Responses to my Questions on Father Christmas
Two days before Christmas, I posted this message on Facebook.
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Dharma Reflections
A Statement of Support for Ordination of Four Bhikkhunis
A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FROM INSIGHT MEDITATION TEACHERS
IN AUSTRALIA FOR THE FULL ORDINATION
OF FOUR BHIKKHUNIS IN PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA …
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‘No Doer of a Deed’
From time to time, Dharma and Advaita friends ask me where does the Buddha say in the Pali suttas; “Deeds are done but there is no doer of.” …
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The Buddha and Jung meet on the Path
With one blisteringly hot day and one torrential storm, and with delightful weather conditions on the other days for walking prevailing, we held our 9th annual French Yatra (pilgrimage) in the Dordogne area of southern France. …
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The Importance of the Five Realms of Existence
In recent years, I have been developing more and more interest in the Buddha’s teachings on the five realms of existence as a vitally important feature of Dharma teachings and exploration triggered by recollections of experiences of my years in the monkhood, including the time in the Vipassana monastery, the cave and forest.
I have also been working systematically through the discourses of the Buddha, and the emphasis he gave to the realms, and the circumstances for their presence. …
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