Status Update – January 30 – Power to the Wangapeka!

Yay!!! We’re halfway towards achieving our goal of $50,000. *Thank you* to all of you who’ve donated so far. One of the concerns we’ve heard is that there is little context for the power upgrade.  That is, “What does moving from 30 Amps service to 90 Amps of service really mean?”  Below is a informational video discussing that. For more …

Happy Birthday Namgyal Rinpoche 2019 by Lama Mark Webber

Namgyal Legacy 2020 Lama Mark Webber: the Venerable Namgyal Rinpoche on his birthday. April 2019 What Is This? Namgyal Legacy 2020 is an online archive of video events featuring teachers, and community leaders, fortunate enough to have received direct teaching, and inspiration, from Namgyal Rinpoche. There will be one, or more, videos posted to this archive each month for the …

Primordial Dharma by Tarchin Hearn

Namgyal Legacy 2020 Tarchin Hearn’s “Primordial Dharma: Explorations of Meaningful Living in Disruptive Times”. Explore a path of living that is good at the beginning, good in the middle and good at the end – deepening wisdom, compassion and non-clinging awareness for the sake of all of us. What Is This? Namgyal Legacy 2020 is an online archive of video …

Power to the Wangapeka! (Thank You For Your Generosity)

Campaign Update – April 8 Power Fundraiser Complete! Well, that escalated quickly! On the 15th of March our campaign came to its official close. The giving didn’t stop there however, with a few direct donations still continuing to flow in this week, a grand total of $46,433.00 has now been raised towards the Wangapeka Power Supply Upgrade. We are so grateful to …

Black and White at Wangapeka by Jo Leyland

A rat with its paws on my bootA possum sticking his head in the doorway at nightA flash of lightning and roll of thunder, on cue as we start the day of Black.Two kereru gorging on the cherry tree leaves below the Whare Wānanga,Two black little pigs nosing along the path below the labyrinth.A hare, clapped its paws, ran back, …

New Wangapeka T-Shirts Now Available!

Our first round of new Wangapeka T-shirts have just arrived at the Centre and are now available to buy. We feel the new T-shirts will be an excellent way for retreatants to support the centre after their visit, as well as giving them a tangible reminder of their experience that they can take into their lives and share with others. …

20/20 A Year of Clear Vision January Theme

We are pleased to offer you our first months theme, which is using Joanna Macy’s work as an introduction to the power of communicating honestly, in community, our deepest feelings about the dilemmas facing our world. The Work That Reconnects http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=8238 The Greatest Dangerhttps://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/climate-solutions/opinion/2008/02/02/the-greatest-danger/ The Six Rules of Listeninghttp://www.dailygood.org/story/2449/erich-fromm-s-six-rules-of-listening-maria-popova/ More For further exploration please see our resource page https://www.2020ayearofclearvision.com/resources.html

20/20 A Year of Clear Vision Peace Comes Quietly

An invitation to our visible and invisible friends around the world . . . please join in welcoming the New Year, wherever you are, in whatever way you choose, with love in your hearts and the sincere motivation to dedicate this year of clear seeing to loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and harmony, for all that lives. Afterwards, email us a …