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Helen Sherlock-Jones: Holy Isle Poetry
HOLY ISLE DORMITORY… Quiet, Peaceful, Comfort for me, Time to reflect on what I see. All my buttons are already being pushed, I want it to be over now but this can’t be rushed! Time to go inward and see what is there, I can be Quiet, Peaceful and find Comfort anywhere… It is…
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3 Haiku by Monica Kakkar
infinite echoes of primordial waters cadence of a conch ***** haiku 2 freshwater cradle Mansarovar on my mind circumambulate ***** haiku 3 dandelion orb flowers in where nothing is cloudy cup of tea ***** Biography Monica Kakkar is savoring her freedom, peace, silence, and solitude. She is learning to explore, express, connect, and celebrate through…
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Free School Opens in Delhi: Good News Network
A Dehli police officer who managed to crawl his way out of the city slums as a child is now giving back to poor children who live the lifestyle of skipping school and working odd jobs. With his free school, when class is in session in the parking lot of the famous Red Fort, Than…
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Holy Island Teaching With Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
The following photos were taken during Ringu Tulku Rinpoche’s teaching on Holy Island this July. For a high-definition view click on each photo. All photos by Yeshe Dorje
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Mo Wilde on the Wilderness Cure
Monica Wilde presents her ideas on foraging in three videos. Below is the first part. I am a forager, research herbalist and ethnobotanist. I live in West Lothian [Scotland] in a self-built wooden house on 4 organic acres where I am encouraging medicinal and foraging species to make their home, creating a wild, teaching…
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A Sojourn in Nepal.
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The Noble Sūtra Teaching the Eleven Perceptions, from the Words of the Buddha
Today we have a very relevant and wise offering from Tsering Paldron. of the Eleven Perceptions from the words of the Buddha Tsering says about her offering of the Eleven Perceptions below, “I feel that this teaching is absolutely crucial – so simple and yet so profound on how to die with grace and wisdom,…
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EDITORIAL
ALL THINGS MUST PASS: EVEN WAR. War is not the answer A Buddhist peacemaker, Thich Nhat Hanh describes his own efforts to bring succour to villagers in Vietnam suffering from the war in spite of his opposition to the position of the government. Hanh was a pioneer of Engaged Buddhism involving his activism in both…
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FLOWERS FOR PEACE
Flowers have been used to signify peace for millennia. Lavender is said to be the ultimate peace flower, though many others are recognised as symbolising concord and harmony: apple blossoms, lotus flowers, lilies, and white poppies are said to help bring tranquillity and peace to our lives. Below is a link to a public group…
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WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER
A Buddhist Peacemaker Born in Vietnam in 1926, Thich Nhat Hanh has been a peacemaker since his ordination as a Buddhist monk at the age of 16. During the Vietnam War, he helped villagers who were suffering as a result of bombing. He opposed his government’s policies and as a consequence was exiled from his…
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CHILDHOOD
CHILDHOOD Long time he lay upon the sunny hill, To his father’s house below securely bound. Far off the silent, changing sound was still, With the black islands lying thick around. He saw each separate height, each vaguer hue, Where the massed islands rolled in mist away, And though all run together…
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THE CHARCOAL SELLER
(A Satire against “Kommandatur”) An old charcoal-seller Cutting wood and burning charcoal in the forests of the Southern Mountain. His face, stained with dust and ashes, has turned to the colour of smoke. The hair on his temples is streaked with gray: his ten fingers are black. The money…
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NEURODIVERSITY AND CREATIVITY
Dr Kai Syng Tan is an artist, curator, researcher, and consultant who lectures at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is known for her interdisciplinary/intercultural approach to making interventions in the world around her. She was diagnosed with ADHD in 2015 and since then has become an advocate for the notion of neurodiversity. She initiated a major…
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LIVING AND DYING IN PEACE
Dealing with life, death and beyond
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MANY ROADS FOR BODHICHARYA EDITORIAL
(Thich Nhat Hanh: 1926 – 2022) Welcome to this edition of Many Roads for Bodhicharya To start the New Year, Dónal Creedon held a week-long retreat on Zoom for more than 90 participants. The title was Returning to Silence, an apt subject to transport us from a hectic 2021 to a new start for 2022. …
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L’ALTRA PAR
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FOX DIARY
Dusk, a tub full of freshly picked Autumn raspberries, a warm moody sky, and you appear out of nowhere!