A couple of people have asked how my trip to Telford went over the week-end. Sorry to say it didn’t happen. On Saturday morning, when we were due to leave, there was a blizzard in progress and the prospect of driving out in that was not attractive. And it would probably have been down right dangerous to be out driving anyway.
There are photographs on the Telford Buddhist Priory web site. One of the reasons for my going to Telford was to witness a very long time lay practitioner within our Order receive a brown kesa. It was given in recognition of her contribution to Buddhism which has been well beyond the call of duty.
Is it REALLY ten years since Telford started? As Dogen said, “Time flies swifter than an arrow.” It sure does. It’s good to see how well things are doing in Birmingham.