New Chan Forum 55

Welcome to the Winter 2017 issue of New Chan Forum, which leads with a spiritual autobiography by Fiona Nuttall, Simon Child’s first dharma heir. Fiona also offers a poem in honour of the late John Crook, our founder and original inspiration, as does Didi Crook, John’s sister, in memoriam six years on from his death in 2011.

Anna Jedynak writes about meditation, this time setting it in the context of spirituality and religion with admirable clarity. Diana Warner tells us about the bumps on the road to becoming clearer about her political activism. And we have a poem of meditation from Steve Smith.

I am glad to say we have found room for a range of retreat reports in this issue. Retreat reports get to the heart of the process of what we are all about: dismantling the false ideas of self to find the true centre hidden within.

I’m glad to say we have many contributions from women again. Please keep the contributions coming: articles, art work, retreat reports, poems and photographs; all will be welcome.

• The Path to Transmission - Fiona Nuttall
• Two Poems in Memory of John Crook -
  • Poem for John - Fiona Nuttall
  • Grief within Action - Didi Crook
• Meditation, Spirituality, Religion - Anna Jedynak
• An Activist Awakens - Diana Warner
• Poem: Whale Watching - Steve Smith
• Retreat Reports
  • Shattering the Great Doubt, Crosby Hall, August 2017
  • Reflections on Chan Taster Week, Derbyshire, February 2017
  • Western Zen Retreat with Hilary and Rebecca, February 2015

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