Matters of the Heart. A Poem
MATTERS OF THE HEART
I will open my heart to morning’s aurora,
So that I may embrace heaven and earth, …
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Guidelines for the Blog and Comments on Social Media
Certain lengthy comments on my social media platforms sometimes reveal an aggressive tone. I have received concern about such Comments from other readers, especially on Facebook.
Such hostility in the comments deter others from writing a comment. I see in recent months a significant drop in the number and diversity of Comments. …
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Ten Questions on Causation for Reflection and Meditation to support Wise Action
We often live in the spell of cause and effect as if the cause had an independent existence not related to anything else.
Let us explore our typical ways of viewing in cause-and-effect terms to reveal the limits of any view. Dogma consists of grasping onto a view, making it a fixation in the mind, without realising the limits of the view. …
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Can an individual transcend suffering while surrounded by collective suffering? One of the questions from a meditator.
Around 90 participants joined all or part of four days of Dharma teachings/practices in the Australian time zone between 24-28 September 2021 with Samantha from Melbourne and myself.
Meditators had the opportunity to ask questions either directly on Zoom, via the Zoom Chat column or by writing us an email. …
13 Points for Social and Environmental Change
Lists and bullet points serve a useful function as we can easily neglect to address specific areas we wish to address. Doubts about being effective can easily set in when we become reliant on three or four points to create a change.
I take my inspiration for this approach from the Buddha, who offered literally hundreds of lists to communicate the depth and expanse of his teachings. …
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