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OUR DAILY RECKONING
Dear Friends
One of the most precious things that we have is this very Life!
Given that, it becomes important, even imperative to live our life in the most conscious, mindful, wise and caring way we can.
Since our Life is but a matter of time; moments that become minutes, that become the hours of the day, that become the weeks, months, years, decades of our Life; it seems important to be considerate particularly in each day of our Life.
When I was...
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A WAY TO WALK AND WANDER
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Mindfulness Meditation, in the context of Buddhist Practice (CITTA BHAVANA – Mind-Heart Development) is a practice purposed towards the development of Mental Calm, Clarity and Insight Wisdom; leading to the Minds Liberation – Freedom from stress and suffering.
Whilst Mindfulness Meditation is most appreciated and practiced in the sitting posture; it can if fact be practiced in all of the four main postures – Sitting, Walking, Standing and Lying down.
Whilst Winter may find us more inclined to sitting still...
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Spring Newsletter 2022
Dear Friends
Welcome to Spring 2022.
Certainly, with the passing of minutes, hours, days, weeks and months, we find our selves’ in the
Season of Spring.
Here in the Southern Hemisphere, when Spring arrives it means that we are already two-thirds through the year, with just four months before our year ends!
Whilst all the Seasons of the year have their particular beauty, worth and wealth; Spring has a special
attraction for us all with the blossoming of Nature. As we appreciate our own fundamental...
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TAKE A SEAT AT THE CENTRE OF YOUR LIFE
Dear Friends
At this time in the World, Buddhist Monastics – monk and nuns have taken up residence for the three month Vassa Retreat. This is the traditional Asian three month ‘Rainy Season’ or ‘Monsoon Season’ retreat that provides a special time to commit to staying in one place and spending time developing and deepening Meditation while also being more attentive to ongoing Mindfulness in daily life. It is also a time for study and learning of Wisdom Teachings for...
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MORE IN OUR NATURE
Dear Friends
We now find ourselves Mid -Winter as we work our way through this year.
Throughout the world the weather and climate continues to be both surprising and challenging, reminding us to be attentive to both Nature and the Natural Environment.
Recently I spent a weekend in Nature at Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery at Tullera near Lismore.
During this weekend I was involved in a Well-Being in Nature Day, for Health and Helping Professionals. Both Venerable Pannyavaro and myself spoke to...
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Welcome to Winter 2022
Dear Friends
Welcome to Winter 2022.
Another Season arrives into our Life, which also means that another ‘Season of our Lives’ has gone.
Here in the Southern Hemisphere, Winter is the middle Season of the year, beginning according the calendar on June 1st.
We actually experience five Seasons in our year!
The year begins in Summer, then into Autumn, then Winter, then Spring and then back into Summer to end the year.
The mid-point of the year can become a good time to pause and...
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Welcome to Autumn 2022
Dear Friends,
Whilst Autumn appeared to arrive early this year; my e-Newsletter is a month late!
This is the result of last months huge Weather Event – causing significant flooding along the East Coast of Australia – with major devastation to towns, homes and businesses.
I was without Power for several Days, no running water, and no Phone / Internet line for a couple of weeks. Many people, families, homes and businesses will take months to recover from what nature has offered...
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NEW YEAR NEWSLETTER 2022
Dear Friends
Welcome to our New Year 2022 and the middle of Summer. Summer is the season for us that transcends and connects the old year with the New Year. My last Newsletter to you with my verse for Summer notes this interesting point.
In December last year a number of us spent a wonderful day in Nature at Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery. The occasion was a Wellbeing In Nature Day with Reflections offered by Venerable Pannyavaro and also myself on...
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AN ATTITUDE OF GREAT GRATITUDE
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Welcome to our New Year 2022.
What makes a year New, Fresh and Alive, may be more about our Approach or Attitude to it than what actually happens within it.
We may face and engage many things this year that we have done countless times in previous years; yet if we see, view and approach them with a helpful attitude they can feel and be a new experience for us.
The Buddhist Path Factor of ‘Right View’; the first of the...
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HIGHLIGHT THE ALL
Dear Friends
What do we tend to give attention to, focus on, make important or ‘Highlight’?
Are these things that we ‘Highlight’, important, significant and special ? Will they aid and support in bringing what is actually important for us?
We do so easily get caught into and caught up in things that are more of an attraction and distraction from what is important and meaningful for us in the long-term and is the ‘bigger picture’ of our Life.
As we end this...
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