This article talks about the problem of ‘busyness’, and came about through discussions with the Huddersfield and Leeds meditation groups and members of the www.brightmoon.org forum. “..It seems that there is a question mark for many over the issue of … Continue reading
This article is an edited version of the third of three talks given to the retreatants at the New Year Retreat 2011— 2012 at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey. …As Buddhist meditators, we come to act on the basis of ‘What is … Continue reading
When we first encounter Buddhism as the result of a personal search for meaning in our lives, we can feel straight away a deep connection with what we meet. We can feel an immediate sense that in practicing the teachings … Continue reading
This article takes a look at the ideas of the unskilful actions stemming from the poisons of greed, hate and delusion in relation to the process of retiring. PDF to download:Retiring From Work by_Jan_Reed Print PDF … Continue reading
Mia talks about how she grew up with various form of social networking, and then goes onto describe how she uses various forms of media as part of Buddhist practice “….As Buddhists we will already have given a lot of … Continue reading
In this article Fer distinguishes between ‘Fabrication’ which relies only on cognitive thought and ‘Inspiration’ which is more intuitive and connects us with your inner and outer world. PDF to download: Inspirations and Fabrications Print PDF … Continue reading
In response to one of the suggested topics from our survey, we asked the lay ministers and others for some thoughts on the use of home altars in their practice. We were delighted with the responses which show some quite … Continue reading
From a Letter to a Lay Trainee Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett April 22nd 1979 Dear _________, Thank you for your letter. It has taken some time to digest the questions you put to me, so I hope this reply is still … Continue reading
This is intended mainly for those who are quite new to practice though I hope some aspects may be helpful in a wider sense. Each of us continues to train with the sorts of issues discussed here, no matter how … Continue reading
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