Do you mow the grass outside your home? Described on RNZ National recently as a ‘green desert’, a lawn is a luxury good, a sign you won’t be needing to graze your sheep on every square cm of your section, and that you’re happy to waste that land.
Martine Batchelor on types of meditation
Apricot ... a poem
Certitudes, and how to skilfully move beyond them
We’re all born equipped with the evolutionary factors of greed, hatred and delusion, which have helped us survive and thrive as a species – but they’re counterproductive now. That’s not the end of the list of evolutionary factors that once helped us, but now hinder us. Another is our craving for certitude, writes Winton Higgins.
The Politics of Decency
The tide of xenophobia, misogyny, prejudice and callousness towards ‘the Other’ is rising. This is the politics of indecency, so how do we create a sea wall that will turn it back? How do we respond forcefully with a politics of decency? What sort of communities and civil society do we want to build? How can we flourish as humans, living in harmony with each other and with nature, asks Winton Higgins?
Meditation, and being a global citizen – dharma practice and solidarity in a troubling time
Wake up first – you make better choices
In March 2017, Tim Clark presented his clear and elegant model of mindfulness – Wake Up First, You Make Better Choices. He was engaging: charming, humorous and wise. Tim earned a round of applause (rare in our group), and we have invited him back to lead his mindfulness seminar, writes Derek LeDayn.
Introduction to a secular dharma
Winton Higgins to visit Wellington in April 2017
Australian secular Buddhist teacher Winton Higgins will be in Wellington from 23–30 April, 2017. On Wednesday 26 April, he will give a talk to One Mindful Breath at the Friends Centre in Moncrieff St, Mt Victoria, and he will also lead an all-day secular Buddhist workshop on Saturday 29 April at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay.
