By Ian McPherson I am a Northerner. I was born and brought up in County Durham. I support the Premier League side Sunderland Football Club. I am also part-owner of non-league Bishop Auckland Football Club. I tend to take the often expressed view that football is the most important thing of the non-important things in […]
A Dharma Glimpse by Chris E-S This summer, we are planning on re-carpeting the spare bedroom and the study. “Study” is something of a misnomer: it is a junk room, albeit a small one. The spare bedroom is not much less cluttered but at least there is room for a single bed in it, or
A Dharma Glimpse by Jean Recently, a dear friend passed away, and although Tony was 81 and had some underlying health conditions, it was still a shock as it was so unexpected. He was a fit man who was loved by everyone he met. He loved life and made the most of it, always positive,
Dharma Glimpse by Jean On one of my travels last year, I had the privileged experience of walking in a very remote and wild place. It was quite misty, raining and windy and cold, but it felt really exhilarating to be immersed in, and battling nature, in this starkly beautiful spot. The weather seemed to
A Dharma Glimpse by Chris E-S A couple of years ago, I wrote a Dharma Glimpse about swimming. Since then, my technique has improved significantly and I have gone from being a very below-average swimmer to being a fairly decent one. I still don’t qualify for the fast lane – I’m not sure I ever
A Dharma Glimpse by Angela I went dancing on Saturday with a group of friends. We shared the dance hall with a trapped pigeon. It had been stuck inside for a couple of days. Unable or unwilling to fly out of the open fire door to freedom. Today this trapped pigeon feels like a metaphor
A Dharma Glimpse by Satya At the weekend I drove my mum a few hours so she could see her sister in her new care home. My aunt has had dementia for some time, and she had begun to need higher levels of care that were available in her old place. We ate lunch with
An anonymous Dharma Glimspe As a practicing Buddhist trying to lead my life with a positive mindset and an outlook to an enriched life of wellbeing and tranquillity, I found my mind wondering down that negative road. And no matter how hard you meditate, occasionally those negative thoughts enter your mind and internally you find
A Dharma Glimpse by Angela I recently I walked out of a trustees meeting. My manager parts had conveyed me there. Where I was prepared to curl up in an armchair and silently record the minutes; counting the minutes until I could escape to the sanctuary of my duvet. To open the meeting Kaspa invited
Dharma Glimpse by Nick Creswick As someone who has an outlook on life that tries to find the positive in every situation and has comfort in the impermanence of life, sometime this can actually be a struggle. When you experience loved ones in pain whether that be emotional or physical and in that moment they
