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Susthama Kim replied to David Brazier's discussion QU'EST-CE QUE LE BOUDDHISME in the group QUESTIONS IN THE SANDSusthama Kim joined David Brazier's group
QUESTIONS IN THE SAND
In Dharma practice, questions are very important. Most instances of enlightenment recorded occur in dialogues and most of these start from a question. This is how the Dharma is given and received. It is not just a matter of getting the right answer. The very act of asking and answering is a practice. Here I will offer answers to the questions that I get asked from time to time and so we shall meet.See More
David Brazier replied to Susthama Kim's discussion TO SLEEP OR NOT TO SLEEP in the group THERAPEUTAE"Yes, I have a long standing interest in this. Sleep is the best doctor."
Charlene Diane Jones replied to Susthama Kim's discussion TO SLEEP OR NOT TO SLEEP in the group THERAPEUTAE"This sounds like an important book, Susthama. thank you for bringing it to this forum..."
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to sleep or not to sleep?
i have been reading a relatively new book about Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker and just how important sleep is to all parts of our body. It can reduce the chance of cancer, heart disease, dementia, depression and obesity, and it can help improve memory and general well-being. Personally I love sleep and so I have no trouble sleeping and get the required eight hours most nights, and that never really changed when I had two babies. But I know many people who sleep less than eight hours and who…See More
Susthama Kim posted a blog postWHAT NEXT?
As far as my life goes, it is pretty boring; nothing too exciting or too adventurous. We had a ‘minor scare’ over Christmas, however, but it turned out to be nothing but a change in hormones. Had it come to fruition it would have meant another three years of my life doing nothing but the same thing that I have been doing for the past six years, and boy oh boy, I am so relieved that it was just a scare. You can never be too careful, and at the same time you can’t even plan the perfect time to…See More
Vajrapala Lut Moerman commented on Susthama Kim's blog post By sheer power of aspiration"Thank you so share again, I better understand it now.... my english.....
Namo Amida Bu"
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WHAT NEXT?
Posted on January 7, 2018 at 22:30 0 Comments 5 Likes
As far as my life goes, it is pretty boring; nothing too exciting or too adventurous. We had a ‘minor scare’ over Christmas, however, but it turned out to be nothing but a change in hormones. Had it come to fruition it would have meant another three years of my life doing nothing but the same thing that I have been doing for the past six years, and boy oh boy, I am so relieved that it was just a scare. You can never be too careful, and at the same time you can’t even plan the perfect time to…
Continue THE RUBICON
Posted on December 5, 2017 at 22:30 1 Comment 4 Likes
i have been attending a parent and toddler group at the Steiner school in Kings Langley for a little while. I first started going there with Selena and then started taking Dorian there in September. It’s a lovely place with a different outlook and philosophy, and where I have learned about the Rubicon stage, but unfortunately the regulatory body Ofsted had rated it badly and so it had to introduce radical measures in order to stay open.
But these changes have made things worse for…
Continue By sheer power of aspiration
Posted on December 3, 2017 at 22:30 6 Comments 3 Likes
Ever since my ordination back in Dec 2003 I have always loved being involved in or being a witness to someone taking a step onto the Buddhist path. The aspirant or candidate taking on the Amida precepts always appears solemn, and sincere, and as I listen to the vows and see how willing they are to aspire to live an ideal life they become even bigger with a certain amount of gravitas and I find myself shrinking and becoming less Significant. It is a wonderfully moving experience and so I always… Continue
letter to Father Christmas
Posted on December 2, 2017 at 22:36 6 Comments 1 Like
Dear Father Christmas,
Please can I have a light up Christmas tree and the prettiest baubles in your workshop. Love Selena
My daughter is 5 and loves decorations. She would love to have a garden with lots of flowers and fruit trees and plants but we live in a flat with a balcony so she spends time enjoying other people’s garden whenever she can. So maybe this Christmas we will try and create a mini Pureland garden on our balcony.
This Bodhi retreat she and her… Continue
Please can I have a light up Christmas tree and the prettiest baubles in your workshop. Love Selena
My daughter is 5 and loves decorations. She would love to have a garden with lots of flowers and fruit trees and plants but we live in a flat with a balcony so she spends time enjoying other people’s garden whenever she can. So maybe this Christmas we will try and create a mini Pureland garden on our balcony.
This Bodhi retreat she and her… Continue
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 21:14 on December 18, 2017,
Ian Summers-Noble said… Hi again, quick addendum...Dharmavidya has given us a vision/manifesto in 'The New Buddhism' :)
- At 20:45 on December 18, 2017, Ian Summers-Noble said…
Thank you Susthama
NAB :)
Obviously by "communism" I don't mean horrendous stalinist dictatorships! But real communities, self-organising, democratic, caring for all in the community and others etc etc...won't attempt a manifesto! :)
peace, love and light
ian
- At 2:42 on December 6, 2017,
Amanda Jane Fitton said… - Hi Susthama, Good to be back in touch with people after a traumatic time, Amanda x
- At 18:24 on April 23, 2016,
Carol English said… - Hi Susthama! Does this mean you are coming up for air after your move? How is everything??
- At 9:48 on January 30, 2016, Carol English said…
- Your profile photo is wonderful :-)
- At 9:47 on January 30, 2016, Carol English said…
- Hi Susthama. Elja tells me you and Damian might come to Eleusis. Worrisome situation. Much love, carol
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Posted by Dayamay Dunsby on November 5, 2018 at 12:46 1 Comment 1 Like
Adjusting to the extreme contrast between India and England has been a truly enlightening experience for me and I will probably be processing it psychologically for quite a while to come!
It is impossible not to be affected by the seething mass of raw energy that flows endlessly there, seemingly toward no apparent goal except pure survival. It often seemed like hell…
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MARY MIDGLEY
Posted by David Brazier on October 21, 2018 at 17:25 1 Comment 2 Likes
Born: September 13, 1919, London, United Kingdom
Died: October 10, 2018
Mary was a dear friend and inspiration. I first met her when she came to a meditation class I was leading. Her husband had recently died and she was grieving. She did not need meditation, she just needed to grieve and that be OK, which it definitely was, but she continued to come to meetings and made a…
Continue Running a Course in Korea and Elsewhere
Posted by David Brazier on August 3, 2018 at 1:40 2 Comments 1 Like
I am currently leading courses on Buddhist psychology here in Seoul, Korea, but as I am putting the course onto this site as we go along, members of La Ville au Roi (Eleusis) are also responding so it is a bit as though the course is going on in several countries at the same time which is nice.
Varlam Shalamov
Posted by Geeta Chari on July 16, 2018 at 0:00 1 Comment 0 Likes
From The Paris Review:
For fifteen years the writer Varlam Shalamov was imprisoned in the Gulag for participating in “counter-revolutionary Trotskyist activities.” He endured six of those years enslaved in the gold mines of Kolyma, one of the coldest and most hostile places on earth. While he was awaiting sentencing, one of his short stories was…
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