A friend living in France strongly encouraged me to reread The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery to appreciate the remarkable insights found in his small novel. Born in Lyon, France in 1900, the author died in a plane crash in 1944 flying alone during the war. …
Practising Buddhists regard themselves as non-violent, tolerant, mindful and meditative. Their spiritual teachers will probably encourage them to direct their loving kindness to everybody. …
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I recall taking Kye, my grandson, aged nine, to Australia for a month. I offered a Dharma Gathering for around 120 participants. Three friends from Bodhi Farm, near Lismore, New South Wales, kindly offered to take my grandson at dawn to find kangaroos, several kilometres away from the Yarrahapanni retreat centre, a sub-tropical forest running down to the edge of the majestic ocean. …
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A person falls down a well into the water. It is cold and dark down there. The person has enough motivation to climb up the stepladder to get out of the well. One or two people at the top of the well give some support as the person slowly climbs out of the well into the daylight. …
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Buddhists and Muslims have more in common than we think. The Buddhist tradition can learn from the religious practices of the Islamic tradition. There is the potential for an important dialogue between Buddhists and Muslims, who share similar priorities in the spiritual life. …
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