Feeling stretched? As the bad news continues and intensifies in various parts of the world, I've started collecting news articles, books and courses to turn to when I need some inspiration. Below are just a few suggestions - let me know if you have any favourites of your own! Chipmunk between fenceposts, Barre, Massachusetts Finding …
Category: Determination – aditthana
February 2016 full moon – Motivation, Respect, Resolve
The rewards and challenges of technology Earlier this evening, I gave my first dharma talk via video-link, from the YHA in Sydney to Auckland Insight in New Zealand. Nothing too remarkable about that these days; but still, it was a delight to be able to connect with the group in this way, and I felt …
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January 2015 full moon – resolution and determination
"The days and nights are relentlessly passing; how well am I spending my time?” (A question that the Buddha advised practitioners to contemplate frequently) 2015. Each year this changing-of-the-calendar-numbers seems to arrive a little more quickly. Each year, it seems that somehow there is less TIME ... and so at first reading, the above reflection can seem to reinforce a sense …
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April 2014 full moon
This is peaceful This is sublime Namely: the stilling of all formations The letting go of all attachments The destruction of craving Fading away / dispassion Cessation Nibbana
Welcoming the New Year
Greetings from snowy Massachusetts! I intended to write this post a few days ago, but I've been under the weather with a combination of jet lag, a head cold, AND a gastro bug. So I wasn't exactly the life of the party on New Year's Eve, but being forced to take time out has given …
Jill Shepherd: insight meditation 