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Dayamay started the topic Transmutation. in the forum Share your creations 1 month, 2 weeks ago

It struck me, while watching the steam rise off my pan of hot water earlier, that the universe behaves in the same way today as it did 4 billion years ago. Before life even existed in any conscious form. When the earth was busy shaping itself from its own internal pressures. Spewing out toxins and branding itself with molten rock. Change comes…[Read more]
John DiGilio started the topic Hello from Los Angeles! in the forum Introductions 4 months ago

Hello Everyone!

I am delighted to be joining you all from Southern California. Normally, I say “sunny Southern…”, but the wild fires that have been burning here have blotted out the sun for now. Happily, I am at a very safe distance from them for now. I first learned of Amida Shu from an YouTube video back when I was making the transition f…[Read more]
Vajrapala Moerman replied to the topic Amida Benelux Zoom meetings with Susthama in the forum Amida Belgium 4 months, 3 weeks ago

From tomorrow 26/08/2020 on we will have again every wednesday an Amida Benelux Zoom meeting with Susthama.

Anyone of the Shu is welcome to join!

We have wonderful talks from Susthama and she regularly shares beautiful and meaningful verses with us.

The last verse she did share :

” All our life, unwaveringly, we follow the unique one, Amitabha…[Read more]
Kaspalita replied to the topic Doing the 30 days again in the forum Amida Shu Buddhist Practice 5 months, 1 week ago

Hi Tristan,

Good to see you. I think doing the thirty days again is a great idea. I love the idea of practice at the same time everyday, but in reality my mood and schedule mean that I end up chanting at different times and in different places, still I think a regular nembutsu practice is a great thing.
Rev. Satya Robyn (temple host) posted an update 6 months ago

My new article about Birdsong Dharma: https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/birdsong-dharma
clare posted an update 6 months, 3 weeks ago

A fortunate encounter!
There are a pair of crows who live close by and often graze on the green in front of my house. I noticed a third near them recently and realised it was their youngster. I have never seen a baby crow before or the interaction with the parents. The parents keeping watch and tending to it. Their baby behaved just like a child.…[Read more]
- Kaspalita replied 6 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Oh wow – that sounds like a beautiful encounter!
Dayamay started the topic Deep Nembutsu. in the forum Share your creations 9 months ago

My daily meditation practice has been and continues to be an important and indispensable aspect of the connection that I have with Amida Buddha. It also helps me to find the balance that I need in my mind to process the challenges of a life of faith. Nembutsu is, for me, a meditative practice in its own right. It opens up latent dimensions of my…[Read more]
Kaspalita posted an update 10 months ago

Sending love to everyone on Friends of Amida. I also wanted to let you know that all our our Malvern temple events are happening online so do join us for practice etc: http://www.amidamandala.com/events/
clare posted an update 11 months ago

Just watched Dharmavidya’s talk on solitude. I found it very inspiring and I felt a sense of ease and acceptance because I find myself very much alone these days. Often feeling there is something wrong with this when in fact it can be very useful for the practice. I do go out to work and that’s enough interaction for me. The things people talk…[Read more]
Kaspalita posted an update 11 months ago

Download the latest Running Tide here: http://www.amidashu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Running-Tide-Winter-2020.pdf
Sangeetashraddha Cheffings (temple host) started the topic Buzz in the forum Share your creations 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Buzz

Everything has a drone; a buzz; a humming note.

The Earth has a drone, made up of every vibration; every movement in it.

The Universe has a drone; The Cosmos has a drone. Listen.

This drone is Limitless Light – Amida.

I listen, I breathe, I hum, I sing, I vibrate In harmony with the Limitless

And the Limitless vibrates through me –…[Read more]
Stuart Young posted an update 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hello, Thank you for allowing me to join the group. I am new to this school of Buddhism. I am quite experienced in other forms such as Zen and Tibetan Buddhism but not this one. I feel drawn intuitively to the Chant Namo Amida Bu. I am working my way through introductory books such as Call if the Infinite, Shin Buddhism and Buddhism of the Heart.…[Read more]
- Tommy Bradshaw replied 11 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Hello! Welcome! Namo Amida Bu.
  - Stuart Young replied 11 months, 2 weeks ago
    
    Thank You!
    Namo Amida Bu.
- John replied 11 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Namo Amida Bu! Welcome Stuart.
  Enjoy your holiday… 😎
Dayamay started the topic Dog Shit and the Primeval Waters. in the forum Share your creations 12 months ago

Do you ever see something so beautiful that you want to take a photo, but you know that there’s no way that the camera can capture the profundity and importance of what you’re experiencing… so you just don’t bother?! This happened to me this morning as I was wondering around the park in Malvern. It was early so I felt comfortable with walking…[Read more]
Kaspalita started the topic Things as they are in the forum Buddhist Teachings 1 year ago

Seeing things as they really are?

I’ve read this phrase in a few different pieces of Buddhist writing recently. What does it really mean?

When I first read words like this, many years ago, they highlighted the idea of process over static things: Things as they are is the rising and falling of things coming into being and fading away, both in t…[Read more]
Sangeetashraddha Cheffings (temple host) replied to the topic A word to inspire me throughout 2020 in the forum Reflections 1 year ago

I love this idea in the New Year. I’m glad you remembered it and posted. I can’t think of a better word for me this year than ‘Listen’. Last year was so busy for me and listening was sometimes not at the forefront of my mind. I think I’ve got sucked in by business into being overly goal orientated, but how can I know the goal if I don’t listen? I…[Read more]
Kaspalita started the topic New book available in the forum Dharmavidya's Teachings 1 year ago

Some of you may have seen copies at our Bodhi retreat, but I wanted to let you all know that this collection of teachings is now available. You can order it from wherever you get your books in the following places: US, UK & the EU, Canada, , Australia, Brazil, Russia, South Korea, China and India

Authentic Life: Buddhist Teachings and Stories…[Read more]
Sangeetashraddha Cheffings (temple host) started the topic In the Depths of Winter in the forum Share your creations 1 year ago

This is my Buddhist take on “In the Bleak Mid Winter”

In the depths of winter, Existential fear – Looking around for those to blame – Becomes anger; Finding easy victims, And powering my strategies.

In the depths of winter, As the fog thickens, Finding myself alone, My strategies…[Read more]
Vajrapala Moerman posted an update 1 year, 1 month ago

Feeling very grateful for the wonderful Bodhi retreat we shared last week. The Pure Land was there very explicit at certain moments. Thanks to all who made this real!!! You all did such a beautiful job! What a fine teamwork! How good is it to celebrate the good things together and see old friends again! What a wisdom the Dharma-talks did…[Read more]
Kaspalita started the topic Bodhi gathering talks 2019 in the forum Buddhist Teachings 1 year, 1 month ago
Here are the links to the audio and video recordings of talks from our recent Bodhi gathering in Malvern. The theme for the retreat was In Less Than a Day
1. Rev Master Dharmavidya: Post-Mappo and Innocence of Heart
  audio link – YouTube link
2. Acharya Susthama: Queen Vaidehi’s Vision of the Pureland
  audio link – YouTube link
3. Acharya Kaspalita:…
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Sangeetashraddha Cheffings (temple host) replied to the topic Paravritti (part 8 – final part): Faith and Courage in the forum Dharmavidya's Teachings 1 year, 1 month ago

Thought I’d better read this as faith is part of my name. Glad I did!
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