Dear friends, This letter is a way of communicating something of the process that has led to the decision to build a cabin at the Wangapeka to support Bonni and Matthew. The teachers who have studied for decades with Namgyal Rinpoche are ageing like us all and the time is coming when the terrain at Wangapeka makes staying in the …
Please Make A Donation – ( this is a link to Donation Details) Supporting Bonni & Matthew at the Wangapeka Here is a letter from Jane Hobday, Graham Sandlant, and Glenn Harley talking about how the idea of a new Teachers Cabin came about. This letter is a way of communicating something of the process that has led to the …
This Nectar of Naturalness by Tarchin Hearn Digital Editions on Kindle and Kobo. Published by Wangapeka Books June 2022. NZD $10.50 Kobo only USD $7.00 Kindle and Kobo CAD $9.00 Kindle and Kobo Paperback book $20 NZ plus postage E-mail wanga.comms@gmail.com More at https://wangapeka.org/treasury-of-wisdom/wangapeka-books/
[download Kumanu May 2022 pdf] Kumanu May 2022 On Tuesday the 24th of May I joined the Wangapeka Trust board meeting, half an hour after it had begun, so there are some gaps from the beginning of the meeting. Kumanu is an informal sharing of the process, decisions and challenges the board are facing. It is not intended as ratified …
Kumanu is an informal sharing of the process, decisions and challenges the Board of Trustees (BOT) are facing. It is not intended as ratified minutes from the meeting, rather it is what is currently being explored. We hope this report will facilitate timely dialogue, appreciation, understanding, and greater participation from the community, to support the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre, …
Let’s celebrate 75 years of Bonni with a collection of her essays! Living The Dharma With Bonni Ross is available on Kindle and Kobo. NZD $8.50 (Kobo only) USD $5.00 (Kindle and Kobo) CAD $6.50 (Kindle and Kobo) With Love, Wangapeka Books
Landing at the Wangapeka Jacinta Nowland It is a wondrous blessing to have arrived here in this wonderful and curious valley of bracken, or learning corner, known as the Wangapeka. I am very grateful for the guidance and teachings in Dharma practice and the opportunity to practice in a peaceful, calm environment of dedicated practitioners visiting, the deep beautiful resonant sound …
KUMANU, MARCH/APRIL 2022 [download pdf] Tēnā koutou, greetings to the Wangapeka sangha far and wide from your faithful Board members – Shelley, Tim, Cashy, Dan, Elli and Dave. We trust this Kumanu Report finds you well, and that you have support systems in place to help you manage at home around Covid19. The word ‘kumanu,’ as defined by the Māori …
Tiwaiwaka and an exploration of Kaitiakitanga. A seed was planted, or maybe many were dispersed when, before covid in 2020, the Wangapeka community had the good fortune to have Pā Ropata, Rob McGowan, attend at the Centre and share his wisdom. An attempt to have a further hui at the Centre had to be delayed (sound familiar?!) and it seemed …
[download pdf] The Whakapapa of the Wangapeka whenua. The history of the land. It sounds like a very compelling title doesn’t it? It alludes to a kind of certainty of knowing what’s happened over the years on and to the land the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre currently sits on, and has sat on for 47 years. Over the …
