http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/posts/2007/page/1/ en Vox Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:51:29 -0700 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/some-sound-advice-from-the-good-retreat-guide.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(sallyinthewoods) http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/some-sound-advice-from-the-good-retreat-guide.html?_c=feed-rss http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/some-sound-advice-from-the-good-retreat-guide.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:51:29 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/some-sound-advice-from-the-good-retreat-guide.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97848435f9cc00e398a647620002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/other-power-looking-beyond-the-self.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(sallyinthewoods) http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/other-power-looking-beyond-the-self.html?_c=feed-rss http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/other-power-looking-beyond-the-self.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:47:50 -0700 "Pines and sunlight are stronger than any dream" Robert Pirsig "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/other-power-looking-beyond-the-self.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97848435f9cc00e3989ff6980004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/what-is-meditation.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(sallyinthewoods) http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/what-is-meditation.html?_c=feed-rss http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/what-is-meditation.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:59:23 -0700 "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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/what-is-meditation.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97848435f9cc00e3989bc6ec0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/love.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(sallyinthewoods) http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/love.html?_c=feed-rss http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/love.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:49:35 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/love.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97848435f9cc00e39899fcb90005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/the-final-analysis---pearls-of-wisdom-by-mother-teresa.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(sallyinthewoods) http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/the-final-analysis---pearls-of-wisdom-by-mother-teresa.html?_c=feed-rss http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/the-final-analysis---pearls-of-wisdom-by-mother-teresa.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:48:34 -0700 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; ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/the-final-analysis---pearls-of-wisdom-by-mother-teresa.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97848435f9cc00d41442f20a685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/a-policy-of-kindness---his-holiness-the-dalai-lama.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(sallyinthewoods) http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/a-policy-of-kindness---his-holiness-the-dalai-lama.html?_c=feed-rss http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/a-policy-of-kindness---his-holiness-the-dalai-lama.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:43:46 -0700 "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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/a-policy-of-kindness---his-holiness-the-dalai-lama.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97848435f9cc00d4144670d73c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/you-are-me.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(sallyinthewoods) http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/you-are-me.html?_c=feed-rss http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/you-are-me.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:39:43 -0700 "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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/you-are-me.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97848435f9cc00d4143f3493685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/digging-meditation.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(sallyinthewoods) http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/digging-meditation.html?_c=feed-rss http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/digging-meditation.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:02:17 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd97848435f9cc00d09e72c99abe2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cd97848435f9cc00d09e72c99abe2b-50si" alt="June 009" /></a> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd97848435f9cc00d4143c987c6a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cd97848435f9cc00d4143c987c6a47-50si" alt="June 013" /></a> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd97848435f9cc00d09e72c9ffbe2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cd97848435f9cc00d09e72c9ffbe2b-50si" alt="June 010" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/digging-meditation.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97848435f9cc00d4143efbfc3c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/quote-for-the-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(sallyinthewoods) http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/quote-for-the-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/quote-for-the-day.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:53:56 -0700 "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 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/quote-for-the-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97848435f9cc00d09e71ecf4be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/all-change.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(sallyinthewoods) http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/all-change.html?_c=feed-rss http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/all-change.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 May 2007 05:27:06 -0700 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sallyinthewoods.vox.com/library/post/all-change.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97848435f9cc00cd972c76b94cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>