Gripping in person account by Matt Lawrey It’s no exaggeration to say that today Nelson felt like it was under attack. We woke up in a city that smelled of smoke; a city where the air and light were tainted by a dirty haze and people were worried. At Saxton Field volunteers got on with the job of preparing food and …
Local Nelson Event: Nelson Buddhist Centre, 87 Nile St, Nelson, 6 June 2019, 7pm In this day and age, why would anyone retreat for a week to focus on gods and goddesses? It’s important to note that Mira’s teachings focus on the archetypes rather than the myths surrounding them. A myth is a story from hundreds or thousands of …
by Susan Fisher “Merely looking at the world around us is immensely different from seeing it.” — Frederick Franck Late in February, I compress, squeeze and fold my body into a Sunwing all-inclusive flight to Cuba for two weeks with my friends, Maureen and Dave. Such travel has never become me. Vast, all-you-can-gobble buffets and bingo by the pool with …
Our first Kumanu Wangapeka was very warmly received. We hope you continue to enjoy a greater sense of connection with what’s happening “on the land” and how you may be able to contribute and get involved. This Kumanu includes information from a summary of the November BOT meeting. Read on for volunteers needed, updates on the water supply, Yongdu hut, and …
Wangapeka Board of Trustees Summary of October 2018 Meeting At the 2018 Wangapeka Hui and AGM, a beautiful new focus emerged around the need for a more frequent flow of communication between the Wangapeka centre, Board of Trustees and membership community. The community of people who were present, expressed a deep wish to give Dana to Wangapeka, in a myriad of …
I have been involved with the Wangapeka for the last 6 years and it has deeply informed who I am, and what my values are. Something that has been a passion of mine from before the Wangapeka was rap music. I’ve always appreciated its ability to allow the listener to see the world through the eyes of a person that …
Kumanu 1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to tend carefully, foster, attend to, care for, cherish. Emerging from our annual Hui this year on the practice of Dana was an expressed need for more flow of information and communication between the Board of Trustees, Caretakers and community. This would keep the community better informed of the day-to-day running of the Centre and also offers valuable practical …
1/9/18 Contemplating the awesomeness of surrendering into living. Life is a terminal condition. All living creatures die – 100% of them. I am living with metastatic cancer. In a week or so, I may have surgery to remove a cancerous left common iliac lymph node. There are no statistics to say that such a procedure with all its risks will …
HINTS OF BLESSEDNESS: REFLECTIONS FROM BODHI SEEDS RETREAT 2018 AND THE BEGINNING OF IMMEASURABLE SCHOOL Eight young explorers ascended the Wangapeka driveway in early August, bringing with them uncertainties, expectations, talents, and a willingness to show up, to name but a few qualities. All of us together for one month, apprentices to calming, questioning, opening, and communing. If there was …
