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
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
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
