Category Archives: News

We are on the fourth day of our annual working retreat. The five of us in the community are being joined by nine or ten men for each of the next four weeks. The plan is to have a retreat … Continue reading →

We have recently purchased a piece of land not far from Guhyaloka to use as a facility for a one year retreat for four or five men. It consists of several terraces running along the contour of a mountain with … Continue reading →

During the first two weeks of December I accompanied my father on a cruise of the Red Sea. We flew to Al Akabah in Jordan and sailed to Safaga, Egypt from where we drove across the mountains and desert to … Continue reading →

On the 15th of February I had a phone message to tell me that my father had just been taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack. I took a flight the next day and by mid afternoon I was … Continue reading →

During the month of February we held our annual month long working retreat at Guhyaloka. Six to Eight men joined Achaladeva, Bodhidaka, Khajit and the community for each of the four weeks – some staying with us for several weeks. … Continue reading →

On January 5th I took the bus from Bristol to Norwich – stopping off in London for a few hours to meet with Dhammadinna – and so to Padmaloka for a week long retreat for the men who were ordained … Continue reading →

I arrived in Bristol to spend Christmas and New Year with my father. We ate well and had a few glasses of wine but otherwise it was a quiet time. The main event was a visit to the Royal Photographic … Continue reading →