His New Earth Story

Jayaraja had one of those unsettling, discomforting life calls. He was asked to meet something bigger to be in service to something that will stretch him beyond his knowledge, capacity and skills. The call was to take on the task of renovating a house in ruins. He felt inadequate to this task, and pondered why him?

Some threads through his life meet in this project; a love of community, of teams, play, of friendship, learning, the healing of nature and a knowledge that the very elements that he is made of belong not to him. What he most hopes to bring is to share the journey into our hearts, a depth of listening to communicate and receive with ourselves, each other and this very earth.

His Work

Jayaraja is a senior member of the Triratna Buddhist Order and has been teaching mindfulness for 30 years. He is the author of several books on play, communication and community building, he was the head of Fundraising for the Karuna Trust, and the Chair of Buddhafield.

He has travelled extensively sharing communication skills, and play in the slums of India, the favela’s in Brazil. He draws inspiration from the Buddha, Iain McGilchrist, Dan Siegel, Gestalt psychotherapy, poetry, trauma theory, from the trees and the moon, from failing and humiliation and the authenticity of young children.