Mornings of Practice in the Bush 2025
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Once again, Victor von der Heyde will be offering what has proved to be since 2018 very popular mornings of practice at the Hut of the Happy Omen in Cheltenham.
The morning has sittings, walking periods in the bush, a talk, a discussion and a shared lunch. The first morning for 2025 is:
The talk and discussion on the 16th October is titled "Visible and Invisible Roots". Victor writes: Sometimes our world feels fresh and beautiful, other times when we take in some of what's happening in the wider world (genocide on our watch, climate breakdown, a fraying of the global rules based order) the outlook appears bleak. What's happening could be seen in terms of collective numbness, or in terms of moral deterioration or moral injury. In what helpful ways might we see our actions when the outlook appears bleak? The mornings will be in silence from 9:30 to 1:00pm apart from the discussion and any necessary communication. They will be all-weather events. If it's wet we'll be looking out on rain in the bush. The Hut of Happy Omen The Hut was built in 1949 by Marie Byles, one of the founding members of the Buddhist Society of NSW. It was built for dharma practice and it is very much in it's original condition with original furnishings. It is now owned by the National Trust and part of Marie Byles larger property called Ahimsa Sanctuary. It is mostly open on one side and looks out over bushland, part of Pennant Hills Park, and over the small house where Marie Byles lived. There's established walking tracks in the bush accessible from the Hut. The Hut is about a half hour drive from the Sydney CBD and a fifteen minute walk from Cheltenham station in north western Sydney. We're grateful to the National Trust for being able to use The Hut of Happy Omen. |
When 9:30am to 2:00pm
The schedule will be: 9:10 - 9:30 arrive 9:30 - 10:15 sit 10:15 - 10:45 walk / tea 10:45 - 11: 45 talk, discussion, sit 11:45 - 12:15 walk / tea 12:15 - 1:00 sit 1:00 - 2:00 lunch Cost The program will be run on a dana basis. There'll be a box to cover the payment to the National Trust and dana for the teachings. Bookings and directions. Bookings are free but occasionally there's more people who'd like to come than places. Please book by emailing Victor: dharmacloud [at] dharma.org.au (replace at with @). Directions to the Hut and what to bring get sent out about a week beforehand. 
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