We asked our teachers 5 questions and here is what River responded: 1) If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self / what do you wish you’d known at the beginning when you started out on this path? It’s not a competition. Trying to be...
Christina Feldman: I am reading, The Anxious Generation by Jonathon Haidt (2024). Although this book is primarily directed toward young people I think it holds lessons for us all. Bernat Font: The Satipatthana Sutta with Pemasiri Thera’s Commentary...
Why, in these challenging and over-stimulating times, longer retreats can leave us more comfortable in our skin, more creative and able to wisely contribute Our teacher Jaya Rugard shares how two weeks can make all the difference In a week’s time, lucky me, I’ll...
In tears I want to be the gardenerof the soil you inhabit and enrich,*friend in dharma, much too early. As my tuneless pain feedsthe rain, conches and organs,to the disheartened poppiesI will give your heart as nourishment. At the end of a retreat I sat at Gaia House,...
On fidelity and flexibility in the Early Buddhist discourses Bernat Font on why he has invited Eviatar Schulman for a conversation on this topic on 24 February (see more here): Most dharma practitioners know only one version of how the early Buddhist discourses came...
The Uposatha Sangha gatherings continue in 2026 as community offerings coordinated by members of the Bodhi College Sangha and you are all welcome to join. The Uposatha Sangha gatherings happen on New and Full Moons, lasts for 30 minutes and give us an opportunity to...
David McMahan: Rethinking Meditation, Oxford University Press, 2023 A stimulating read about how culture and Zeitgeist influence how we view mindfulness meditation, what it is for and how it is presented in different contexts. McMahan stays clear of presenting “the...
You’ve heard good things about Bodhi College but not sure if it’s for you? Are you thinking there’s a high price tag or maybe you are not the ‘right’ sort of person for a Bodhi College course? Here we attempted to debunk some of the misconceptions you may have had...
How do we structure our courses and what’s the thinking behind them? There are many ways to study, learn, connect and practice with Bodhi College and our teachers and we are proud to welcome people from all walks of life. Here, our teaching faculty explain a little...
Uposatha Sangha New and Full Moon 2025 – Change of Format After three years of being led by our wonderful Bodhi College Teachers, the Uposatha Sangha New and Full Moon gatherings are taking on a new format. They are becoming community offerings coordinated by...
Dear friends, The end of this year will mark two years since we launched our fortnightly Uposatha Sangha, where we meet on zoom on the new and full moons to take the refuges and precepts together. Our whole Bodhi College team – Jaya, Yuka, Chris, River,...
I have just returned from a brief walk, just about .08 kilometres. This may not sound a great deal but it is the most I have been able to accomplish in the two years that have elapsed since my initial knee surgery. It was a delight to be out, and despite a rather gray...
Ajahn Sucitto: Breathing Like a Buddha, Amaravati Publications 2022. A beautiful presentation of his personal and pragmatic understanding of the Anapanasati Sutta – the Buddha’s teaching on Mindfulness of Breathing. Ajahn Sucitto’s approach is very...
