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.
Dharma Glimpse by Beth Hickey What is “Self”? If we understand what constitutes self, then maybe we have a better chance of also understanding what we are being encouraged to let go of.Self is described as a person’s “essential being” that distinguishes them from others.It is actually quite difficult to pin it down precisely because
Dharma Glimpse by Philip Wallbridge On a recent stay at the temple I became more aware how time spent there creates a softening and opening in me. I invariably arrive with my ego, self-absorption and delusions prevalent, underpinned by my fears, jagged edges and emotional wounds. But, gradually over the hours and days there, these
Dharma Glimpse by Mat Osmond I’ve left it late to write this week’s dharma glimpse partly because I’m still wondering what to say about it. I’ve been wondering all week what to say about it in fact. Years ago now I watched a snail, and realised something as I watched them that’s never really gone
Dharma Glimpse by Dayamay Dunsby As I sat in the garden at work this morning, getting some November sunshine and some fresh air, a redbreasted robin fluttered down into the bush in front of me. It could obviously see me and chirped boldly in my direction, as if asking me a question. Head tilted slightly
Dharma Glimpse by Jenn Ashworth I am only really just getting to grips with what a glimpse is. A question surfaces for me, which is ‘so what?’ If I glimpse some greater truth or wisdom or I learn something, does it matter if I am not altered by it in some way? What hides underneath
Dharma Glimpse by Dayamay Dunsby This time of year can really be a bit of a struggle for me. My psychological baggage relating to childhood and early manhood, wounded and exiled parts exerting their influence and dominating my thinking, and the impact of the dreary weather and shorter days with less sunlight. It is a
Dharma Glimpse by Dayamay Dunsby As I set out for a walk in the rain during a period of covid convalescence the other day, I realised that I was too cold without my hat. I had already walked about 100 yards but turned back and trapsed upstairs to find a suitable covering to protect my
As I sat alone the other evening after I heard that my cousin had passed away, I reflected on friendship, how we all rely to a certain extent on others. Some is through what we have now, and some what we had in our past. With me I tend to get confused to a certain extent with the two. Let me explain.
