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A silence hangs. Lull. Calm. Wait the wind, the moment of gathering. Love, warm, gusting wind, fill sails, full billow, to loose the deep anchor that, riding grief swells, holds a soul here. The trusted force that comforts those behind … Continue reading →

The campus becomes a monastery. We eat our austere vegan meal in silence, broken only by the reading of the five contemplations as each table fills. Rising early we flock to the dharma hall, bowing greetings to one another. Thay … Continue reading →

The steps were greened with moss curved by countless feet; wind-fed trees quietly groaned though no birds flew. The door of close-grained oak and dark uncertain years seemed ready to repel all those who came that way. I turned the … Continue reading →

At the bottom of our garden in Wales is a waterfall. It is the biggest waterfall on our river – the Afon Cwm Mynach. That means ‘the river of the valley of the monks’. People must have wondered why the … Continue reading →