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Thanks to your help, we have already reached two thirds of our target. We now need a big final push to get us the rest of the way. Every donation counts!
Many people are asking each other questions like these:
What can we do to support each other in times of crisis?
How can we change our consumption patterns?
How can we overcome the challenges that the world is facing?
What can I do to have a positive impact on the planet?
Are we all doomed at this point?
We are fundraising to create a Buddhist community that will nurture a resource and events centre on 70 acres of land. Our goal is to support the practical exploration of answers to these questions. We aim to build sustainable, connected local economies and communities through ecological restoration, incubating social innovation, courses, and more. We’ll also continue to run our successful Events and Enterprises, including Buddhafield Festival and Buddhafield Cafe.
Buddhafield Base will inspire change, connection and simplicity to support the well-being of the planet and its inhabitants. It is a radical approach to living a shared commitment to addressing the essential causes of our present crises. It will create opportunities for meaningful work, creativity and imagination, community, and care for land and ecology through a sense of place, purpose and belonging.
Rooted in Buddhism, the Buddhafield Base project is committed to offering skills and experiences to groups and individuals who want to explore answers to the questions that are most important to them.
About Buddhafield
Where it all began
Buddhafield is a collaboration of Buddhists from the Triratna tradition who, for over 25 years have offered land-based teaching, community and meditation through our travelling vegan café, on retreats and at our conscious festivals, all outdoors and under canvas.
Buddhafield is unique in the world of Buddhism, activism and nature connection. It combines a Buddhist tradition designed to work in the modern Western culture with an integral appreciation of nature and ecology. It is also a seat for engaged Buddhists supporting those who wish to act for the benefit of their community and create a wiser and more compassionate world around them.
The Buddhafield Base Project will allow us to consolidate our resources and enable us to:
- Continue to provide events, retreats and festivals
- Store and look after our kit
- Support the outreach activities of the Buddhafield Cafe
- Create a permanent Buddhafield community
- Provide co-working spaces and studio spaces to facilitate ethical (team-based right livelihood) enterprises and creative pursuits
- Nourish our wider community and provides spaces and tools to restore, regenerate and nourish. We envision people leaving the Base and taking this resource back to their home communities
- Invest time and energy into long-term land projects like a forest garden, wetland management and permaculture-based food production
- Start our six-month, semi-residential Pathways to Resilience course for young people
- Provide residential Dharma Life volunteer opportunities
Visualising the land:
Base Values
Cultivating the Eco-Sattva spirit
We want Base to be a place where people can more deeply live, experience and express our values and take them out into the world. Our values are:
Authentic community
In a community we find others and we find ourselves. The beauty and challenge of relationships are opportunities for generosity, forgiveness and bravery. These are the qualities that move us beyond our self-centredness.
Celebration of creativity and imagination
There are qualities that have drifted to the edge of our daily lives as if they are not robust enough for the serious business of today’s world. At Buddhafield, we seek to re-centre qualities like imagination and creativity that go hand in hand with renewal and regeneration.
Meaningful work
Buddhafield offers opportunities for people to work in teams while creating our events and looking after land and kit. Meeting the challenge of working together outdoors in all weathers develops skills, confidence and an ability to collaborate. The bonding and shared purpose dissolve the sense of isolation felt by many.
Care for land and ecology
Land is integral to Buddhafield – it’s where we connect to the elements, strip away our complex lives and live simply, together. Our events take place outdoors and under canvas, embracing a joyful existence in the natural world.
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What we need and how you can help
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