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The 10-day Goenka courses have become well known in the Buddhist world since Goenka (30 January, 1924 – 29 September, 2013), a wealthy Mumbai businessman, launched his Vipassana courses in 1969 to a group of Western seekers travelling in India. Continue reading
Choices and Consequences
‘Biography. A Game.’
A Play by Max Frisch, a Swiss playright (1911 – 1991)
I read recently a remarkable play. Biography. A Game – written by Max Frisch. Continue reading
Nine Favourite Poets and Poems
Language can struggle to communicate the Inexpressible. Perhaps it is only through beautiful and illuminating poetry that language reaches its zenith. In that respect, a profound poem brings us all closer to the Truth of things than any other form of language. A sublime poem ‘speaks’ to us of the realm that is beyond the words and beyond the constructed. I believe we cannot live meaningful lives without poetry. Continue reading
Worldwideinsight.org
for weekly Dharma teachings online.
The Dangers of Selfie Mindfulness
Worldwide Insight, an online network, is a Dharma group that you can join from anywhere in the world.
Each Saturday and Sunday, Insight Meditation teachers offer meditation instruction, teachings, and live Q&A on video. Continue reading
Intentions, Ethics, Action and Consequences.
A Dharma Perspective on wars and moral superiority
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SUB-HEADINGS
Ignorance and Conflict
Ethics, Intentions, Actions and Consequences
Action and Suffering
Buddhists and War
Enquiry into so-called Cause and Effect
Powerfully armed countries, such as USA, UK, France and Israel, and military organisations, such as NATO, propagate our moral superiority over threats, real and imagined, from other nation states or political/pseudo religious organisations, such as found in the Arab/Islamic world. Continue reading