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One Year On

2007-05-23T12:27:06Z

Well, it's nearly been a year since I left Newcastle and moved into The Buddhist House, Narborough, to experience full time Buddhist training. What a year it's been! I've learned so many things over the past year and I suspect that I'll still be ...

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What is Compassion?

2007-05-19T22:19:05Z

I've been reflecting on how essential compassion is, both for ourselves and others. How can we honestly reflect on our nature, as a foolish being full of blind passions, without it? I resonate very much with the sentiments in this thoughtful arti...

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Blind Passions

2007-05-19T21:41:26Z

Pureland Buddhism is for people of blind passions. What does this mean? Here's a piece I like quoted by John Paraskevopoulos by the translators involved in the Shin Buddhism Translation Series. "Blind passion (bonno) is a comprehensive term desc...

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The Question of Form

2007-05-07T22:08:02Z

The question of form has been very prevalent in my mind at the moment, which has been spinning in circles trying to figure it out! What is the best way to live the Dharma in one's life? It's a big question! I found a beautiful article "Hunger a...

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