 Likes MONDAY 22 feb; Sweet and Sticky This morning I started the day outside in the garden again, cutting blackthorn and bramble. This part of the field is more difficult to cut then the part I did yesterday. Bramble bush can be quite a… Discussion MONDAY 22 feb; Sweet and Sticky 2 Likes SUNDAY 21 Feb ~ Sunshine at Last Today has felt like the first spring day. We have had periods of warm sunshine and it has been he first day of the year in which we have had our coffee break outdoors and have not lit a fire in our b… Discussion SUNDAY 21 Feb ~ Sunshine at Last 2 Likes SATURDAY 20th ~ Departures Today Damian, Susthama, Selena and Dorian left after breakfast to make the journey back to their home in Watford in England. They are in the process of buying a new apartment and need to be in UK in… Discussion SATURDAY 20th ~ Departures 2 Likes TUESDAY 9 feb; On Parole David is on parole for this night. Officially he will be allowed to leave the hospital tomorrow afternoon. However, yesterday he got a new roommate, a patient who shouts all day and all night. The po… Discussion TUESDAY 9 feb; On Parole 3 Likes

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In 2020 I sent out 108 5 minute podcasts . These have all been transcribed and the transcriptions have been translated into several European languages. This series is indexed at Podcast Index

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