Practical ideas for everyday simplicity, that can open our hearts to a spacious life of beauty, freedom, joy and purpose. A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 13 July 2017.
Drawing on his 5 years of homeless wandering, Lokabandhu argues that spiritual abundance and material simplicity go hand in hand - and that we are already surrounded by everything we need. A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 13 July 2017.
It feels as if we are living in dangerous times. How might the Buddha respond? A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 14 July 2017.
Mindfulness seems to be popping everywhere: in Vishvapani’s work as a mindfulness teacher, he engages with everyone from prisoners to politicians. But is ‘mindfulness' psychological or spiritual, sacred or secular, Buddhist or universal? How does reducing stress connect with the quest for meaning? A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 15 July 2017.
Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll, lying in the gutter looking at stars, Duende and Celestial Light, Enlightenment for the sake of all that lives. A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 15 July 2017.
Guhyapati, from the Ecodharma Collective, explores the courage needed to embrace the complex and irreducible nature of this world. There are no simple solutions, he argues, not even simplicity itself! A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 15 July 2017.
Exploring spiritual exercises and clear thinking about the best kind of life, via early Greek philosophy and Buddhism. A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 16 July 2017.
Accepting and embracing the complexity and messiness of being alive is necessary to move to genuine simplicity and freedom. A talk given at the Buddhafield Festival 2017 on the theme of Embracing Simplicity, 14 July 2017.
A lovely opportunity for us to take part in at the International Gathering: Arthasiddhi will be leading a choir every afternoon over the course of the weekend.
A new simple, rousing chant has been written for this event, setting the very words in which the Buddha celebrated the first reaching-out-into-the-world of the Sangha - we will be singing it in the final puja. Come and enjoy singing this chant and other simple harmony music including African chant; raise your voices...
