At the end of 2024 Stephen retired from teaching courses at Bodhi College and elsewhere in order to concentrate on his writing and art projects at home in France. He will continue to give occasional online and in person talks at conferences and other venues. He is also available to be interviewed on podcasts.

On Saturday, February 22, Stephen will be speaking (on line) at the conference Psychedelic Buddhism 2025. For further details visit: psychedelicbuddhism.org.

On Saturday, April 25, Stephen will be in Vienna as part of a day-long event of talks and discussions to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the European Buddhist Union. Details of this event will be posted here and on the EBU website: europeanbuddhistunion.org

In the Footsteps of the Ancestors. From June 1 to 18, Stephen, Martine and Shantum Seth will lead a pilgrimage in northern China to visit some of the oldest sites of Buddhism in China, including the Dunhuang Caves, Kumbum Monastery, the Longmen Grottoes and Wutaishan. For further details and booking information visit buddhapath.com

Stephen will be a keynote speaker and workshop leader (in person) at the International Conference on Mindfulness — Asia Pacific in Hong Kong from June 26-30. He will offer a presentation on Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL), followed by a day-long workshop on the same theme with Dr Ayda Duroux and Dr Carmel Shalev. Further information and registration details are available HERE.

2025 will see the publication of Stephen’s new book Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times (Yale University Press) on August 25. He will be visiting the United States in September to promote it. For more information on and advance orders for the book visit this page. Details of the book tour will follow.