Lights In The Sky - living dharma
Lights In The Sky - living dharma

Peter Woodcock

By Suryaprabha on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 12:57

Peter Woodcock

By Suryaprabha on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 12:57

Tribes and Individuals. Peter Woodcock, artist and writer, who has just died was good friends with many people in a number of different ‘tribes’. This was the last question in an 80 min. interview we made with Peter in conjunction with some BBC colleagues gathering material about the criminal purges of homosexuals in the 50s and 60s. Peter became a Dharmamitra within the Bristol sangha.
Lights In The Sky - living dharma
Lights In The Sky - living dharma

The Buddhist Idea of Rebirth

By Suryaprabha on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 12:14

The Buddhist Idea of Rebirth

By Suryaprabha on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 - 12:14

I came across this piece as I was scanning through some footage I’d been asked (and paid) to film in 2016 for Thomas Kaiser from Norway who was interviewing a number of people at Adhisthana. Thomas has kindly given me permission to share this gem of exposition.
Suryavana Retreat Centre
Suryavana Retreat Centre

The Set Up

By Sudaka on Fri, 28 Jul, 2023 - 07:47

The Set Up

By Sudaka on Fri, 28 Jul, 2023 - 07:47

Preparing Suryavana for a large group of Guests. 
 

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
...