I have just come back from Adhisthana where I was attending the international Council meeting. The international Council (IC) meeting is a really important part of the structures of Triratna. It's something I feel very strongly about and am very inspired by. I was one of the people who helped create the structure along with Dhammarati and Mahamati. At the time I was one of the international order convenors alongside Mahamati and Dhammarati was the chair of the college of public preceptors. On...

Very short blog this week since I inflicted a long one on you all last week. Thanks to all of you who do read it. Last week’s has had 77 views at last look. Whether all of those made it all the way through is another matter but thanks to those who do. I have really enjoyed doing the blog and have had a lot of very positive feedback. It started as a chairs blog but has become more personal musings. Some years ago, it was suggested that I do a podcast on the Buddhist centre online called...

This week, a really long and perhaps a bit niche blog post. I hope it is of some interest and maybe even help. Make a cuppa and sit down for a bit - or read it in portions. I am just home from the Triratna Order Convention which I loved. There is a lot I could say about it but I actually want to share some thoughts on something which came up for me while at the convention. Each morning I attended a pan fellowship 12 step meeting - something I helped instigate years ago at Order gatherings....