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News & events
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What is the link between meditation & sustainability?
We were invited to speak with a group at sustainability think tank Forum for the Future. What does sitting doing nothing have to do with saving the planet? The session looked at links between society's fixation on growth, consumption and upward development and the idea that we are always driven as individuals by thoughts that drive us constantly. Yet when we sit in meditation, we see that these thoughts simply come and go endlessly and quite mysteriously. Is there some connection between noticing and practising this and transforming the addictive consumption patterns?
Meditation & responsible decision making - new research from INSEAD [Autumn 2007]
A recent report into a three year study led by INSEAD suggests that meditation may be among the most effective organisational interventions to increase responsible and ethical decision making by managers.
Faith, spirtuality and climate change - Labour and Lib Dem conferences [2007]
This year's political party conferences saw a series of events organised by multiple NGOs and campaign organisations to draw politicians' attention to the increasing urgency of tackling climate change. Specifically the intention of these fringe meetings - under the banner of The Climate Clinic was to campaign for the highest possible targets in the forthcoming UK parliamentary Climate Bill. We were invited to offer view in the debate based on our Buddhist perspectives and our experience of working with people in organisations who are trying to create change.
Interview with BBC magazine - [May 07] We were recently interviewed for a BBC online magazine article on commuting and meditation. We were pleased to have been interviewed, and feel that the article is a positive contribution to bringing meditation into the daily life of people at work. It is maybe worth mentioning that the actual quote attributed to Tim is not, as far as he remembers, what he actually said! But the overall gist is fine...
link to full article...
The universal patterns of change - exploring self, work and organisations using Mandala Principle
One day workshop - Bath - 1st feb 2007
According to the ancient idea of Mandala principle, everything in our experience - in our selves and in our external world - can be seen as a natural expression of a set of essentially simple principles. These interconnect and interpenetrate continually and without end, creating the often chaotic and confusing situations we seem to find ourselves in. Understanding Mandala principle offers us practical ways of learning to relate more skilfully and openly to any situation we might encounter.
An introduction to Meditation at Work [Autumn 2006]
We ran our first public introductory event in Autumn 2006. Participants were from a variety of different types of organisations and sectors and included a mix of people completely new to meditation as well as those who had been meditating for many years. The day introduced the basic principles, techniques and activities connected with meditation in the workplace and introduced the idea of Mandala principle - a way of starting to see and work with any situation with greater clarity and skill.
We will be running similar events early in 2007.
Meditation, Work and Social Change [July 2006]
Tim recently gave a talk to social activists and business people at Buddhafield festival in Devon. The subject of the 4 day event was becoming a 'Dharma Warrior'. This is someone who works in the world using their skills and energies to benefit others in the deepest possible way. The talk introduced the possibility that we may need to let go of even our strongest hopes and ideals for creating a better world and to learn to respond more spontaneously rather than according to personal notions, plans and concepts - however noble they may be. If saving the world becomes just another egocentric, ambitious project then maybe we are still playing the same unwinnable game we have always played? |
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