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
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 by Dayamay My car broke down yesterday while I was taking my elderly client shopping. Boot full of bags, middle of a busy street…you know, that sort of thing! I never get used to that feeling of helplessness, when the reality of my dependence on material things, and also, how fragile they
Dharma Glimpse by Dave Smith I’ve recently been in contact with an old school friend who I’ve not seen for about 35 years. She was telling me about how she had to go to the dentist. Her words were “I get to go to the dentist today”, she then went on to explain how she
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,
