A Dharma Glimpse by Karmadeva Recently I’ve been reflecting on my work and life in general. I worry that I’m not concentrating on the important things; especially in terms of my practice. I do a lot of interfaith work and my concern has been why? The reason for my uncertainty is; I had to refuse to […]
A Dharma Glimpse by Kim Allard My husband developed cancer in June of 2021. Between COVID and my husband’s compromised immunity it’s been a long lock down for us both. Our time is filled with repeating cycles of hope and disappointment. It’s been a painful lesson in not grasping or becoming attached to a particular
A Dharma Glimpse by Utpaladhi Water pools on our flat garage roof, and I often look at it through the landing window. Birds like to bathe there, undisturbed by humans. They don’t much care that it’s rather grey and not aesthetically pleasing up there – they enjoy splashing and chattering together. The other night I
Dharma Glimpse By Helen At the end of 2022 lots of messages were being shared and discussed around finding a word to focus on for 2023. I took some time to consider this as I’ve done this exercise before in years past but somehow it seems particularly poignant for 2023 for me. During practise on
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 Philip I was sitting in the shrine room on my own close to the end of another year. I wasn’t feeling great to be honest. My mind and body were unsettled. These aren’t new phenomena for me. Indeed, they are old friends even if I haven’t always seen them that way.
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
Dharma Glimpse by Beth Hickey What is “Self”? If we understand what constitutes self, then maybe we have a better chance of also understanding what we are being encouraged to let go of.Self is described as a person’s “essential being” that distinguishes them from others.It is actually quite difficult to pin it down precisely because
Dharma Glimpse by Philip Wallbridge On a recent stay at the temple I became more aware how time spent there creates a softening and opening in me. I invariably arrive with my ego, self-absorption and delusions prevalent, underpinned by my fears, jagged edges and emotional wounds. But, gradually over the hours and days there, these
