Jan
5
Fellow blogging Buddhist Peter, of The Buddha Diaries, has launched a new collaborative blog called Accidental Dharma: “the gift wrapped in shit” and he is inviting stories of lessons learned from the nasty little (or big) accidents (or incidents, or losses) that happen in our lives. Peter has provided a place for all to explore [...]
Dec
22
I’m harping on a little, I know, but I’m so blown away by what I have available to me, for my learning pleasure, now that I have this little piece of equipment called a media player. Instead of reading last night I listened to a Dharma talk by Gil Fronsdal about the Four Noble Truths, [...]
Dec
20
It was my birthday last Monday. I had meant to write a blog post about it. It was such a lovely day. Pete gave me a Trevor Baylis Eco Media Player. If you don’t know what one of those is, it’s like an iPod, just way, way cooler. It’s bigger than an iPod, has more [...]
You’ve travelled up ten thousand steps in search of the Dharma.So many long days in the archives, copying, copying.The gravity of the Tang and the profundity of the Sung make heavy baggage.Here! I’ve picked you a bunch of wild flowers.Their meaning is the same but they’re much easier to carry. Hsu Yun (1839 – 1959) [...]