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A Middle Path to Courage
There’s a British TV series from the 1970s called Dad’s Army. It depicted a group of men who formed the Home Guard during the Second
June 29, 2020
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Two types of meditation
We are taught by the mindfulness movement that meditation is about stilling the mind, but that is only one type of meditation. This one is
August 22, 2018
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Purification
That moment when we realise something is not as it seemed for every living second of our lives before then. And in that shift comes
December 7, 2016
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An Altruistic Heart
We get out of life what we put into it, (so we are told). From experience, I know that I am happiest when I am
December 2, 2016
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The Warrior Path – an awakened mind
One of my writing projects that I am currently working on is a ‘Retreat Diary’ from the week-long retreat I did back in April. Here is
May 20, 2015
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Intuition over Logic 3: Flower Essences & Thunderbird Two
There’s a plane that can be seen in the sky near where I live every few weeks. It belongs to Airbus and is used to
March 3, 2015
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Intuition over logic 2: the heart as mind
In Tibetan Buddhism, it is the heart that is seen as the place where the mind resides. This struck me as odd when I was
February 10, 2015
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Taking up a Mindfulness Practice
This is a guest post from Taravandana as promised last week. Enjoy: So why am I spending this Sunday evening composing my first blog? Good
September 16, 2013
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Break the wheel and pass onwards
After two days of posts about beauty, that made me curious to see if I could find a poem which would keep the theme going.
August 14, 2013
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Beauty in the Moment
We need to look closely in the present moment. It’s so easy to just walk past, head full of cloudy thoughts of past and future.
August 13, 2013
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