Shall we their fond pageant see? Lord, what fools these mortals be!
THREE SHORT TEACHINGS ~ Number Three
Q: People suffer from any different kinds of issues. Although they are different and each, perhaps, needs a different remedy or therapy, all seem to involve attachment. How should we understand this?
A: There is a Chinese story about a man who goes sailing in his boat and while sailing along he accidentally knocks his sword over the side and it sinks into the water. In order not to forget where he lost it, the man takes out his knife and cuts a notch in the side of the boat at the point where the sword fell over. Of course, some people have many notches on their boat.
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Mindfulness to Heartfulness: Unique international gathering on Buddhist psychology
Posted by David Brazier on June 28, 2017 at 11:58 0 Comments 0 Likes
I am speaking at Mindfulness to Heartfulness: Unique international gathering on Buddhist psychology - creative dialogue between psychology and spiritual practice. The WEEKEND OF 8 SEPTEMBER 2017. The International Zen Therapy Institute hosts…
A Special Weekend
Posted by David Brazier on June 26, 2017 at 23:52 2 Comments 3 Likes
I have spent the past weekend at meetings of the Amida Order in Malvern in UK. Apart from approving the advancement of a number of good people there was not a lot of "business" so we were able to concentrate upon our relationships with each other and with life and upon practising together. The whole thing turned out very well. The temple in Malvern is very comfortable and the location superb. It is difficult to convey the quality of interaction between people to those who were not there -…
Continue COMPASSION FOR OUR WORLD
Posted by David Brazier on June 1, 2017 at 14:00 1 Comment 2 Likes
I suppose that for many people politics seems something rather remote. For me, it is always close to my heart. Not that I strongly support this or that party, but because the issues are of such consequence. This is perhaps because of my early years having been passed in the Middle East where those consequences are evident in a more raw way. Over my lifetime I have watched as a pivotal region of the world has been systematically wrecked and ruined. Beautiful, cosmopolitan, multi-religious…
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