Buddhafield Dharma compiled by Lokabandhu
BUDDHAFIELD DHARMA Practising Buddhism on the Land By Lokabandhu Buddhafield is a unique phenomenon in the history of Western Buddhism: a joyous, hard-working, idealistic, experimental, Dharma-practicing community of men, women and children who take delight in Dharma practice out-of-doors, in the woods and fields of England. Drawing inspiration from the classic Buddhist Mahayana text the Vimalakirti Nirdesa, Buddhafield aspires to be first and foremost a "field of living beings" - but also, of "high resolve, virtuous application, generosity, tolerance, meditation, wisdom", and much more. Buddhafielders are equally at home on a month-long silent meditation retreat in a remote Devon valley or teaching meditation in the depths of the 200,000-person Glastonbury music festival - or serving up veggie burgers 18 hours a day in the Buddhafield Café. This book sets out to document the many facets of the Buddhafield project, and to explore something of its unique approach to Dharma practice - centred as it is on a love of the elements and community, with a deep appreciation of inter-connectedness and the need for a comprehensive approach to environmental and ecological ethics. At its core is a collection of ten Dharma talks by members of the Triratna Buddhist Order, of which Buddhafield is a part. There's also a full introduction to the many facets of the project, a brief history, a fine collection of photographs, and a series of practical instructions ranging from how to build a geodesic dome to how to make a hot tub to how to make a vegan 'shepherdess pie' for 200 people - all as used in Buddhafield. The book was produced as Buddhafield prepared to celebrate the 20th Buddhafield Festival, a much-loved annual gathering of some 3,000 people, with a unique 'no-drink-no-drugs' approach to alternative festival-going, asking people to cultivate instead an atmosphere of 'clear and radiant awareness'. 2016, 222 pages. Paperback & Kindle editions available. ISBN 978-1-905297-94-8 B&W 8.5 x 11 in or 280 x 216 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
Table of Contents
Dedication Acknowledgements Foreword Introducing Buddhafield’s dharma A field of living beings The purification of the buddha-field Buddhafield’s vision Mission statement 1995 Buddhafield today Buddhafield land Broadhembury Frog mill Permaculture at Broadhembury Buddhafield retreats Introducing the total immersion retreat: an interview with Kamalashila An unexpected meeting with the wise man by Vessantara Buddhafield and the path of parenting: the village retreat The history and vision of the village retreat by Amaragita The village retreat’s principles and practices for householder living Green earth awakening The buddhafield yatra A dharma yatra diary by Dave Barr The buddhafield café Teaching at festivals The Prajnaparamita sanctuary an introduction by Sagaravajra Work as practice in buddhafield Buddhafield dharma: ten talks and a prose-poem Ecology, buddhism, and buddhafield by Akasati Nature as Dharma teacher by Akuppa Shouting out beauty: listening to the wisdom of nature by Lokabandhu The living elements by Kamalashila Being in nature and in silence: a rare and precious opportunity by Paramananda Community, nature and reality: Buddhist community in depth by Kamalashila Dharmadruids: Buddhist inculturation in the west? By Ratnadeva Building an ethical underworld: lessons from the mafia by Khemasuri Connect. Empower. Liberate by Guhyapati Strive on! Five ways to stay sane and true and survive global meltdown by Akuppa Myth, poetry and the goddess: another way of imagining by Dhiramati The Buddhafield Festival The Dharma Parlour Buddhafield festival field guidelines Buddhafield festival reviews Buddhafield’s themes year by year Backstage at Buddhafield The Buddhafield café Café recipes Kitchen secrets Building a buddhafield dome by Rupadarshin Secrets of the buddhafield hot tub by Rupadarshin Buddhafield pujas and other verses Padmasambhava of blazing light puja by Dhiramati To the ancestors by Dhiramati The Shambhala Warrior Mind-Training by Akuppa Buddhafield Dharma quotes Further information
