talks 
note this selection of past talks is not edited for reading. Some would be a lot better if they were. The spoken word isn't that subtle, so please forgive faults of style. Some were given some years ago and may seem dated. Most were given to an audience of members of the Western Buddhist Order, so they may seem 'in-house'. Moreover this material may contain ideas I no longer hold, that are simply wrong, that demonstrate all my faults, follies and prejudice. I think that is OK. Take it with a pinch of salt. They are part of my process, and I don't think there is much I regret writing. I'll look at these more closely over time, and maybe change a few things.
Feedback is very welcome - I will get round to
editing some of these properly one day, if it seems worth it.
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(link to material intended largely for Order Members, but
probably also of general interest)
Community,
Nature and Buddha Nature – Buddhafield
Festival 2006. The Buddhist view of
Nature, & how it could affect the way we live together
Buddha Nature – another
talk on this topic linking the notion of Buddha Nature to some well known
Buddhist teachings. (Buddha Day,
Cambridge 2006)
Potential
and The Nature of the Mind – Milarepa’s Teaching to the Shepherd Boy [2001,
I think]
Buddhism
and the Natural World – Deep Ecology, Community and the Dharma Talk for Order
Convention 2005
As if All Beings Mattered - Buddhism and the World View of Deep Ecology Talk for WBO National Order Weekend on ‘Mindfulness and the Environment’. Norfolk, May 7th 2005
Our
work as teachers and practitioners - Talk for Western Buddhist Order [2005,
WBO Day]
Buddha Nature - Introduction to the Tathagatagarbha [Buddha Nature] Tradition [2004, Wesak]
Simplicity - The Six Elements, Living in Nature, and the Natural State of Buddhahood [2004, FWBO Day]
Spiritual Rebirth - The Transformative aspect of Insight Meditation [2003, WBO Convention]
The Eightfold Path - Public Talk given at Maha Bodhi Society in Bodh Gaya, India [2000]
Notes on the Eight aspects of the Buddha's Eightfold Path - Talk Series given in Bodh Gaya [2000]
Chi I - An Introduction - Founder, Chinese T'ien T'ai school [1995, WBO Convention],
Meditation and Other People Love in Buddhism – the Four Brahmaviharas [1991, Wellington, NZ]
Brahmacharya and the Buddhist Path - Discussion on celibacy in spiritual life [1992, WBO Convention]
The Dharma Treasure The Satipatthana Sutta [Auckland & Croydon 1991]
from Views to the Dharma 62 Wrong views in the Brahmajala Sutta
Mindfulness as a spiritual faculty Poison, purification, and practising the fifth Buddhist precept