Dharma Glimpse by Theresa Larkins I’ve been thinking a lot about change and impermanence after last week’s book group discussions. I spent time in my garden last week after our meeting, clearing last year’s dead plants from the flowerbeds. It lifted me to see new shoots and bulbs coming up under the dead material. Spring […]
A Dharma Glimpse by Frankie Carboni couple of weeks ago a small petrol station in the middle of town closed down. It was a family business and the owner has retired. It’s something of an icon, the only petrol station actually right in town, situated in an awkward triangle of roads right on the portside.
Dharma Glimpse by Mat Osmond From time to time I fall into a pattern of waking around 3am, often when there’s some conflict or turmoil at work in me. I had one of these wakeful nights last week. As I lay there in a familiar pool of unease, an odd thought came to me. I’m
Dharma Glimpse by Satya This morning the view from my office window is spectacular. The sun has laid a strip of electric orange at the horizon, and above it heavy blue-grey clouds hang, edged in pink. As I watch, a plane is rising through the sky, leaving fading contrails behind it. I think for a
Dharma Glimpse by Katie Cove What is Leadership? As I sit at my desk before the working day begins and look at the Buddha which guides me through each day, I wonder what challenges I will face. As a new journey and pathway in my life is being built I find myself managing a very
A Dharma Glimpse by Karmadeva Recently I’ve been reflecting on my work and life in general. I worry that I’m not concentrating on the important things; especially in terms of my practice. I do a lot of interfaith work and my concern has been why? The reason for my uncertainty is; I had to refuse to
A Dharma Glimpse by Kim Allard My husband developed cancer in June of 2021. Between COVID and my husband’s compromised immunity it’s been a long lock down for us both. Our time is filled with repeating cycles of hope and disappointment. It’s been a painful lesson in not grasping or becoming attached to a particular
A Dharma Glimpse by Utpaladhi Water pools on our flat garage roof, and I often look at it through the landing window. Birds like to bathe there, undisturbed by humans. They don’t much care that it’s rather grey and not aesthetically pleasing up there – they enjoy splashing and chattering together. The other night I
Dharma Glimpse By Helen At the end of 2022 lots of messages were being shared and discussed around finding a word to focus on for 2023. I took some time to consider this as I’ve done this exercise before in years past but somehow it seems particularly poignant for 2023 for me. During practise on
A Dharma Glimpse by Philip I was sitting in the shrine room on my own close to the end of another year. I wasn’t feeling great to be honest. My mind and body were unsettled. These aren’t new phenomena for me. Indeed, they are old friends even if I haven’t always seen them that way.
