A Dharma Glimpse by Angie I was walking past the alcoves in the garden where the Buddha & Tara rupas are and I suddenly had the desire to sweep them. I enjoyed the action of sweeping and the way the dry leaves moved from place to place, sometimes agreeing to follow the broom and sometimes […]
A Dharma Glimpse by Dayamay My car broke down yesterday while I was taking my elderly client shopping. Boot full of bags, middle of a busy street…you know, that sort of thing! I never get used to that feeling of helplessness, when the reality of my dependence on material things, and also, how fragile they
Dharma Glimpse by Dave Smith I’ve recently been in contact with an old school friend who I’ve not seen for about 35 years. She was telling me about how she had to go to the dentist. Her words were “I get to go to the dentist today”, she then went on to explain how she
Dharma Glimpse by Sam ‘In the corner of my room, I see a spider in its web. It’s been there a few days now – I don’t mind its company. But I wonder how the spider feels. I haven’t seen any flies lately, so I don’t imagine it has caught any. Is the spider hungry
Dharma Glimpse by Sam I grew up as a Christian, and I was lucky enough to be part of a nourishing community of Christians. Unfortunately, this community was built around a set around a particular set of beliefs, and in the end I found that I could not believe in it, and therefore I could
(and True Entrusting or ‘Shinjin,’ as inspired by River of Fire, River of Water by Taitetsu Unno) Dharma Glimpse by Alison Taitetsu Unno talks of the importance of authenticity. This is a glimpse that seeks to be authentic, so might push some readers/listeners to the boundaries of their comfort, as it did those of the
Dharma Glimpse by Philip I was on a walk in the hills recently with Dayamay. It was good to spend some time with him. And with nature. All of us together. I particularly recall a moment being stopped in my tracks over half way through our walk went the sun appeared and shone brightly from behind one of the
Glimpse by Olly Monk: “Is is the wind that is in motion, or is it only the flag that is moving?”Response: “Both are moving, Holy one.”Monk: “One day you will realise that there is no wind, and the flag does not move. It is only the hearts of men that are restless.” I wanted to
Dharma Glimpse by Chris Earle-Storey In an attempt to improve my fitness I joined the local leisure centre last December. As well as attending gym sessions, I’ve also started to swim again after a 30-year break from the pool. I’m not a strong swimmer and to be honest have found swimming quite hard work after
Dharma Glimpse by Barbara It was around 3 am and I was wide awake again, on full alert, for the 3rd night running One of my anxieties being that I was returning to a familiar pattern of insomnia that had plagued me in bouts since I was a teenager. I tried a new strategy; imagining
