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"This chart show the six "underlying tendencies" that constitute avidya, that are created by papancha, the spreading or proliferation through the mind of the effects of samjña. The chart shows how the ego level of delusion is based upon a…"

"It is, perhaps, of interest that a hundred years or so after the death of Buddha there was a council of the sangha that was concerned, inter alia, about lapses of discipline, and one of the lapses was that a practice had grown up of monks making a…"

MN1 Mulapariyaya The Root Problem
MN2 Sabbasava Seven Advices on Character Improvement
MN3 Dhammadayada Heirs in Dharma
MN4 Bhayabherava Fear & Dread
MN5 Anangana Without Blemish
MN6 Akankhayya Good Conduct
MN7 Vatthupama The Simile of the Cloth
MN8…

Dear David Thank you for asking me to join as a friend many months ago. I can see you are a very busy person and I am most impressed with all the physical work you are doing on that beautiful property in France. I can relate to gum boots, tractors, earth planting and loads of work that seems never ending. I work on my daughter's very neglected farm in Southern Tasmania with over 30 sheep and 800 heirloom apple tress for company. Pretty well in the same manner as you appear to be working on this property. Not bad for a 65 year old lawyer who still works part time in law. I love it but what is missing is the sense of community particularly spiritual community with purpose. I have been reflecting upon this and when the weeds grow up almost overnight and I see yet again a never ending full circle of work I realise that working with (or against nature) this way is in fact a chore unless you are sharing with and interacting emotionally and spiritually with like minded people. If you are doing the latter, then whatever you do is not a chore as you are getting the benefit of connecting with other humans. Which is pretty much why we are here for isn't it ? In this sense I see that all our work regardless of what it may be, to be truly meaningful is better done in pure love and intent with and for others, then for the purpose of having a well organised and controlled environment.

So bring on chaos mother nature as I have decided to lay down my tools and 'list of things I must do yet again on my own' and order David's latest book which is winging its way to me right now through an order placed on 'amazon'.

Kind regards

Anna Crotty

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Valerie McDonald December 27, 2015 23:40

Thank you David, was even nearly at the point of being brave enough to comment on the discussion...... but not quite! A happy New Year to you.

Kindest Regards Valerie
sudha venkatesh December 25, 2015 7:59

Namaste Dharmavidya

Pranams to you
sudha venkatesh December 24, 2015 8:29

Thank you for adding me to this group Dharmavidya.
Charlene Diane Jones December 8, 2015 21:51

Thanks for your warm welcome David! I am so looking forward to you receiving copies of Medicine Buddha/Medicine Mind, now available at http://www.soulsciences.net but I want to gift you and your centre with four copies. Where may I send them? to the address above?

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Anna Crotty April 28, 2013 7:30

Dear David Thank you for asking me to join as a friend many months ago. I can see you are a very busy person and I am most impressed with all the physical work you are doing on that beautiful property in France. I can relate to gum boots, tractors, earth planting and loads of work that seems never ending. I work on my daughter's very neglected farm in Southern Tasmania with over 30 sheep and 800 heirloom apple tress for company. Pretty well in the same manner as you appear to be working on this property. Not bad for a 65 year old lawyer who still works part time in law. I love it but what is missing is the sense of community particularly spiritual community with purpose. I have been reflecting upon this and when the weeds grow up almost overnight and I see yet again a never ending full circle of work I realise that working with (or against nature) this way is in fact a chore unless you are sharing with and interacting emotionally and spiritually with like minded people. If you are doing the latter, then whatever you do is not a chore as you are getting the benefit of connecting with other humans. Which is pretty much why we are here for isn't it ? In this sense I see that all our work regardless of what it may be, to be truly meaningful is better done in pure love and intent with and for others, then for the purpose of having a well organised and controlled environment.

So bring on chaos mother nature as I have decided to lay down my tools and 'list of things I must do yet again on my own' and order David's latest book which is winging its way to me right now through an order placed on 'amazon'.

Kind regards

Anna Crotty
Richard Meyers February 17, 2013 21:38

Thanks for the invitation Dharmavidya,

Hope all goes well - 2013 already feels like an exciting year.
Dharmavidya January 29, 2013 15:44

I have nothing much planned in UK at the moment. Nearest are Belgium and France. Hope we see you one of these days. Namo Amida Bu
James (Jim) Taylor January 29, 2013 12:34

Hi David     Thank you for the invite to join Eleusis and hope fully i will be able to visit.Are you planning any events in the UK?I do love France but i really don't like snakes.So once again thank you and keep me in the loop with any future videos.

                    Namo Amida Bu

                                    Jim
Richard Meyers January 26, 2013 14:19

Many thanks Dharmavidya,

Great to be here! So many interesting topics with an open-ended, on-going approach.. exciting stuff.

Richard.
Prajnatara Teresa Bryant January 24, 2013 14:32

Thanks for the invite to join Dharmavidya. Changed my picture...what you don't think I look like a mandala?!? Just checking to see if you pay attention. lol

metta,

Prajna

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