The inner life has the capacity to contain a range of different voices, sometimes diabolically opposed to each other, as well as opposed to the voice of others, personal and public figures/organisations. …
Finding Fault with Others. Points to Remember Read More »
Carbon Emissions
Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels and Long Term Vision
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What are the steps to save the Earth? Read More »
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 »
