A report on the 22nd Shokai at Three Wheels, October 2018 “Life is a gift,” one Dharma friend said at the last meeting of the 22nd Shokai and “Namuamidabutsu,” immediately rose up from the sangha’s…continue reading
On the evening of Friday 20th April, during a spell of unseasonably warm weather, seventeen participants gathered for the commencement of the 21st Shokai Retreat, including one participant who was attending for the first time.After…continue reading
Our 20th Shokai Retreat at Three Wheels was held 20th – 22nd October 2017. The theme of the Shokai was “Nenbutsu un Mindfulness” inspired by the article written by Ven. Chimyo Takehara, the Head Priest…continue reading
Namu Amida-butsu Following the conclusion of our 19th Shokai Retreat just a few hours previously Three Wheels was delighted to welcome a large number of guests, including a number of new visitors, to the 132nd…continue reading
Namu-Amida-Butsu Our 19th Shokai Retreat was held between the 21st – 23rd April 2017. The Theme of this Shokai was A Moment That Changed My World and a total of 19 participants including the residents…continue reading
Namu-Amida-butsu Our 18th Shokai Retreat was held between the 14th – 16th October 2016. The theme of this Shokai was Awakening to what has been done for me and a total of 14 participants joined…continue reading
Namu-Amida-butsu Our 18th Shokai Retreat was held between the 14th – 16th October 2016. The theme of this Shokai was Awakening to what has been done for me and a total of 14 participants joined…continue reading
The morning of the 127th London Eza brought a beautiful sunny day, and a number of Dharma friends met in the morning to clean and prepare the building and grounds. After the service Andrew chaired…continue reading
This was our first attempt to hold the Shokai retreat immediately prior to the London Eza. At the end of the Shokai, we hoped to share the atmosphere of our retreat with the participants of…continue reading
This was our first attempt to hold the Shokai retreat immediately prior to the London Eza. At the end of the Shokai, we hoped to share the atmosphere of our retreat with the participants of…continue reading