If you don’t stand for something – you’ll fall for anything. This popular culture maxim never seemed more appropriate than it does in these increasingly turbulent and devisive times. It may sound a bit old and overused but, in light of the current state of things, it actually bears quite a fresh significance. I spent […]
Dharma Talk by Kim Allard What attracted me to Pureland Buddhism was being able to relate to the practice and teachings and not feeling shame or failure if my practice wasn’t done rigorously and in a disciplined way. Not leaving well enough alone I bought some books and ended up in tears when the author
Dharma Glimpse by Frankie yoghurt and honeya spoonful of memoriescrete 1983 ‘attachment is the source of all suffering’internet meme attributed usually to the Buddha. Non-attachment, nekkhama, not clinging, not grasping etc is a fundamental of Buddhist teaching and philosophy. It is at the core of the four noble truths, often the first lesson that students
Dharma Glimpse by Imogen Healy I have felt very unsettled and unstable this week.I am moving house soon which marks the start of a new chapter in my life in many ways. This left me with this ‘desperation’ to cling onto something that could feel stable, like “me” again.I kept trying to grasp for this
Dharma Glimpse by Luna Rose Walking home from swimming, amidst the busy work traffic underneath a cloud of rain & Birmingham smog, I stopped to admire a beautiful rose bush, blooming proudly on an otherwise grey main road. Layers of petals gathered on the front wall, speckled with raindrops and looking rather divine. Later on,
A Dharma Glimpse poem by Dave Smith Look to the horizon See the beauty in its outline Sharp black silhouettes of ancient ash and oak above soft rounded hills Look to the ground beneath you See the beauty in its complexity Each blade of grass and wild flower petal repeating patterns of nature’s symmetry A
A Dharma Glimpse by Philip I have been listening to a track by Jon Hopkins, an English musician and producer of electronic and piano driven music, called ‘Sit around the Fire’ recently. I love it the track has human connectivity; it was recommended by one templemate to another, who then played it to me in
Dharma Glimpses by Sonia Hyacinth bulbs breakFree in darkness, seek out light —Dizzying blue heights. Dandelion clocks puffPretty drift; weeds gently checkedMake way for clover. Yarn pulled loose unravelsMy winter shawl: shape new skeins.Namo Amida Bu. Through flame, valley, wave,Cave, mount, maze, weaves golden thread —Namo Amida Bu. * Namo Amida Bu —Touched by light,
Dharma Glimpse by Frankie Carboni Very early morning, before the sun rises, and before anything or anybody is awake, has always felt special to me. It has an intimacy, a quietness, a kind of privacy. I feel completely immersed in the solitude that I love. This particular morning, it must have been around 5.00am, I
A Dharma Glimpse by Maria Trotter Today has been a strange day indeed. It began with snow on the hills – in March – and a slightly annoying pulsing headache as I reluctantly got out of bed. “There has been so much going on recently!” – I thought as I went though the morning routine,
