A personal tribute to Reverend Master Saidō Kennaway who entered Parinirvana on 3rd March 2023. The death of a monk, or of any person, is the unfolding of the Buddha’s Teaching. It is part of ‘existence, time, flow’. … Continue reading →
This is an edited transcript of a talk given at the temple in October 2021. I’d like to take a look at the chapter in Roar of the Tigress, Volume Two called Beyond the Dream1. And since this … Continue reading →
The translation offered here is a modified translation of the one that was made (in Dutch) for the benefit of our congregation at Apeldoorn when I was prior there at the beginning of the millennium. In my research and … Continue reading →
Adapted from a talk given at Throssel on Wesak day 2022. Thank you for coming to join us to celebrate the Festival of the Buddha’s Birth, it’s good to have you all with us. A joyful festival like this, or … Continue reading →
In part one of this article I talked about how the Awakening of Faith saw the Mahayana, and dealt especially with the question of ‘what do we take refuge in when we follow the Mahayana?’ The three refuges of Buddha, … Continue reading →
The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana: An Appreciation (Part One) Rev. Master Berwyn Watson —Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, UK— The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana is one of those works that has had a profound effect on Mahayana … Continue reading →
No Hard Facts Rev. Caitlin Clark —Great Ocean Dharma Refuge, Pembrokeshire, Wales–UK— This article is based on a Dharma talk given at a meditation morning at Great Ocean in July 2019. I would like to say a few words about … Continue reading →
Transcription of a talk given at Shasta Abbey in 2018. I saw a ‘flash bomb’ performance of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy … It starts with a blind cellist standing out in front of a European Cathedral and a young girl, … Continue reading →
Right now we are in the midst of a new scary situation, a worldwide pandemic. It is frightening to think of the possible serious illness that we and all our family and friends and the whole world are facing. Another … Continue reading →
This writing was adapted from a Dharma talk offered at Shasta Abbey on 1 September 2019, available at https://shastaabbey.org/audio/rmoswinASoftAndFlexibleMind.mp3 I want to talk this morning about ‘a soft & flexible mind’. This phrase is said to have been coined by … Continue reading →