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A word is a river, jump in!

deeper meanings to Dharma words
August 6, 2023 ~ Five ~ Leave a comment

Think you know what these Dharma terms mean? Don't get stuck, stay fluid!

God and Buddha, our True Nature

on it may stay his eye
July 8, 2023 ~ Five ~ 5 Comments

"A man may look on glass, on it may stay his eye..." describes the experience of Buddhist meditation, the insights of vipashyana.

Into the Mystic!

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June 10, 2023 ~ Five ~ Leave a comment

The facts of an un-fact reality. Approach with caution.

All we know is Awareness

as it is
May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 ~ Five ~ 1 Comment

Who, or what, are we? Can knowledge tell us? Do we suffer for believing it? Sort it out, Five!

Rebirth – is your life more than this?

What have you done with your life? Was it all predetermined by your karma?
April 22, 2023 ~ Five ~ Leave a comment

Should you be concerned about your next life? What made you what you are in this one?

The experience of our body

painting by Five
April 9, 2023 ~ Five ~ 1 Comment

Bodily sensations are a route to Awakening! Here's the map...

Cutting ourselves off from experience

Our perception, an interpretation of reality
December 31, 2022 ~ Five ~ Leave a comment

Crazy how we separate the idea of knowing from what is known... we invented that distinction! We split Awareness, our universe of experience, without even realising-- the world and me as two, two who are never going to get on!

That “tree in the forest”

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October 3, 2022 ~ Five ~ Leave a comment

That tree - did it fall if no-one saw it? Depends whether you're asking from a theoretical view of the world, or from direct conscious experience!

Birth, death, consciousness and form

old age fighting gravity - image by Five
September 4, 2022 ~ Five ~ 2 Comments

What birth tells us about death --how both inform our meditation and Awakening ...and give context for miscarriage and dementia.

Dictionary #7

Buddhism unplugged
May 16, 2022 ~ Five ~ 1 Comment

Check your understanding of basic Buddhism, with these deft definitions... e.g. RETREAT - advance...

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