Teachings

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Writings

 

The teachings above have been given or referred to by Teachers at Tallowwood Retreats, Meditation gatherings or Days of Mindfulness.

Poetry

 

The poetry below has been referenced at various Tallowwood Retreats:

  • Ajahn Chah: Do Not Try

  • Mary Oliver: Wild Geese, When Death Comes, Summer’s Day, The Journey

  • Hafiz: Deepening the Wonder, Cast All Your Votes For Dancing, With That Moon Language

  • Rumi: That Lives In Us

  • Xinxin Ming: Faith In Mind

  • Galway Kinnell: Saint Francis and the Sow

Music

 
  • Great Compassion Mantra - Ani Choying Drolma

  • Gate Gate on album ‘Love is Space’ - Deva Premal

Other Resources

 

Suggested readings, books and websites for exploration

  • The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha - Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi

  • The Connected Discourses of the Buddha - Bhikkhu BodhiThe Fundamental Wisdom of the

  • Middle Way - Jay L Garfield

  • The Sound of Silence - Ajahn Sumedho

  • The Mind and the Way - Ajahn Sumedho

  • Light on Enlightenment - Christopher Titmuss

  • Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree - Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

  • In the Buddha's Words - Bhikkhu Bodhi

  • The Wise Heart- Jack Kornfield

  • The First and Last Freedom - J Krishnamurti

  • Meditations - J Krishnamurti

  • The Experience of the Samadhi - Richard Shankman

  • Satipatthana - Analayo

  • Seeing That Frees - Rob Burbea

  • The Island - Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro. This book can be downloaded from: https://www.amaravati.org/audio-and-books/

Women in the Dharma

  • Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters - Grace Schireson, published 2009 by Wisdom Publications

  • Women of the Way: Discovering 2,500 Years of Buddhist Wisdom - Sallie Tisdale, published 2007 by Harper

  • Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure. Writings and Stories of Mystic Poets, Scholars and Saints - Camille Helminski, published 2003 by Shambala

  • The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women
    - Zenshin Florence
    - Caplow (Editor),‎
    - Reigetsu Susan
    - Moon (Editor),
    - Zoketsu NormanFischer (Foreword)
    Published 2013 by Wisdom

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