Dharma Reflections

Lewis Thompson (1909 – 1949). A Selection of Aphorisms from Mirror to the Light

Lewis Thompson, an English poet and sage, spent 18 years in India from the age of 22 until his death in Varanasi in 1949, aged 40. He devoted these years to the exploration of consciousness, experience and truth. Aphorisms, carefully filed away in boxes, were found after his death. Here is a selection of his aphorisms. Clear, sharp and direct, his aphorisms serve as an important resource for reflection for sincere people committed to the exploration of the human experience.

Still largely unknown more than 60 years after his death, Lewis Thompson has much to offer in his expression of numerous timeless truths. His aphorisms certainly deserve a wider audience. (see review of Mirror to the Light  in the blog of July 13, 2015). …

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The nurse, the patient and treatment

Five qualities needed to attend to the sick.

Five qualities of a patient

Numerous people from every background came to the Buddha with questions on every conceivable issue. For example, he said five qualities were needed to attend the sick whether doctors, nurses, attendants, friends or family members. The qualities were the capacity to: …

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On Dharma service – live video teaching on Sunday May 24, 2015

Worldwide Insight has kindly invited me to be the guest onlineDharma teacher on Sunday May 24, 2015 for 90 minutes.

This wallah will start speaking at 7 pm UK time and finish at 8.30 pm.

Worldwide Insight meets every Sunday at 11am Pacific US Time, 2pm Eastern US time, 7pm UK time, 8pm European time, 4am Monday Australia time (AEST), for 90 minutes. …

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What is the Meaning of Life?

What is the meaning of life? The impossible question. The question easily invites us to posit the importance of human goodness upon the appearance of life. Owing to our vulnerable consciousness, we ascertain a meaning or a series of meanings to try to make sense of a fluctuating and insecure dynamic of incalculable presentations. Nothing presented to consciousness, through the senses, has any essence, yet we search for meaning or declare what has importance for us. …

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DISCOURSE ON MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING

SUMMARY OF THE DISCOURSE ON

MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING

A classic discourse of the Buddha from

Middle Length Discourse (Sutta 118)

 Sixteen Stages to develop Mindfulness of Breathing

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