Mandy Sutter

Mandy Sutter is a freelance writer who lives with her partner and their large black dog in Ilkley, UK. She meditates with the Leeds Triratna Buddhist Community and is a Mitra. Her debut novel, Stretching It, a comedy about a young woman's search for love, was published in July 2013 and is available on Amazon and Kindle.

Can Byron Katie help our Buddhist practice?

I came across the work of American self help guru Byron Katie ten years ago. She has published a variety…

August 1, 2013

The benefit of meditating regularly

As a long-time meditator who has never established a daily habit, I’ve been questioning the value of the 100 day…

February 4, 2013

“Zombies on Kilimanjaro,” by Tim Ward

‘”Your guide will probably tell you,” Ezekiel said, “that the name Kilimanjaro comes from kilima, the Swahili word for ‘mountain’…

January 6, 2013

Your True Home: The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh

Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh is a prolific writer, with over seventy books to his name. 'Your True Home' is…

December 30, 2011

Meditating with tinnitus

If you suffer from tinnitus - persistent ringing in the ears - you may wonder whether meditation is a good…

October 7, 2011

The Closing Circle

Writer and meditator Mandy Sutter views the reporting-in process at the end of silent retreats with a mixture of dread…

September 25, 2011

Why I call myself a Buddhist

When I became a Mitra (friend) of the Triratna Buddhist Community earlier this year, I was surprised by the surprise…

May 27, 2011

Meditation For the Love of It, by Sally Kempton

‘Inner spaciousness is always there, with its clarity, its love, and its innate goodness,’ says Sally Kempton in her new…

February 26, 2011

“Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life,” by Thich Nhat Hanh

On New Year’s Day, many of us will resolve to lose weight. But before we finalise our weight loss plans,…

December 28, 2010

The ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ phenomenon

When the film Four Weddings and a Funeral came out in 1994, I was irritated by the film’s ‘token’ inclusion…

November 9, 2010