Do we learn from past experiences? What have we learnt? What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? The obsession with knowledge robs children of play. Practice offers another form of learning to find wisdom. The act of listening is an important feature of practice.

Dharma talk recorded in India, January 2012

The limits and the occasional benefits of chanting. Our poets refer to life and death, love and loss. We explore the passing away of something which allows something else to come about. Awareness of arising and passing allows life to flow freely.

Dharma talk recorded in India, January 2012

There is no such thing as fate, chance, destiny, luck, random or a coincidence. We are saying at such times we cannot see the causes and conditions that cause something to happen. Desires, negativities, boredom, anxiety and doubt/fear influence our consciousness.

Dharma talk recorded in India, february 2012

Three most important kinds of knowledge referred to by the Buddha. A purpose of a palpable silence is to enhance receptivity to knowledge to transform. Silence and knowledge give support to each other. Silence appears to be all inclusive but it is without insightful knowledge – a major aspect of the Dharma.

Dharma talk recorded in India, february 2012

Background to some of the retreats in India. To be a butterfly, we must break free from being a moth. This is truly the creative.

Am I living in any boxes? In the clear non-doing, the stillness, the creative act can emerge after moments or years. We have tremendous capacity for the creative act if there is sacrifice.

Dharma talk recorded in India, february 2012

Dharma Inquiry recorded at Bodh Gaya, India, January 2008.

Dharma Talk recorded in Sarnath, India, January 2008.

Gradually or slowly, stream entry shows a profound shift within with a knowing that one cannot go back to the old patterns. In the midst of daily life, you know if the shift is authentic. One who entered the stream has experienced impermanence deeply to know nothing is worth holding onto.

Dharma talk recorded in Germany, 2008.

Dharma Talk recorded in Germany, May 2008.

Dharma Talk recorded in Brighton, UK, June 2008.