Tag Archives for Martine Batchelor

Conscious listening: meditating on sounds

By Jim Champion | Published May 1, 2017

In this blog post I describe a simple formal practice of meditation on sounds, why it might be something that you should engage with, and how the experience went for me this morning when I practiced it.

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Talks from a recent retreat

By Ramsey Margolis | Published September 5, 2015

Helping you to put the notion of a secular dharma into practice, here are some talks given at a retreat led by Martine and Stephen Batchelor at Gaia House, Devon between 18 and 24 July 2015.

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4 Bonds of Fellowship that Help Build Community

By Martine Batchelor | Published December 13, 2014

There are four grounds for the bonds of fellowship, four qualities which will help community building. Which four?

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A study retreat in your own home

By Ramsey Margolis | Published August 14, 2014

Here’s a suggestion – dedicate a couple of weekends to a study retreat in the comfort of your own home, practicing meditation and going in depth into a secular approach to Buddhism.

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Martine and Stephen Batchelor to teach in Australia

By Ramsey Margolis | Published January 22, 2014

During February and March 2014, world-renowned Buddhist scholars, authors and teachers Martine and Stephen Batchelor will give talks, retreats and workshops in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Northern New South Wales, Brisbane and Cairns.

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Introducing Secular Buddhism

By Ramsey Margolis | Published April 18, 2012

A series of dharma talks given by Martine and Stephen Batchelor in March 2012 at Sine Cera Retreat Centre in Australia are available for you to download from Dharma Seed at http://sc.dharmaseed.org/retreats/1593. They are: Experience  – Stephen The Buddha’s criteria for regarding a statement as valid; a pragmatic view of the dharma; the ‘all’ is […]

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