With all the idiocy going on around N Korea it is emotionally difficult even to read the news at the moment. The real possibility of nuclear or even conventional war breaking out is just too horrible and the seeming irresponsibility of those who cast
Read more…You have to be blind and deaf or extremely stubborn to think that Brexit has done the UK any good economically and it hasn't even happened yet. The situation is almost certain to get worse, too. A year ago I was predicting that the pound would be wor
Read more…Lecture
Reviewing basic attitude of the counsellor. We talked about "grandmother mind" - the attitude of the "archetypal grandmother". Grandmother mind is talked about in Zen as the correct attitude of the spiritual guide. This led to general remarks
Read more…Therapy demonstration - points arising
- When client is equally divided between significant objects this constitutes a dilemma. Sometimes the client has to choose. The client may come to the therapist saying "Choose for me?" or "How do I choose?" but
Read more…Visualisation
A visualisation basd on creating a "Pure Land" space and inviting into it significant people from one's life, creating for them a suitable setting and giving gifts.
Seminar
We reflected further on the question of how to develop empathy. It
Course Title
"White Snow upon a silver plate" - things that seem similar are actually completely different. Counselling is not just ordinary conversation. Something more important is happening. As we become more experience we see the difference.
Warm
Read more…We had introductory exercises - getting to know one another and sharing motivations for being on the course. Also, reflecting upon these communications.
Lecture
The morning lecture was structured around the Pali Buddhist notion of Adhipati (translat
Read more…The next financial crisis in the UK will probably shape up like this. The Brexit vote has caused the pound to fall 15% or so. This means that imports cost more. Hence prices are rising. At the moment wages are not rising. However, the drop in immigra
Read more…2017 여름 불교심리치료 및 상담 워크숍 3회 내용
THREE PSYCHOTHERAPY & COUNSELLING WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP 1: SNOW UPON A SILVER PLATE [ 銀盌盛雪]: PRINCIPLES OF BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY & THEIR PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC APPLICATION
In this workshop we shall introduce and review important
I have given up giving daily reports for a while now as one day can be much like another at Eleusis, but when one looks back there has been a lot of work in the garden and keeping the place in good order, visitors coming and going with wonderful conv
Read more…Military Build Up
The world is becoming more dangerous. America, China and Russia are increasing their military capacities at a rapid rate. An arms race is in progress. The US is deploying increasing quantities of military personnel and equipment in E
Continuing the commentary upon Summary of Faith and Practice
TEXT: wishing to practise a religious life in truly simple faith,
Truly Simple Faith
Truly simple faith is a precious jewel that is rarely found. We are talking here abpout a direct trust
Read more…Authenticity & Freedom
I have been reading some existentialism. One of the key concepts in existentialism is authenticity. This goes with another key idea, which is freedom. These ideas reached a high pitch in the work of Sartre who had lived through
There is a saying attributed to Groucho Marx: Marriage is a great institution - but who wants to live in an institution?
In Britain, divorce rates are falling. The reason for this is that it is now acceptable to live together and not get married in t
Read more…Economic effects rarely happen suddenly. Usually it takes time for things to work through the system. Talk of a “cliff” is emotive, but in reality it all takes time.
The Pound & Immigration
Two main economic effects are already to be seen and their co
I have an increasing number of pumpkins in my garden - more than I or my guests shall be able to eat. So this evening...
- Cut the pumpkin into crescents - two per person, or three if narrow
- In a mixing bowl put olive oil, a raw egg, a generous amou
On Wednesday past the US congress extended legislation imposing sanctions on Russia. However, under this new legislation companies working on Russo-German joint projects that Germany regards as essential to its economic wellbeing become liable to pun
Read more…Continuing the commentary on the Summary of Faith and Practice - we are working backwards toward the beginning at the moment...
TEXT: freeing themselves of sophistication and attachment to all forms of cleverness,
COMMENTARY
Sophistication
The term
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