(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
By Izzy It’s Friday morning and I’m accompanying visits on my first day of work today. I was slow to sleep at 11pm last night and woke up at 6am sharp, feeling alert, my mind racing, my stomach churning. I do what I do every morning. I lie there for a while before getting up
by Angela Today, my dog Aine and I went out for a soggy November walk. I was on the 1st day of my bleed and my body was in the mood for warmth and softness and nothing too physically demanding. I enjoyed hearing the sound of the rain and noticing some of the daily changes
A Glimpse by Dayamay As another New Year comes racing around, and the last one feels like one big blur, I notice that I’m very aware of how much older and fragile I am. Youthful resilience seems to be fading a bit, at least in the physical sense, and I’m much more sensitive to the
A Dharma Glimpse by Alison Written on 8th Dec Today is the anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni’s Enlightenment and I’m writing my First Dharma Glimpse. During this morning’s Nembutsu, I began chanting then suddenly started to laugh. I don’t really know why, or at least I didn’t. I looked up at the Buddha and said a
A Dharma Glimpse by Dayamay A few years ago I attended a special Christmas Eve Mass for children with my niece and nephew. I wasn’t expecting much, as, in my arrogance, I had sort of written off contemporary Christian preachers and teachers, as part of my lifelong resentment with the church. They couldn’t possibly have
