Poems and Prose

A Poem to mark 2600 years since the Buddha’s Enlightenment

  Last month, Buddhists throughout south east Asia, as well as in many other parts of the world, commemorated  the enlightenment of the Buddha on the full moon of May.

 The Buddha gained enlightenment in 588 BCE.  This year marks the 2,600 years of his enlightenment. …

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A boy, a short film, a piano and a poem …..

Earlier this month, the class teacher  gave children 30 minutes to write a few lines about their response to a short animated film based on a husband playing the piano after the death of his wife. …

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Loving Kindness Meditation

1.     Be relaxed and comfortable.  Close your eyes and discover a warm, caring, loving heartfulness towards life.  We do this by attending to the feeling of pleasant relaxation.  If it is useful, we might turn our attention to somebody or something we love and appreciate.  We then let that memory or picture or image fade from consciousness so that it leaves a sense of warmth, love and kindness in our heart.  With practice, this deepens. …

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