Family Friendly Village Retreat - all welcome
Buddhafield Family Friendly Village

Buddhist Parenting with Karunagita (Sara Burns)

By libbydavy on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 15:00
“This is another great talk from the ‘Dharma Warriors’ series given at the Buddhafield Festival. Karunagita is the author of ‘Growing as a Parent - What Buddhism Has to Offer’, and here she presents some of that material to an audience of summer loving practitioners under the blue skies of Devon.

Settle back and enjoy the sound of drums, kids’ voices, and Karunagita’s perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of raising a child as part of your practice of...
Family Friendly Village Retreat - all welcome
Buddhafield Family Friendly Village

Sara Burns (Karunagita) on 'A Path for Parents'

By Candradasa on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 13:14

Sara Burns (Karunagita) on 'A Path for Parents'

By Candradasa on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 13:14How do we lead rich and meaningful spiritual lives in the context of parenting? In this short video, Sara Burns (Karunagita) talks about the opportunities and challenges of being a parent from a Buddhist perspective.

Sara will be at the Buddhafields Family Friendly Retreat again this year. She will be giving a talk on parenting and sharing her most recent experiences as the parent of two older teenagers, reflecting back on the road she has travelled this...
Family Friendly Village Retreat - all welcome
Buddhafield Family Friendly Village

Amaragita's Interview About the Family Friendly

By libbydavy on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 12:43
“A really great conversation with Amaragita, one of the pioneers of Buddhafield retreats that are family friendly, a radical re-imagining of community retreat that has been one of Buddhafield’s most successful projects for 14 years.

How do you maintain a deep practice of the Dharma when you have a family? How can householders bring the Buddha’s teachings to bear on their lives and also feed their own experience into the wider sangha?

A fascinating look at aspects of...
Family Friendly Village Retreat - all welcome
Buddhafield Family Friendly Village

Family Friendly Village 2013

By libbydavy on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 11:57

Family Friendly Village 2013

By libbydavy on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 11:57Bookings are open for this year’s magical gathering on the land at Frog’s mill from Monday 19 August—Monday 26 August 2013. All welcome, whether you have children or not!

Numbers are limited this year, so please book soon if you wish to be there.

If you have never been before, you might like to listen to Amaragita’s talk here.

There will be a wide range of interviews from new comers, kids, teens, regulars etc… coming...
Community Highlights
Community Highlights

Amaragita On The Buddhafield Family Friendly Retreat

By Candradasa on Thu, 11 Jul, 2013 - 14:42
A really great conversation with Amaragita, one of the pioneers of Buddhafield retreats that are family friendly, a radical re-imagining of community retreat that has been one of Buddhafield’s most successful projects for 14 years.

How do you maintain a deep practice of the Dharma when you have a family? How can householders bring the Buddha’s teachings to bear on their lives and also feed their own experience into the wider sangha?

A fascinating look at aspects of...
Sheffield Buddhist Centre
Sheffield Buddhist Centre

Buddhism For Real

By bodhinaga on Wed, 26 Sep, 2012 - 11:49

Buddhism For Real

By bodhinaga on Wed, 26 Sep, 2012 - 11:49A great opportunity to hear from Sheffield sangha members about how they practice in different situations; with Kate Arrowsmith talking about community as practice, John & Cathy Brazier speaking about family as practice, and Maitridasa talking about work as practice. The 3 talks are preceded by an introduction from Vadanya. 11th September 2012.
Community Highlights
Community Highlights

Devapriya on the 2012 Buddhafield Village Retreat

By lokabandhu on Fri, 24 Aug, 2012 - 17:48
A new audioboo from Lokabandhu talking with Devapriya about the 300-strong Buddhafield Village Retreat. Fantastic.

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