2007 ARCHIVE ~ Colchester Shop Set-Up

After many years of wanting to have its own Evolution Shop, in 2007 Colchester finally got one. The trend in recent years in most of our shops has been towards mixed teams of Buddhists and Non-Buddhists. Colchester was our first shop for many years that started life being run by a completely Buddhist Team. Most of whom were involved in some way with the shop set up before its opening. Here is a selection of photographs of that set up in progress.   

2012 ARCHIVE ~ 2nd Annual Men's Camping Retreat

For the second year running the redoubtable men of Windhorse got together for a weekend of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha under canvas. Looks like they had fun too!

2012 ARCHIVE ~ New Van

After clocking up hundreds and hundreds of miles, our Sales Vans have to be retired and replaced. Quite often this is also an opportunity to consider improvements to the internal layout and conditions within the vans. So fitting them out is given a lot of attention. Here's our newest acquisition.

 

2012 ARCHIVE ~ New Padmasambhava Shrine in Wholesale Team

During 2012 Ivan Trujillo decided to revamp the Wholesale Shrine dedicated to Padmasambhava. It was constructed over a number of weeks, partly during Right Livelihood Meetings with the help of his team, but mostly in any spare time during the day. Here are a few photographs of some stages in its creation.

2012 ARCHIVE ~ Cultivating A Garden

Outside the Warehouse building, is a small fenced off garden. During 2012 Matthew began cultivating organic herbs,squashes and tomatoes inside it  By the end of the Summer were beginning to ripen.
Here are a few photos taken in September 2012.

2011 ARCHIVE ~ Composer's Competition

Triratna as a Buddhist movement places an emphasis on the role of the arts in refining ones spiritual receptivity and expression. It is also one way we can make explorations into what a genuinely Western Buddhist Culture might be. In 2011 Arthasiddhi after many years of encouraging involvement in choirs, launched a competition to write new pieces for choirs based on a traditional Buddhist text. This video presents the five entrants and their finished choral pieces.

Composers’ Competition: towards a Western Buddhist Culture from windhorse evolution on Vimeo.

2012 ARCHIVE ~ Subhuti Seminar ~ Part Seven

Part Seven ~ Windhorse & Triratna

In the concluding session of the second day, Subhuti addresses the simple question of what Windhorse:evolution has to offer and contribute to the wider Triratna movement.

Windhorse:evolution Seminar Part Eight - Windhorse and Triratna from Subhuti_secretary on Vimeo.

2012 ARCHIVE ~ Subhuti Seminar ~ Part Six

Part Six ~ Intensity and Frenzy

In response to questions raised by workers from Windhorse: evolution, Subhuti discusses the difference between intensity and frenzy, plus the necessity of defining boundaries in order to safeguard things we see as of value or precious.

Windhorse:evolution Seminar Part Six - Intensity and Frenzy from Subhuti_secretary on Vimeo.

2012 ARCHIVE ~ Subhuti Seminar ~ Part Two

Part Two ~ Meaning Transcends Manifestation

In the second part of Subhuti's Seminar the discussion looks at what it means to run a Right Livelihood business, what are the distinctive challenges of it as a practice and an opportunity for realisation?

Windhorse:evolution Seminar Part Two - Meaning Transcends Manifestation from Subhuti_secretary on Vimeo.

2012 ARCHIVE ~ Subhuti Seminar ~ Part One

Part One ~ The Sublimation of Ambition

In 2012 Subhuti led a seminar on the subject of Windhorse:evolution, celebrating its successes both as a business and Right Livelihood, but also exploring the issues that are affecting it now and may do so in the future.

Windhorse:evolution Seminar Part One - The Sublimation of Ambition from Subhuti_secretary on Vimeo.

2012 ARCHIVE ~ Interview with Vasubandhu

 After many years as a Van Man pioneering the Ireland run, Sanghapala interviews Vasubandhu before he departs on a years retreat.

Vasubandhu interview from windhorse evolution on Vimeo.

2012 ARCHIVE ~ Growing Tomatoes in a Warehouse

You'd never think a warehouse would be warm enough to grow ripe tomatoes in, but here's the photographic proof, in Guhyaraja's fingers. Small and perfectly formed.

2012 ARCHIVE ~ Celebrating Bhante's Birthday

We celebrated Bhante Sangharakshita's birthday on 24th August, with a special Puja, short talks and White Tara Mantra.

2011 ARCHIVE - Choir at End of Year Do

Here are three videos of the choir recorded at our - End Of Year Do in 2011, performing In the Bleak Mid Winter, Carol of the bells, and Dharma Hallelujah.

2011 ARCHIVE - Cambridge Sangha Choir Competition

Five composers in our Sangha set to music three verses from the Dhammapada that express the Buddha's vision for the Sangha. The submissions were from: Akashadeva, Emma Choporian, Yashodaka, Vipulakirti and Graham Patterson. The pieces were performed by the Cambridge Sangha Choir, conducted by Arthasdiddhi. the Audience voted for a winning composition, which was later sung by the whole community celebrating Sangha Day.

2011 ARCHIVE - Talk by Kavyasiddhi

Here's a talk by Kavyasiddhi given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre called - More than Money, The Value of Work.

2012 ARCHIVE - Celebrating Sangharakshta's Birthday

Every year we mark the birthday of  Bhante Sangharakshita. with a celebration and rejoicing in his merits, and what we owe him as the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community. Here's a talk from the youngest Buddhist currently working at Windhorse, Martine de Silva

2012 ARCHIVE - Our Buyers go shopping

Here's a short video of our two Buyers Vajraketu and Jnanasalin on a buying trip to the largest Trade Fair in the world in Guangzhou in China. It will perhaps give you a little taste of what finding goods likely to sell in our Evolution Shops and to our Wholesale customers can involve.

W:E go shopping from windhorse evolution on Vimeo.

2012 ARCHIVE - Saddharaja - Right Livelihood Talk

The sixth and concluding talk of Saddharaja's talks on Right Livelihood, called - Right Realism, Money, and the Game of Life. He talks about his impressions when visiting India. Its fast developing economy, and the business relationship that has developed between India and the UK over hundreds of years.

He goes on to explore the importance of personal money whilst working in Right Livelihood, and asks whether its possible in modern society to live completely without money. Focusing on a number of extreme views with regard to personal finance that Right Livelihood can fall into. Making some suggestions regarding what a 'Middle Way' might be in a Right Livelihood context, which he calls 'Right Realism'. Identifying four kinds of financial situation Right Livelihood workers are likely to inhabit, and suggesting six ways in which we might develop 'Right Realism'.



Right Realism, Money and the Game of Life 2 from windhorse evolution on Vimeo.

Here's the link to the Free Buddhist Audio site where you can also hear this talk - http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC1398

2012 ARCHIVE - Autumn Trade Fair

This year we featured our new Renault Sales Van as part of the sales stand at the NEC Autumn Trade Fair. Aiming to promote, in these days of our growing websales, the personal touch of a visit from our Van Sales Team. Who regularly boldly venture out along the motorways, roads and streets of the UK to sell our giftware to local shops, garden centres etc. It looked great!