Fourteen – January 14, 2012 Meditation “I have reigned more than fifty years in victory and peace,” the great caliph Abdul Rahim once remarked. “During this time I have been beloved by my people, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure have all been at my beck and call, nor has any earthly pleasure been missing to complete my sense of perfect bliss. In this situation I…
Hunt – January 9, 2012 Meditation When an obstacle confronts us in our life we all have our individual strategies for overcoming the problem. Perhaps our strategy is successful and sometimes not, and if it does not then we may feel helpless or powerless. Recently I was reading Make More, Worry Less: Secrets from 18 Extraordinary People Who Created a Bigger Income and a Better Life by Wes Moss, in which he refers to a…
The following Dharma talk was presented 4 years ago. At the end I mention keeping a journal. This is something I have continued to do for many years. The value of this simple activity is priceless. I continue to explore various ways in which to keep my journal, and in fact keep two. One journal I use for a morning brain dump, and warm up exercise. In this journal, I write for a minimum of…
Sangha – Giving of Yourself – August 10, 2011 Many people approach the concept of Sangha as some sort of organization or collection of practitioners whose purpose it to provide them with something. In other words people think that the Sangha exists for their benefit, and if they don’t see any benefit to themselves they see no value in participating. Sangha is truly a community of believers and practitioners in the Dharma, but it is…
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