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Some sound advice from the Good Retreat Guide

2007-09-08T21:51:29Z

Is this spirituality just stuff inside my head ? Going on retreat is not necessarily about having a spirituality. You might have one but most people don’t. It is about refreshing yourself, relaxing, and taking a journey into the deeper self. Rea...

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Other Power, Looking Beyond The Self ...

2007-08-21T18:47:50Z

"Pines and sunlight are stronger than any dream" Robert Pirsig "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"

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What is meditation?

2007-08-08T19:59:23Z

"This deepest form of prayer is really just the willingness to be still and let the longing in your heart go out without defining or understanding where it is going. This is faith. Our minds cannot see the goal of our spiritual training. Meditat...

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Love

2007-08-02T21:49:35Z

I have not updated my blog for some time now. I have been pondering on forgetfullness at the moment. We say in practice, may I awaken from forgetfullness and realise the Pureland. I have been contemplating this and my wish to live in rememberance...

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The Final Analysis - Pearls of Wisdom by Mother Teresa

2007-06-30T21:48:34Z

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Forgive them anyway! If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway! If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; ...

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A Policy of Kindness - His Holiness The Dalai Lama

2007-06-21T21:43:46Z

"When we practice, initially, as a basis we control ourselves, stopping the bad actions which hurt others as much as we can. This is defensive. After that, when we develop certain qualifications, then as an active goal we should help others. In t...

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Looking for Each Other

2007-06-19T21:39:43Z

"I have been looking for you, World Honored One, since I was a little child. With my first breath, I heard your call, and began to look for you, Blessed One. I've walked so many perilous paths, confronted so many dangers, endured despair, fear, h...

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Digging Meditation

2007-06-05T22:02:17Z

Gareth, Sudhana, Sudana and myself did a spot of digging. The roots ran deep beneath the soil, very ingrained and difficult to uproot, just like our patterns of mind!

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Quote for the day

2007-06-03T12:53:56Z

"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest human battle ever and to never stop fighting" E.E.Cummings

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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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