Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host)

Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 2 days ago

I’m shortly going to start an online meditation and a chat session. It will be on zoom my latest IT find. If you are interested in taking part or even helping out please let me know.
- Acharya Kaspalita (temple host) replied 1 day, 14 hours ago
  
  Hi Andrew – do let me know some more details, and we can circulate for you
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 3 days, 2 hours ago

Today has been such a pleasure, it’s my eldest granddaughters fifteenth birthday. Time certainly does go so fast, Ashlee, my granddaughter, has grown into such a lovely young woman. She is full of love and compassion and has so much to give. We lived together until a few years ago when my daughter married and moved on. That was such a strange t…[Read more]
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 1 week, 2 days ago

Nice to have a few days off work. Continue with my retreat and get some much needed gardening done. Chant nembutsu as I go.
Namo Amida Bu
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted a new activity comment 1 week, 3 days ago

Hello Alex
Welcome to the site, much of what you have said is my experience too. I found Amida and Amida Shu, or perhaps it found me. But it’s everything I was looking for warm friendly acceptance of me just as I am. A foolish being.
Namo Amida Bu

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Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 1 week, 5 days ago

The days have started to get warmer and longer. I love the summer months where we have good weather and are able to enjoy nature. I do keep telling myself that I don’t need to cling to this season to be happy, but my mind ignores the advice and insist on feeling low as winter approaches. bombu nature I guess and clinging. I do enjoy the beauty of…[Read more]
- Rev. Satya Robyn (temple host) replied 1 week, 2 days ago
  
  I think it’s our duty to enjoy our preferences as well as noticing when we’re clinging – enjoy!!
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 2 weeks, 4 days ago

My Ojo retreat continues to relax me and helps me to have greater insight into my own life or lifestyle. The second day concentrates on taste, now, I thought “oh okay doesn’t sound great”. As it happens it was really interesting, it had me carry out a number of tasks with food, texture and taste.
What I think was taken away from the day was the r…[Read more]
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted a new activity comment 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Sorry to hear that you have been feeling low, it can be a solitary feeling. Equally good to hear how you allowed Amida to guide you and that this worked. hope you remain well and happy.
Namo Amida Bu

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Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 3 weeks ago

My latest module in the vow 22 course is the Ojo retreat, I’m really enjoying this as meditation and self-expression is close to my heart and activities that I always enjoy.
The first day of the Ojo retreat was particularly interesting and had me carry out various tasks that I enjoyed and felt I benefited from in terms of my practice.
One e…[Read more]
- Acharya Kaspalita (temple host) replied 2 weeks, 6 days ago
  
  Lovely to hear about your retreat experience. Namo Amida Bu
- Rev. Satya Robyn (temple host) replied 2 weeks, 6 days ago
  
  Thanks for sharing Andrew & good to see you last night.
- Jeaunice Tribue Burnette replied 2 weeks, 6 days ago
  
  Andrew thank you for sharing your deeper insights from your vow 22 course. It has been a real treat learning of your progress. Keep up the great work. Namo Amida Bu
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Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 1 month ago

Just started on my vow 22 course again, don’t know why i left it so long, nearly a year. Have to say I’m enjoying my studies once again, the module is ministry as a profession and extremely interesting. Also given me a lot to think about and even more to research. Its funny because when I’m studying I really get into it, enjoy the time and the…[Read more]
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) started the topic Change in the forum Share your creations 1 month, 1 week ago

So my world has changed, and saddens me

and yet so many would wish to see that change

but will no more.
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) started the topic Going too fast! in the forum Reflections 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Not so long ago, on a Sunday afternoon I sat outside a Greggs bakery store in Birmingham eating a vegan roll and watching the traffic go by. There were all sorts of people men woman children, whole cars of people some with just one person. I wondered where they were all going and wondered why they seemed in a hurry, as I watched I noticed a couple…[Read more]
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Service organised by Sanghamitra last Saturday was most welcome Richard and John from the Birmingham sangha also attending the zoom meeting. It brought some normality into what is at the moment an extremely abnormal world for me. After the service we discussed a teaching of Dharmavidia, and the conversation got around to impermanence and our…[Read more]
- Acharya Kaspalita (temple host) replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  That’s great to hear. Thank goodness for online connections in this time of keeping our physical distance from one another
- Rev. Satya Robyn (temple host) replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  Glad it went well!
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) replied to the topic Eightfold Path In Times Of Pandemic in the forum Dharmavidya's Teachings 2 months ago

Thank you

Namo Amida Bu.
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted a new activity comment 2 months ago

Thank you Kaspa, I try to let go and allow myself to be guided. That said as a foolish being I’m often taken off for short periods in panick and or confusion. NamoAmida Bu.

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- Acharya Kaspalita (temple host) replied 2 months ago
  
  Yes, that’s how it is sometimes. Namo Amida Bu
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 2 months ago

during theses times I feel a deep reluctance to do anything, I manage to go to work each day but somewhat annoyed that so many others are allowed to work from home. I find it hard to concentrate on whats now become just annoying and is it actually necessary to earn money at the moment.
Then I remember the teachings of the Buddha, vows that I have…[Read more]
- Acharya Kaspalita (temple host) replied 2 months ago
  
  Hi Andrew – I have been reading each time you have posted, but I’ve not been sure what to say. These are strange times. I’m glad you are able to find some solace and compassion through your faith.
  - Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) replied 2 months ago
    
    Thank you Kaspa, I try to let go and allow myself to be guided. That said as a foolish being I’m often taken off for short periods in panick and or confusion. NamoAmida Bu.
    - Acharya Kaspalita (temple host) replied 2 months ago
      
      Yes, that’s how it is sometimes. Namo Amida Bu
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 2 months, 1 week ago

I’m sitting in a crisis line office waiting for eleven so that I can go home. My son has his partner there at the moment she is staying for a few weeks due to the clampdown on social distancing. Its strange as my normal job is with time to change which is a charity that encourages social conversations and meeting peole on a 1-1 basis to try to…[Read more]
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) replied to the topic Vulnerability in the forum Reflections 2 months, 1 week ago

This sounds like a hard decision to have to make, I’m sure that Amida will guide you and give you the strength that you need. Hopefully we will be back to what we know as normal before too long.

Namo Amida Bu
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 2 months, 2 weeks ago

How quickly things can change, from a normal world where everything is taken for granted to a humbling oh my what will become of us in a very short amount of time. Do you think on the other side of this we will have learned anything, will we be better people will we look after the planet will we look after each other.
due to the foolish beings we…[Read more]
- Sangeetashraddha Cheffings (temple host) replied 2 months, 1 week ago
  
  I hope that at least your chanting will be a source of joy – which I’m sure it will be. Certainly, the illusion of security came to a juddering end for many of us in the last week. As I had a flu-like virus I even found it hard to do my Pureland Buddhist practice – maybe I had even been complacent about that! I read that viruses even alter the way…[Read more]
Andrew Nicholls (Temple Host) posted an update 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Thinking about the corona virus earlier filled me with sadness and to a certain degree dread. The fear of the unknown, change and disruption to my life my work family and it made me feel quite sad.
I thought of all the people in the world and how they must be feeling the months ahead of isolation and uncertainty. It’s then that I saw some light i…[Read more]
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