The 25th Shokai was entirely different in its form to all the previous retreats as it was held entirely online due to the pandemic. However, I am very grateful to report that the depth of…continue reading
The 149th London Eza was held at Three Wheels on 23rd February. This was the first Eza in 2020 which represents, as Andrew Webb said in his opening comments “a new chapter in Three Wheels…continue reading
On Sunday 8th of December, a large number of guests gathered for a very special Eza to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of Three Wheels and also to pay their respects to The…continue reading
The 24th Shokai Retreat was held between 11th and 13th October. The theme of this retreat was ‘What has been done for me by the Three Treasures’. All the participants reflected upon this theme as…continue reading
For the 147th London Eza, Dharma friends welcomed the world-renowned Buddhist scholar Professor Masahiro Shimoda of Tokyo University to join the annual Hoonko Otorikoshi ceremony, and were very much encouraged by his observation that the…continue reading
This year’s annual Ceremony to Pray for World Peace and Reconciliation was especially poignant since those veterans, both Japanese and British, who first gave birth to the reconciliation movement, have sadly now all passed away.…continue reading
The 145th London Eza was held at Three Wheels on 30th June. The focus of this Eza was a talk by Professor John White on the haiku poet and Buddhist, Matsuo Basho. The month of June is…continue reading
On the occasion of the April 2019 London Eza, which was also Shinran Shonin’s monthly memorial day, Rev. Kenshin Ishii gave a talk on the theme of ‘Meeting Amida’s Buddha’s Light in the Sangha’. As…continue reading
A gentle and peaceful light embraced the proceedings of the 23rd Shokai and was remarked upon by many of the participants. I cannot help but believe that it was the samādhi of Shakyamuni’s disciple Good…continue reading
The 143rd London Eza was held on 24th February. Everything went smoothly in spite of the fact that Rev. Sato and Mrs Hiroko Sato were both absent from the Eza for the first time. Dharma…continue reading
