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Ten Questions on Causation for Reflection and Meditation to support Wise Action

Dharma Reflections / Christopher / October 25, 2021

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.

Articles, Dharma Reflections / Christopher / October 9, 2021

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. …

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13 Points for Social and Environmental Change

Dharma Reflections / Christopher / July 26, 2021

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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