Our trustee Brigitte Huber shares her thoughts on cooking and baking as a form of practice: “I regularly have to prepare meals, be it for some friends, our extended family or just the two of us. I have to walk to the basement where veggies and staple foods are...
In advance of his October online seminar series on ethics, How to live, what to do? Buddhism and Five Ethical Dilemmas, John Peacock reflects on some of the key questions of the course: Is there a big current ethical issue that particularly occupies your attention? I...
With our first home chanting retreat taking place this December, teacher Jaya Rudgard gives us an insight into this ancient and supportive practice: What do you feel that a chanting practice gives you? “Chanting gives me a sense of direct connection to a...
Books in English: bell hooks: All About Love, New Vision 2016 This book is an essential inspiration towards cultivating the dharma of relationships. It is filled with striking passages relevant to a life of practice: “Knowing how to be solitary is central to...
Gary Born, a Trustee of Bodhi College, passed away suddenly on 21st April 2022. Gary’s love of the dharma was a passion in his life, to which he brought boundless enthusiasm and generosity. Gary was a tremendous contributor to so many groups of people, as a very...
Bhikkhu Anālayo: Developments in Buddhist Meditation Traditions. The Interplay Between Theory & Practice, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies: Barre, Massachusetts, 2022. Pdf available here. This is a great, scholarly book for those who are curious to...
In January, 2022, 29 experienced practitioners from around the world completed the Bodhi College Teacher Training Programme. These are people who were invited into the programme by senior teachers who, through personal contact with them, acknowledged their potential...
Two of our Samsara – or How to Stop Going Around in Circles course teachers, Yuka Nakamura and Stephen Batchelor, share some of the thoughts behind the course, which starts on 3 March 2022. You can read more about the course and register here. Why did you...
By CPP participant Lisa Welchman In ordinary times, if ordinary times actually exist, being together with other like-minded people to sit and warm your hands over the dharma comes with challenges and joys. The first meeting of the 2021-2023 Bodhi College Committed...
Building our practice community – fortnightly ritual with the lunar cycle The Bodhi College Uposatha Sangha begins in January 2022. This new offering for 2022 will be led by Chris Cullen, Yuka Nakamura and Jaya Rudgard. We checked in with Jaya to hear what inspired...
Christoph Köck Susan Blackmore: Consciousness, A very short Introduction, Oxford University Press 2005 “This – I wouldn’t call ‘short’ – book, is a fine introduction to a subject that has been discussed for a very long time. Susan Blackmore herself...
A reflection on the Covid19 pandemic by Martine Batchelor In March 2020 when the virus struck the world and confinement started in France, I felt that all the years of practice we did prepared us for such a strange time. It seemed it could become a time for...
Hoping to spend time reading in the sunshine this summer? Here are some recent book recommendations from our faculty: Stephen Batchelor: The Art of Solitude, Yale University Press, 2020 Stephens lovely and moving book reminds us of the freedom and sufficiency...
“Tenderness is what love feels like in private, justice is what love looks like in public.“ — Cornel West The deaths of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks and the manner of their killing has reverberated across the world, sending an urgent call for all of us to...
An essay by Stephen Batchelor Being in lockdown during this pandemic allows us a breathing space to consider the tragic absurdity of our existence. By letting the chatter of our fears and anxieties subside, we can hear the inner silence of our soul. As we breathe more...
