Category: compassion

NVC Dharma Talk – Feelings – October 21, 2018 (Includes a Spanish Feelings Word List)

Today the Dharma talk focuses on Feelings, the second part of the four part formula used in Nonviolent Communication, NVC.   Due to a connectivity issue the transmission was interrupted about 13 minutes into the Dharma talk.  Because of this the video is broken into two parts, well mostly it’s because I lack the technical expertise to splice them together into one whole video.  On this page you will also find several feeling words lists, even…

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Contemplating Disease – Part 12c – Ten Characteristics – October 2, 2018

Chih-I is quite strict when speaking of diligence and my experience bears out the necessity of taking to heart in all seriousness the advice he offers.  When it comes to our diligence in overcoming or living with illness there is no room to slack off.  Chih-I says that night and day from sunup to sunset with out rest from the “beginning, middle, and late night to the morning” we should practice diligently. He says your…

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Dharma Talk Series Non Violent Communication and Eightfold Path

Beginning Sunday, 7 October 2018 I will be starting a new series of Dharma talks during our regular Sunday service.  This series will cover the principles of Non Violent Communication, NVC, as a tool to help inform and practice the Buddhist principles of the Eightfold Path. Our services are streamed live and you are welcome to join us on Zoom.  Simply click this link https://zoom.us/j/7772921161 to join the service.  If you have Zoom on your computer…

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