Can you listen as if it was your sister speaking? Your grandson? Your niece? Your father? Your aunt? Kimberley Jones, US Black Lives Matter Activist https://youtu.be/E46uaDCcT9Y In the Buddha's teaching, all beings have been our mothers and fathers at some point in the past ... Trevor Noah, South African comedian https://youtu.be/v4amCfVbA_c Whether or not we …
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September 2017 full moon – Taking A Stand
Stand Against Suffering: A Call to Action by Buddhist Teachers "'As long as a society protects the vulnerable among them, they can be expected to prosper and not decline.' The Buddha, in the Mahaparinirvana Sutta Buddhism does not align itself with any party or ideology. But when great suffering is at stake, Buddhists must take a …
November 2016 full moon – Turmoil
almost super-moon, Newcastle Beach NSW Australia 13 November 2016 Turning towards and turning away Whether it's global political upheaval, worsening social injustice, natural disasters, personal stress, emotional pain, relational crises, or health challenges, we seem to be in a phase of intense turmoil right now. Many of the communities around the world that I care …
July 2015 full moon – dukkha
In last month's full moon post, I wrote about impermanence. Impermanence or anicca is one of the three "universal characteristics" recognised by the Buddha as being inherent in all experience; the other two being dukkha (usually translated as "suffering," but more accurately, unsatisfactoriness), and anatta, or not-self. Deeply understanding these three characteristics leads to the …
Jill Shepherd: insight meditation 