Carbon Emissions
Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels and Long Term Vision
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These four truths of the noble ones (a precise translation) constitute a primary interest for those living a wise and noble way of life. These four truths summarise the heart of the Buddha’s teachings. …
FOUR TRUTHS OF THE NOBLE ONES (often simplified as the Four Noble Truths)Read More »
FOUR TRUTHS OF THE NOBLE ONES (often simplified as the Four Noble Truths) Read More »
Summary of opening talk for experienced meditators at
Retreat at En dor, northern Israel, September 6, 2015
For a long, long time, human beings have engaged in a search. People have felt their limits, their mortality and sense of finiteness – a feeling of being small, vulnerable creatures on this Earth. …
I recall more than 30 years ago asking Gaia House, the much loved meditation centre, a few miles north of Totnes, south Devon, England, to display only beautiful plants and flowers in the front of the meditation hall rather than a Buddha image. Trustees and co-Dharma teachers kindly agreed. I also requested that we name the meditation centre as Gaia House. Gaia, a Greek goddess, means ‘Living Earth’ and, coincidentally, has the same pronunciation as (Bodh) Gaya, the place of the Buddha’s awakening. Co-teachers and trustees also kindly agreed to this proposal. …
Secular Buddhism. – Has a new Buddhist sect been formed in the West?Read More »
Secular Buddhism. – Has a new Buddhist sect been formed in the West? Read More »
Dear Readers,
Here are four questions leading into 80 questions to encourage an exploration of our phenomenal existence. We waste our life if we sleep walk through it. Let us exercise the quiet inner power of consciousness to inquire into our relationship to this field of human being and human activity. If you wish, read through the 80 questions. There is no single answer to any question. The genuine answer makes a real difference to your life. …
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