Buddhism & biodiversity: woods, meadows & ancient ways

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August 2018

HOW TO READ A SUTRA QUESTION: What is the best way of reading and interpreting a sutra? SHORT ANSWER: One tries to understand the Dharma contained in it and let the images bring that Dharma to life deep within. LONGER A… Discussion HOW TO READ A SUTRA 5 Likes

July 2017

HOTEL DU LAC I’ve just watched the film Hotel du Lac. It was made in 1986 and starred the actress Anna Massey who plays the part of a novelist who has dropped out of London life to stay in a Swiss Hotel in order… Discussion HOTEL DU LAC 1 Like

May 2017

WHAT IS "TWO TRUTHS"? QUESTION: Can you explain the idea of "two truths"? SHORT ANSWER: Truth is truth and all encompassing, but there is a relative and an absolute way of intuiting it.LONGER ANSWER: I am inclined to say… Discussion WHAT IS "TWO TRUTHS"? 3 Likes

April 2017

NO NATURE QUESTION: Can you explain "Buddha Nature"? SHORT ANSWER: Buddha nature is no nature. ANSWER: Buddha nature is no nature. Different writers use the concept in different ways, so to elucidate it one ne… Discussion NO NATURE 5 Likes

March 2017

SIMPLE MIND Continuing the commentary on Summary of Faith and Practice... TEXT If you can perform the practice in this simple minded way, COMMENTARY Of course, the simple mind may seem to be not so simple to arr… Discussion SIMPLE MIND 6 Likes NOT MONOTHEISM The way that Pureland Buddhism is sometimes presented, it starts to sound like monotheism. This is not surprising given that the conventional speech forms of monotheism are known to us all and, howev… Discussion NOT MONOTHEISM 6 Likes

January 2017

THE DEATHLESS QUESTION: I think I broadly understand deathless. The state of no rebirth and therefore no more death? How does deathless differ from immortal. If there is no more birth and no more death surely this… Discussion THE DEATHLESS 2 Likes

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