Hello, At the beginning of the month, on behalf of Dragon Bell, I made an offer on a property. I’m pleased to let you know that the offer has been accepted and the conveyancing process is just beginning. I, and others, are delighted with the property and its potential. I am reluctant to widely spread […]
Space There is a quality of existence that doesn’t come, go, or stay. This quality has no shape, colour, or size. It manifests completely as the smallest things as much as the large. No location to this quality can be found. Space is a good likeness to this quality. If you are sitting
October news Hello, Temple dates for November are now on the calendar here On Wednesday 13th, there will be a meditation morning, a new addition to the calendar that may become a regular mid-week once a month thing. There are places available on the 10th-14th December residential retreat. Following this, the temple will be closed
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Kinds of Kindness In the 1990’s, in my mid – twenties and a new member of the monastic community at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, I was asked by the temple officers to phone a long standing supplier and give notice that that the monastery was ceasing our regular order of tea. The community and guest
Hello website reader, I hope this finds you well. Temple dates for September and October are published on the website calendar. Would you be interested in there being a mid-week meditation morning or day, on the calendar? Let me know if you’d like to attend such and which kind, what day of the week. You
My aoplogies if you have been tring to join us on Zoom, these last few days. We are back online from Friday 26th with our usual schedule, please see the calendar for more details. Willard
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News from Dragon Bell Hello, We have the sangha outing happening this coming Saturday, here’s a reminder of the details; You are invited to join a social sangha gathering on Saturday 29th June. This will replace the scheduled meditation morning that was posted on the website calendar. We will be meeting in Exmouth at 11.30am,
Meditation – true form of the self There are no difficulties in the heart of meditation. Meditation, as practised in the Soto Zen way, is manifesting the true form of the self. As the true form of the self is formless, meditation is not limited to any particular posture, activity, situation or time. Hence, in
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Home Late September 2022, Our frail and pinched mum, sister and I, exposed on the sweeping expanse of Godrevy beach. A place thinly transparent to everything beyond sight, at least for a time. We come together, we move apart, no one is in charge or knows how it’s going to go. The three of us
May, June & July Newsletter Hello, What’s coming: Temple dates for May, June and July, are up on the website calendar. I look forward to seeing you here in person or on Zoom. You may see that the temple is closed for three weeks in July, when I’ll be away. There are still places available
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