Padmacandra
Padmacandra (Pippa Meek) first attended a retreat with Wolf at the Door many moons ago, led by Ananda and Manjusvara. She says “I felt suddenly at home: able to be myself and happily anonymous at the same time. For me poetry is a state of mind that I aspire to abide in. Poetry seems to come from being embodied in the world – open to the senses as if for the first time”. Padmacandra’s poems have been widely published in magazines and in 2002 she edited, with much help from others, The Heart as Origami, an anthology of contemporary Buddhist Poets (Rising Fire Press).
Events with Padmacandra
The Way It Is - A Buddhist writing retreat - Wolf at the DoorNovember 6 - 9, 2026
The Way It Is There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread. But it is hard for others to see. While you hold it you can’t get lost. Tragedies happen; people get hurt or die; and you suffer and get old. Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding. You don’t ever let go of the thread. ~ William Stafford ~ A Buddhist writing retreat, exploring imagination through pen, paper – and the spaces in between… Is it possible to…