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Are spirituality and secular self-development so different?
One of the challenges I've had since getting involved with the personal development industry is how best to integrate the industry's focus of “getting things” with the Buddhist view that actually, ... read more
One of the challenges I've had since getting involved with the personal development industry is how best to integrate the industry's focus of “getting things” with the Buddhist view that actually, ... read more
Suffering
I teach one thing, and one thing alone: suffering, and the way out of suffering, said the Buddha.
Perhaps maths wasn't his strong point, and expressing his teaching in negative terms ... read more
I teach one thing, and one thing alone: suffering, and the way out of suffering, said the Buddha.
Perhaps maths wasn't his strong point, and expressing his teaching in negative terms ... read more
All you need is love
To my curious mind, this is a fascinating quotation! Unfortunately, the word “love” is used to describe such a wide variety of conditions that it’s almost like saying, ... read more
To my curious mind, this is a fascinating quotation! Unfortunately, the word “love” is used to describe such a wide variety of conditions that it’s almost like saying, ... read more
Buddha Dhamma Sangha
In Buddhism we often talk about the “Three Jewels” (also known as the Three Refuges), and this is a concept I’m personally very fond of. So what are these three jewels? And if we aren’t Buddhists, can they ... read more
In Buddhism we often talk about the “Three Jewels” (also known as the Three Refuges), and this is a concept I’m personally very fond of. So what are these three jewels? And if we aren’t Buddhists, can they ... read more
Choosing positive
I don't have a TV, but I sometimes used to cat-sit when my uncle went on holiday. Occasionally we parked ourselves on the sofa and watched a bit of TV out of curiosity ... read more
I don't have a TV, but I sometimes used to cat-sit when my uncle went on holiday. Occasionally we parked ourselves on the sofa and watched a bit of TV out of curiosity ... read more
The best place in the world
Getting off at the train station and stepping through the sleeping bodies (at any time of day!) in the main hall, you emerge into a small square full of auto-rickshaws and big white 1950s-style taxis. Everyone knows ... read more
Getting off at the train station and stepping through the sleeping bodies (at any time of day!) in the main hall, you emerge into a small square full of auto-rickshaws and big white 1950s-style taxis. Everyone knows ... read more
Retreating
For those of who are Buddhists, and many who aren’t, meditation is typically a big part of our lives, whether it’s something we do regularly, or something we feel we ought to be doing :-) read more
For those of who are Buddhists, and many who aren’t, meditation is typically a big part of our lives, whether it’s something we do regularly, or something we feel we ought to be doing :-) read more
Challenges and Opportunities (during Coronavirus)
As some of you have probably noticed, we are getting a bit of a shock at present, as some of the things that we thought of as normal or true or permanent are turning out not to be so. Here in France, for ... read more
As some of you have probably noticed, we are getting a bit of a shock at present, as some of the things that we thought of as normal or true or permanent are turning out not to be so. Here in France, for ... read more
Go somewhere else
This article is like the song “Ich bin in love (Paris)” by the group Juli, because it’s about … Berlin.
It’s also designed to confuse you a bit (maybe you’ve already noticed?) and to encourage you ... read more
This article is like the song “Ich bin in love (Paris)” by the group Juli, because it’s about … Berlin.
It’s also designed to confuse you a bit (maybe you’ve already noticed?) and to encourage you ... read more
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