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Maya Enchantingwind changed their profile picture 1 week, 5 days ago
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Tommy Bradshaw replied to the topic Are we ever alone? in the forum Buddhist Teachings 1 week, 6 days ago
I like to think that we remain united in some way or another with those who have gone before us. Perhaps they watch over us in some way.
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clare posted an update 1 week, 6 days ago
Wish I had moved nearer the Temple to join with the services instead of following my fruitless desires. Namo Amida Bu
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Namo Amdida Bu
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Namo Amida Bu. Maybe moving here would have been better, maybe it wasn’t the right time… maybe you will in the future… who knows. Sending blessings x
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Peter Adamson replied to the topic Nembutsu: a simple home practice in the forum Amida Shu Buddhist Practice 2 weeks ago
I’ve done the online 5 minute chants twice now (two different occasions). They are good. Doing it with others (only a recording, I know) makes a lot of difference.
Up to fairly recently the nembutsu has not made much sense to me. Hopefully this is a changing thing for me.
Thank You
Namo Amida Bu
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Acharya Kaspalita (temple host) started the topic Are we ever alone? in the forum Buddhist Teachings 2 weeks, 1 day ago
On Friday morning I lit the candles and emptied the water offering bowls ready to be filled again. There would be just two of us practicing together. Later as we sat and joined our voices in chanting the name of the Buddha, I was reminded again that the act of making an offering is already meaningful, perfect and complete. It does not have to be…[Read more]
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Brian McInerney became a registered member 2 weeks, 3 days ago
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Acharya Kaspalita (temple host) started the topic Powerlessness and loving acts in the forum Buddhist Teachings 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Powerlessness and loving acts
On Wednesday evening I watched the temple door, ready to open it for people arriving for service. Fi, my Bell Master was lighting candles and setting up the shrine room. The minutes ticked on, and nobody came to the door.
Five minutes before service Fi rang the gong. I heard Brian’s footsteps on the stairs. In e…[Read more]
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clare posted an update 2 weeks, 3 days ago
I have recently connected with a practice i did regularly some years ago. White Tara. Its short, probably why I chose it. Its very beautiful and peaceful. Amitayus on her crown which of course is another aspect of Amitabha. I feel it compliments the nembutsu some how. Well at the moment anyway and doesnt seem to interfere. I usually struggle with…[Read more]
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Tara is a favourite Bodhisattva of mine – although I usually meet her in her green aspect 🙂
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That’s lovely. I have engaged in Green Tara practice in the past. 24 hour chanting a couple of times which was very special. I wanted a practice that I could do regularly and a Sangha friend introduced me to White Tara, a much shorter practice. I felt I was more likely to practice more if not so long. Strange how the practice has now returned and…[Read more]
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Acharya Kaspalita (temple host) replied to the topic Hello from Hagerstown, MD, USA in the forum Introductions 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Hi Tommy, welcome. Good to learn a little about you. Namo Amida Bu
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clare posted an update 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Hi Tommy, Good to see you here and read your post. Namo Amida Bu
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clare posted an update 2 weeks, 4 days ago
I listened to a talk by Ajahn Jayasaro earlier about the practice of positive emotion. He talked about using the good that we do as a meditation object that can be particularly beneficial in up lifting the mind. Also how our practice can be going very well then can quickly go the other way leaving us feeling discouraged. He said this path is not a…[Read more]
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Sounds like a great talk.
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Tommy Bradshaw started the topic Hello from Hagerstown, MD, USA in the forum Introductions 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Hello everyone!
My name is Tommy Bradshaw and I am currently living in Hagerstown, MD, USA. My wife and I recently relocated here from Reading, PA (although we are both originally from Southern New Jersey) for her work as a teacher. I currently work part-time as a School Bus Driver for the local school system and am working to finish my…[Read more]
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Tommy Bradshaw became a registered member 2 weeks, 5 days ago
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Welcome!
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Thank you!
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Acharya Kaspalita (temple host) started the topic The path in the forum Buddhist Teachings 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Yesterday when I was out walking, I saw what looked like a small path through the trees. I lifted one bough out of the way, and stepped onto a small track, just enough room for one foot in front of the other. I wasn’t sure if this was a track that had been made by human animals, or non-human animals.
The path continued through the trees, and up…[Read more]
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Andrew Cheffings (temple host) replied to the topic Tradition in the forum Buddhist Teachings 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Great! Thank you, Kaspa.
Namo Amida Bu!
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Andrew Cheffings (temple host) started the topic October Dharma Talk in the forum Share your creations 2 weeks, 6 days ago
October Dharma Talk
Although it seems barely possible that I am moving away from Leicester after being based here for 28 years, it now seems that this truly is the case, so I feel I had better get this Dharma talk written down in preparation for this transition.
Leicester is an old word with layers of meaning, a word that signifies an area of…[Read more]
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Tommy Bradshaw's profile was updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
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Tommy Bradshaw changed their profile picture 2 weeks, 6 days ago
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Hi Tommy, welcome 🙂
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Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic Shunyata – Emptiness in the forum Questions for Dharmavidya: Questions in the Sand 2 weeks, 6 days ago
QUESTION: What is shunyata?
SHORT ANSWER: Shunyata is the completion of learning
LONGER ANSWER: The important thing is to have the Dharma in your heart. How does this come about? There could be a million different ways. Perhaps something happens in life that shakes one’s complacency. One sees this with many of the great figures – b…[Read more]
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Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic Amida Shu Buddhism in the forum Dharmavidya’s Teachings 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Amida Shu is a form of Pureland Buddhism. It derives from a tradition of Buddhist teaching that started in India, matured in China and flowered in Japan. In all probability to derives mostly from teachings that Buddha gave to lay people. There is, therefore, relatively less emphasis upon renunciation, meditation and the monastic…[Read more]
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