by signeglahn | Aug 30, 2023 | Articles
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...
by signeglahn | Jul 10, 2023 | Articles
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...
by signeglahn | Jun 14, 2023 | Articles
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...
by signeglahn | Jun 29, 2022 | Articles
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...
by signeglahn | Apr 6, 2022 | Articles
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...
by signeglahn | Feb 18, 2022 | Articles
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 signeglahn | Jan 10, 2022 | Articles
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...
by signeglahn | Dec 3, 2021 | Articles
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...
by signeglahn | Jul 1, 2021 | Articles
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...
by signeglahn | Jan 6, 2021 | Articles
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...
by signeglahn | Jun 29, 2020 | Articles
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...
by signeglahn | Jun 29, 2020 | Articles
“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...
by signeglahn | May 19, 2020 | Articles
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...
by signeglahn | Mar 12, 2020 | Articles
Bodhi College is here to serve the wellbeing of all through the particular contribution we can make through our programme. We hope you are keeping safe and well through the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). We are monitoring the advice of the WHO, the NHS and other...
by signeglahn | Feb 24, 2020 | Articles
By Stephen Batchelor Bodhi College is a small-scale European educational initiative that offers study and training programmes in Early Buddhism for those with an established dharma or mindfulness practice. The college came into being in 2014 through the imagination of...
