Dharma Glimpse by Ali In October last year one of my best friends sadly took her own life. I was devastated and heartbroken and was weighed down with grief. Another close friend sent me these words which I will share with you now. “ When it comes to grief, remember this – You have not […]
Dharma Glimpse by Angie For the last two spring seasons I have watched with intrigue as new Holly leaves form on my walks around Malvern. They emerge small, waxy and surprisingly soft to the touch. Over the course of a few weeks they harden up, gradually lose their softness and their edges turn from soft
Dharma Glimpse by Philip I was driving down to the temple recently in my slightly battered, but beloved, Twingo. It has a temperamental and capricious CD player (yes, it is pretty old!). I kinda love that about it. Choice isn’t always a good thing in my opinion and when a CD finally works it feels
Dharma Glimpse by Maria This week I’ve started my new job. My head has been bursting with all the information on the company and my project, in that respect I’ve been pretty much dropped in the deep from the get go! But even more importantly, I’m now working with the same people I used to
Dharma Glimpse by Helen There’s been a few times in my life when I’ve heard the voice of God tell me something verystrongly. It’s generally been when I’ve been doggedly pursuing a path that deep down I’veknows wasn’t right for me but for one reason or another I’ve been ignoring all signs to thecontrary and
Dharma glimpse by Beth H Having faith is a tricky concept for me.It’s a bit like the clouds. It comes and goes.The sun is there shining and grinning its reassuring glow.And as suddenly, it’s gone and I’m thrust back into greyness and find I’m floundering.Sunshine provides the reassurance, the comfort and glow that nurtures me
by Sharon Taylor Dechen Today my dog Poppy and I did our usual walk and I was thinking what I could share of my recent experiences to put into this Dharma Glimpse. As I was pondering this a set of two legs and two wheels came running past us sniffing flowersIt was an elderly Labrador’
Dharma glimpse by Dave Smith My eyesight has been slowly deteriorating for a while now but I never seem to get round to going to an optician. Someone suggested that I should just buy a cheap pair of reading glasses. I bought a pair yesterday, when I got into bed last night I thought I
A Dharma Glimpse by Frankie Who are our Dharma teachers? Where do Dharma Glimpses happen? In this series of glimpses that I’m writing, my teachers are Netflix, Amazon, Instagram, Facebook, online art courses and groups, my local supermarket, my husband, and more. None of these rich sources have anything to do with Buddhism per se,
A Dharma Glimpse by Alison Having a voice can seem like something very normal, but actually it isn’t for everyone. On returning to England it struck me that we are expected to have a voice and to share ideas, opinions, thoughts and feelings. In Asia this wasn’t particularly important, unless it was about an action
