Vox’s posts tagged dharmavidya

economic turmoil is a crisis of faith

2008-10-07T09:49:26Z

Dharmavidya writes: Everyday, at the moment, we hear news of financial trouble. Banks collapse and are sometimes rescued. Stock markets fall, steady and then fall again. Governments contrive hastily constructed interventions that they hope will...

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wonder and awe: the pilot light of faith

2008-08-22T14:10:44Z

Dharmavidya writes from Amida France: This week I would like to say something about wonder. It is not an easy subject to write about since the whole nature of wonder seems to be that it takes one's breath away and with the breath go words also. Th...

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what are the basic teachings of amida-shu buddhism?

2008-08-20T17:53:37Z

Dharmavidya writes: Amida-shu is a form of Buddhism that affirms (together with all Mahayana Buddhsim) the threefold nature of Buddha (ultimate Buddha, spiritual Buddha, Buddha in the world), adheres to the Pureland Buddhist emphasis upon the ...

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balanced life - dharmavidya

2008-08-13T18:07:19Z

Dharmavidya writes: As I am currently here at the Amida France retreat centre, I am led to reflect upon the meaning of 'a balanced life'. Here we spend much of our time outdoors. Right now, however, I am inside writing this post. Keeping a balance...

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love, beauty & practice

2008-08-09T13:34:59Z

Dharmavidya writes: Recently we have had some discussions concerning the relationship of love, beauty and practice. On the one hand one might think of Buddhism as quite ascetic and vinaya monks are not supposed to go to shows or 'indulge' in art o...

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love and its disappointment

2008-08-07T10:13:04Z

The cover copy for David Brazier's next book Love and Its Disappointment: The meaning of life, therapy and art to be published next year, is as follows... What is life about? Love. Does love run smoothly? No. To whom does this matter? Ever...

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more than a state of mind

2008-07-31T09:10:59Z

Dharmavidya writes: Buddhism is more than 'a state of mind'. It is an orientation to life. We enter into many states of mind in the course of a day and it is certainly impossible to remain in just one. The deeper rooted elements that make up one's...

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dharmavidya's quotation on the 'do no harm' site

2008-07-02T08:45:37Z

Do No Harm is one of those wonderful impossible ideals that inspire us. "Cease from ill; Do only good; Do good for others. Purify your mind." As what the Japanese call "bombu" i.e. ordinary fallible beings of wayward passion and boundless karma we...

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new pureland book: never die alone

2008-07-01T11:05:14Z

The book, Never Die Alone: Death as Birth in Pure Land Buddhism, published by Jodo Shu Research Institute is on the brink of publication and copies can be pre-ordered from Amazon. Authors include: Mark Blum author of The Origins and Developmen...

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dharmavidya and prasada on dvd and youtube

2008-06-26T19:04:24Z

Last year Dharmavidya, the head of my Order, and Prasada, his wife, spoke at St James' church, Piccadilly as part of St James' Alternative series of talks. There's now a DVD available and you can view 2 clips from the talk on You Tube. Clip o...

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