Category: Events

Forthcoming AHT Presentation in Oxford

I’m giving a presentation on Thursday’s Lotus at the Oxford & Cotswold Group of the Alister Hardy Trust, which explores all kinds of religious and spiritual experience. I reproduce here the invitation currently advertised on the AHT Events page.

2nd November 2019
AHT Oxford & Cotswold Group
Paul Trafford on Thursday’s Lotus: The Life and Work of Fuengsin Trafford
If you would like to attend, please email alister.hardy.oxford@gmail.com or contact Rhonda Riachi on 07533 248659 so we can send you directions to the venue.

I will share additional photographs and anecdotes and also hope to bring with me some other memorabilia to exhibit Fuengsin’s varied interests. If you are free that Saturday morning, then you’d be welcome to come along.

Presentation at Quaker Meeting House, Oxford

On Thursday 23 March, I gave a presentation on Dhammakaya pioneers in the UK: featuring Fuengsin Trafford.

I gave an overview of Fuengsin’s life and work in the context of present difficulties in Thailand, trying to inform and spread loving kindness.  At risk are people’s spiritual livelihoods — the current circumstances mean that people like my mother are not be able to properly fulfil their life’s purpose.

There were about 20 of us gathered together in the Garden Room of the Quaker Meeting House in St. Giles, Oxford.  It’s a wonderful venue that we’ve used before for evening meditation classes, very popular with Buddhist groups.  The spaces are very conducive to inner peace and there are good facilities, including plenty of comfortable chairs and a kitchen.  Also, as a registered charity we received a 10% discount.

After a blustery afternoon observing the peace vigil in Radcliffe Square, we were grateful for the shelter.  The atmosphere was very positive and supportive.