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News from Tashigar Norte, Venezuela

Dear Vajra Family, We would like to thank many of you for your questions and concerns about Venezuela. Here is a brief update from Tashigar Norte. We are in direct contact with people at the Gar and on Isla Margarita, and the situation there is...
Memories of Latvia

Memories of Latvia

It was decided to hold a retreat in a coastal resort town called Jurmala, on the Baltic Sea beach, in a former military sanatorium. The sessions took place in the so-called Winter Garden.

Interview with Catherine Simmonds – Actress and Director

Interview with Catherine Simmonds – Actress and Director

It’s now 25 years on and my work has helped to powerfully engage diverse communities in addressing some of the most pressing issues of our time, including; intercultural relationships, changing values across the generations, public and private violence, trafficked women, changing futures for indigenous people, mental health, addiction, the asylum seeker story and the potential of an intercultural world. One of my performances ‘Journey of Asylum – Waiting’ was published in an anthology of plays about asylum seekers.

Generosity

Generosity

Thus generosity does not depend on the worth of the offered gift but rather on one’s mind being free of attachment that hinder giving anything internal or external.