I was reflecting this morning on how certain things seem to reach out to me from beyond time and space. They are so deep, so closely connected to me, indeed, they seem to be me in a sense, in the sense that I cannot separate or distinguish between them and me. For example, some dharma […]
Echoes Beyond Time Read Post »
Some reflections on Compassion, judging the correctness of actions, and Wisdom – in response to a discussion on a Buddhist list about a particular collective action that had taken place there. I’ve been reflecting quite a lot the last few days on these discussions on the list. Two themes which seem to have recurred in
Compassion, Judging and Wisdom Read Post »
Captain Kirk may have been right as far as exploration of the ‘outer realms’ was concerned, but for my ‘inner exploration’ I’ve no doubt whatsoever what the hardest aspect of practice is, and which has remained stubbornly resistant to transformation … Sleep, or rather … the lack of it! No other aspect of life has
Sleep … the Final Frontier! Read Post »
Just some thoughts in response to an email to a Buddhist list asking why it is that we discuss the latest terrorist act so energetically, yet don’t seem to pay any attention to such things as starvation in Africa, for example. The mailer pointed out that one child dies of starvation there every 5 seconds.
Famine and Terrorism Read Post »
How wonderful that my wife ‘woke me up’ this morning with the bell of rememberance! Having got little sleep this last few night with my sick toddler, I slipped into an old pattern of ‘wrong speech’ when overtired. How often it seems to be that when I’ve not slept, I revert to more automatic patterns
Was thinking this morning of a number of classic scenarios which keep on popping up in the spiritual life. They seem to be not just classic aspects of my path, but of other people’s too … so thought I’d share them. You get a few days where everything seems to be ‘coming together’. Meditation is
Spiritual Classics – The Kiss of Death Read Post »
Hi, I just wanted to add one thing to your very beautiful email, which detailed why people act the way that they do, and the various ways in which you can work with the situation you find yourself in. Your present is a reflection of your past mind The teachings say that what we experience
Wicked People and Buddhist View Read Post »
Following on from this post on Exorcism, Black Magic, Voodoo and Buddhism. In response to the question: how and in what way in Chod is the body offered to the demons? And how do they feast upon them? There is a limit to what I can say in response to this, as the sadhana itself
Chod, Demons, Karma and Razor Blades Read Post »
In response to: an email describing how their daughter is Christian, and reflecting on how to relate to her. Many thanks for your kind words, and for sharing so much of your personal experience and situation. I’m afraid I can’t really do justice to your email at this time, but wished to send a response
Buddhist Pure Lands and God Realms Read Post »
