…spect at the appropriate moment, and to continue ‘listening’ for what is needed. We learn more quickly when we have compassion for our mistakes. What we ‘come back’ to can be varied — it could include planning and assessing our priorities, or honouring a nagging sense that we need to offer quiet space for a while to what is going on inside us. In this process we may catch glimpses of long-time habits of mind, resistances, attractions, pulls, anxie…
…eping to their spirit and doing what will be for the good of all in the day-to-day matters at hand. To Whom the Rules Apply The rules of the Order govern only the conduct of members of the Order, that is, monks, postulants, and lay ministers: those who officially represent the Order actively or by example. They do not govern the conduct of lay congregation members who are not postulants or lay ministers. Where they exist, rules that may apply dire…
…hakyamuni, lived 2,500 years ago in India. He was a human being who possessed the same spiritual potential that is within us all. He realized enlightenment and spent His life helping others find what He had found. Enlightenment is the direct experience of one’s Buddha Nature, that is, the realization of one’s true nature and the nature of all existence. This reveals not only the cause of human suffering but the means by which we can bring our own…
…of which was Preceptual Communications. The talk was given during formal meditation, the recommended setting for listening to it. Bird In A Cage, parts one and two. (49 Min. Given in May 2005 on two successive days.) This is another talk given during formal meditation, the recommended setting for listening to it. We also offer here some links to other Dharma Talks available online. This represents only a few resources for online Dharma Talks an…