Previous Reflective Talks

Reflective Talks from 2021

Emptiness by Anja Tanhane July 2021

Every Day is a Good Day by Tom Fisher May 2021

The Thee A’s: Greed, Hated and Ignorance by Tom Fisher April 2021
In this talk, Tom examines the Chinese origins of the terms ‘greed’, ‘hatred’ and ‘ignorance’ and their use in the OMZ book of readings. He suggests that, for some people at least, it might be useful to think of the concepets as ‘attachment’, ‘aversion’ and ‘apathy’. He also puts forward a number of possible antidotes in practice to these ’three poisons’.

Lying Cows and Buddha Nature by Tom Fisher March 2021

The Gifts and Challenges of Ritual by Anja Tanhane February 2021

Warm Hearted Attention by Anja Tanhane January 2021

Reflective Talks from 2020

Zen and Evil by Tom Fisher December 2020

Living in Balance by Anja Tanhane November 2020

Directing and Sustaining our Attention by Anja Tanhane October 2020

Letting go of Being Right by Tom Fisher September 2020
For many of us, there’s something satisfying about winning an argument. The childhood phrase ‘See, I told you so,’ echoes in my mind. In what seems to be an increasingly divided – and hence argumentative – world, this mind-set has been amplified by leaders who appear psychologically unable to admit those with different views may be right