There are many ways of practising metta, loving kindness.
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Season’s Greetings from all at Buddhism Now
With Season’s Greetings to you from everyone at Buddhism Now and Buddhist Publishing Group…
The Still Silence, by Ajahn Sumedho
We can get very angry if we become attached to silence and stillness and sensory deprivation; it is so pleasant not to have things impinging on the senses once we get used to it. And if we attach to the silence out of ignorance, out of greed, then when it is disrupted we can feel very angry.
Connecting with Certainty, by Oscar Yerburgh
Have posted this in memory of my old friend Oscar Yerburgh who died on 29 October 2011.
Forest and the Way Out, by Ananda Maitreya
Centuries passed by. Incalculable was the crowd at the inn now and many were the discussions as to the interpretations of what had been written on the slab at the signpost. Some professed to know what the original exactly meant and others disagreed and consequently discord arose, parties were formed and actual progress ceased. Those who showed special brain skill and capability to interpret the symbols on the slabs at the post and those who were honoured and looked upon by others for numerous other reasons now became leaders of each party…
Western Cultural Accretions, by Diana St Ruth
There is a certain unease among traditionally trained Buddhists which is that some of that which goes under the heading of ‘Buddhism’ in the West is questionable regarding its authenticity…
Dalai Lama birthday greetings to Desmond Tutu
His Holiness the Dalai Lama sends birthday greetings to Archbishop Desmond Tutu. 6min film.
Land of the Disappearing Buddha
This is an old film about Buddhism in Japan, but well worth watching.
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