The five great stages of the spiritual path
- Padmapriya
- Jun-30-2014
- Buddhism, Mindfulness
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Sangharakshita has spent most of his life trying to communicate authentic Buddhadharma in such a way that it is appropriate to what might be called the western mindset although with the phenomena of ‘Globalisation’, ‘Western’ is a bit of a […]
Guhyaloka journal entry #2
- Padmapriya
- Jun-13-2014
- Reports from the Sangha
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Now that the ordinations are over I am looking forward to things settling down to something more routine. With the exception of the ordination weekend,when I seemed to spend three consecutive days in the kitchen, the mornings are my own.
Starting […]
“Does silence offend you?”
- Padmapriya
- Jun-12-2014
- Buddhism, Mindfulness
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In the nineteen eighties there was a television comedy series called ‘Northern Exposure’. Set in Alaska, it primarily deals with a displaced New York doctor, and how he overcomes his conditioning. How, over time and with the, usually unwanted help […]
Read MoreLove (without the hang-up’s)
- Padmapriya
- Jun-08-2014
- Buddhism, Metta
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Peaceful solitude
Opens the heart
The rose, full bloom
Early summer 2014
Falling in love has, over some years, become an increasingly common experience. Placed in context, I meet the complete spectrum of individuals and I feel a deep love for them, quite often […]
Read MoreThoughts from Heaven
- Paul Cook
- Jun-06-2014
- Mindfulness, Reports from the Sangha, Weekly Meditation
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The wonderful thing about the room we use at Heaven in Nutfield for our weekly meditation is that it has a glass ceiling. As I looked up after this weeks meditation, lead excellently by Dhruvamati, I found myself thinking about […]
Read MoreGuhyaloka journal entry #1
- Padmapriya
- Jun-03-2014
- Reports from the Sangha
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I have now been back in Guhyaloka for almost a week and have tackled three of the six meals a week that I am scheduled to cook. Fortunately the mornings are my own so I have been making the most […]
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