Dharma Reflections

PRACTICE

Practice is to free the body of destructive patterns, habits and acts of carelessness.

Practice is to free the mind from greed, hate and fear.

Practice is to cultivate inner awareness, to discover depths of meditation and to realise psychological and spiritual insights into the nature of things.

Practice is the active work of the individual transforming herself or himself, alone or with others.

Practice is the active work of the individual transforming herself or himself, alone or with others. …

I have a dozen biographies about the life of the Buddha. I emailed Stefan Karpkik, who loves exploring the Pali Suttas (Discourses of the Buddha) about the Buddha. …

Gotama the Buddha – not a holier-than-thou type.Read More »

Is dogma insidiously creeping  into the Dharma/Advaita world? We have managed to get off our backs burdensome religious beliefs, various statements of Canon Law and much of the top down forms of authority that characterise religion. …

Is Dogma creeping into the Dharma/Advaita world?Read More »

I sent a reflection on suicide to a follower of the Dharma after a relative in her 30’s committed suicide following a separation. I have changed her name to Angela. Angela had sat a retreat with me some years ago. Our heart reaches out to loved ones who try to make sense of suicide. We have to be mindful not to rush to judgment in terms of simplistic psychological analysis about a person who ends their life.

I wrote: …

When the self totally rejects its self and the world. A Reflection on SuicideRead More »

The easiest thing in the world to give is money. We put our hand in our pocket or purse and hand it over. We write out a cheque. We enter our card number over the phone or online. It takes seconds or perhaps a few minutes at most. …

The easiest thing is to give moneyRead More »