Dharma Glimpse by Jules Lately I have been repeatedly triggered by what I believed to be lies and deceit, and my reactions to them have been exponentially destructive to those around me – causing harm to those I love and cherish. As a sufferer of complex-PTSD I am unable to regulate my emotions in a […]
A Dharma Glimpse by Frankie A week or so ago I came down with flu – a gift from my husband who in turn was gifted it by his Doctor’s waiting room. I don’t think I deal with illness very well; I see it as something that must be resisted at all costs, because I
Dharma Glimpse by Luna I’ve been wandering & exploring for the past four years, since fleeing to Australia after a very long PhD. My spiritual connection has deepened through many practices & experiences during this time, & I feel like I’ve been on a long pilgrimage to come home to myself.In the past few months,
Dharma Glimpse by Paramita I recently had to leave a job, as a combination of problems with it were making me ill, and so I did it quite suddenly and without securing anything else to fall back on. I couldn’t afford to have too much time off and so, I started making job applications and
A Dharma Glimpse by Mat Osmond This is a glimpse that arrived in two halves. The first half came a few weeks ago as I was giving my daughter Zoe a driving lesson. We had the Sat Nav on, but for some reason we kept turning aside from the route it offered back to where
Dharma Glimpse by Kusuma As part of a multi-faith open day I recently visited a children’s hospice for the first time in a number of years. There is a heavy price to pay for working in a palliative care environment with Compassion Fatigue a major contributing factor in staff being off sick or leaving the
Dharma Glimpse by Frankie This isn’t a meditation on death and my preparedness or otherwise for it, but about the lessons I am taught as I go about my every day mundane life. Shopping! I do a lot of my shopping on Amazon. Yes I know for many people this is objectionable but perhaps those
By Elizabeth Some of you know that my daughter was found to have a shopping addiction this year, with its attendant lying, stealing and gaslighting. It was an effort to get over the shock and disbelief at first and then how to practice? It took time and hence my gratitude for the Dharma seal of
Dharma Glimpse by Paramita Last weekend I missed out on the Bright Earth Pureland Buddhist Convention, which was held in my hometown and hosted by my home Temple.It was not my fault and neither can I blame anybody else for this unfortunate state of affairs.I suffer with Fibromyalgia, which is classed as a “chronic illness”
Glimpse by Philip Wallbridge I’ve learnt sometimes things fall apart in life. It happened to me recently. Things built up I couldn’t let go of or process, so there was an inevitable falling apart. A few days later, as I was piecing myself back together, I was walking towards the Malvern hills. I was more
