Dharma Reflections

The Buddhist traditions have tended towards a view of separation of the Buddha’s teaching from society.  Many have been led to believe that the Buddha declined to engage in any kind of social criticism,  as one form of protest. Some Buddhists have the impression that the Buddha only created an order of monks and nuns outside of society without addressing the real issues of concern in society.  The Pali texts show something quite different. …

The Buddha as ActivistRead More »

On Friday, 2 September 2011 our Dharma friend Nadamo died at the age of only 55 years. He served as the international coordinator of the Mindfulness Training Course. His friends around the world miss him dearly. …

Farewell Meditation to Nadamo on Saturday, 10 September at 12am (GMT +1h)Read More »

PRACTICE

Practice is to free the body of destructive patterns, habits and acts of carelessness.

Practice is to free the mind from greed, hate and fear.

Practice is to cultivate inner awareness, to discover depths of meditation and to realise psychological and spiritual insights into the nature of things.

Practice is the active work of the individual transforming herself or himself, alone or with others.

Practice is the active work of the individual transforming herself or himself, alone or with others. …

I have a dozen biographies about the life of the Buddha. I emailed Stefan Karpkik, who loves exploring the Pali Suttas (Discourses of the Buddha) about the Buddha. …

Gotama the Buddha – not a holier-than-thou type.Read More »

Is dogma insidiously creeping  into the Dharma/Advaita world? We have managed to get off our backs burdensome religious beliefs, various statements of Canon Law and much of the top down forms of authority that characterise religion. …

Is Dogma creeping into the Dharma/Advaita world?Read More »