Here is the video recording of today’s Dharma talk. Today we focused on the first of the four principles of Nonviolent Communication, NVC, Observation. When we can make observations that are free of value and judgement we begin to eliminate the suffering of self. Placing value on observations leads to suffering.
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…
In my leisure I read a lot of Science Fiction, Fantasy, General Fiction, and Young Adult literature. If anyone has read anything dealing with magic, or sorcery, or witchcraft and lore one thing that is a constant is the power of a name. In fact mages, witches, sorcerers guard their true name knowing that someone who knows their name has power over them. To know someone’s name is to have a power over them. Think…
What I hope will be a regular weekly feature, here are a few books I recommend. The books will not always be directly about Buddhism however they will relate to the greater truths found in Buddhism and also to things I’m interested in. Sometimes ideas from my outside reading I use as I process the complex theories we study in Buddhism. Please note that the temple will receive a small percentage of any purchase made…
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