A Dharma Glimpse by David Hope David describes a spiritual experience. Just over a year ago, in November 2020, I was walking my friend’s dog on thecommon at the bottom of Thirlstane Road. The weather was unsettled with rainshowers and the clouds were moving quite rapidly in the wind. As they did so acrescent moon […]
Kaspa & I have been watching the situation with Omicron in the UK closely, and have taken the decision to close the temple to the public for a little while. It feels important to do our bit to help reduce infections nationwide and to help our already-struggling NHS. We will still offer our twice-weekly Zoom sessions
Bodhi Day The Buddha’s awakening was supported by the Earth: a great naga serpent cheered the Buddha on towards enlightenment, he was awakened under a Bodhi tree and when challenged called upon the Earth goddess to witness and verify his awakening. What can we learn from the Buddha’s relationship with the natural world and how
By Kaspa I thought of a really good analogy for practice, with human beings being represented by solar systems and the planets being our bad habits and the sun being our self-concern. I started writing it out and it all sounded so complicated! Maybe I’ll try and present it another time. Today I’ll share a
Three videos of Kaspa talking about environmental activism. Getting Arrested for Touching The Earth – a talk at Buddhafield Festival, Kaspa tells the story of his arrest for demonstrating with XR, about intuitive compassion and finding an appropriate response to the climate crisis. Two XR Buddhist Co-coordinators in Conversation Kaspa and Katja talk about activism
Mindful WalkThis Saturday at 1400 join us for a mindful walk on the hills. Join Satya and Kaspa for a mindful walk on the hills. Booking essential – email hello@brightearth.org to let us know you are coming. These walks are always special! The walks begin in various places in Malvern (the temple, Rosebank gardens etc) with introductions and
By Kaspa I have been thinking about the foundations of spiritual practice, about what it means to be human and about what we are hoping the temple will become a container for. Sometimes our hearts are open to things as they are and the concerns of body and mind drop away. We are sweeping up
by Kaspa At lunchtime today a photographer for a national news agency came and took a photo of me standing in front of the temple. About ten days ago Bright Earth Buddhist Temple was in the Malvern Gazette. Then we were in the Worcester News, then the Birmingham Mail. Today we were in the Gazette
By Kaspa Buddhism and the Climate Crisis At the beginning of the week the IPPC released its sixth report. You’ve probably seen the headlines in newspapers and on the radio and television. The headline from the IPPC press release is: climate change: rapid, widespread and intensifying. This is a longer post than usual. But it’s
By Kaspa This Saturday as part of our morning practice in the shrine room we’ll have a refuge ceremony. Refuge is what we call it when we place our trust in the three jewels: The Buddha, The Dharma and the Sangha. Refuge is when we stop being taken in by our defensive, calculating mind and
