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
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 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
