So ordinary ……
To meditate is simply to settle down with one’s being. So long as we do this with patience and kindness there’s nothing else needs be done. The awareness that we’re granted when we do this works its own magic; it’s …
Practice is So Cool!
So today I check my school timetable online before getting on my bike. My morning ritual is tight and organised. Beginning of week three of a four week teaching block I’ve been booked for and the work is both needed …
My Default Position
I do the metta practice every second day for my 6 am sit. I started doing this some years ago inspired by one of our order members by the name of Bodhipaksa. Bodhipaksa shared with us that he had done …
A Magic Pill
I have Google searched ‘Covid Vaccine’ too many times ….. I want a quick fix to a difficult situation. I want everything to go back to the way it was ….. Wouldn’t it be cool if life worked like that. …
A Film and a Personal Share about Meditation and why I do it
I brainstormed – stream of consciousness style – some of the reasons why I meditate. Here they are: * Makes my intimate relationship better – I take more responsibility for my behaviour and choices* I can’t separate it from sila …
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It’s all we’ve got ……
How are you doing? I try to capture moments of reflection around what I call practice …. our loving effort to close the gap between what we aspire to be and where we’re currently at …… The following is one …
Keep Going ……
If your experience is anything like mine you’re having conversations with people about how you and others are navigating the extraordinary times we have found ourselves in. So many questions and unknowns ….. So much uncertainty ….. which can be …
Imperturbability
Thanks to all who came along and supported our retreat on the weekend just past. A wonderful time and above is a photo of some of the lanterns created for our puja around the fire in the open air ….. …
Meditation this week and another film …..
Hope you’re doing well …….. I realise I haven’t put in a thought about meditation for a while. A thought growing out of my own practice of meditation …… So ……. ummm……. Something that is a bit of an ‘edge …
Meditation this evening ……
Meditation Tuesday July 7th 6 – 7.30 pm Live and Zoomed from the Croquet Club https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4526604043 Much metta to you and thanks so much to those who have been generous in helping us to make what we offer available to …