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Kaspalita commented on Katrien Sercu's blog post We had our first ITZI-talk with Dharmavidya in Belgium!"That's really great, please pass my love to Dharmavidya and Jnanamati and all your sangha (and you). Namo Amida Bu."
Kaspalita commented on Sujatin's group Monday Nembutsu"We'll be chanting at a well blessing this morning in Malvern. Namo Amida Bu."
Kaspalita replied to Dr Di's discussion Other-power or Zazen?"Hi Mat,
Yes good morning! I have found a value in each, and learnt over many years that trying to match one system to another fails in places. The are both helpful models of the spiritual path, each talking about experience in different ways, both…"
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The Most Beautiful Thing: Fiona's new novel
Posted on April 6, 2012 at 10:24 2 Comments 2 Likes
Those of you that are Facebook or Twitter friends with me will have seen this already, but I suddenly thought there will be people here what I don't know on those forums - and that I should share this news with...
Fiona Robyn (my wife, and a member of the Amida Order) has just released her fourth novel, and…
Continue Thinking about Other Power
Posted on February 9, 2012 at 14:30 10 Comments 0 Likes
I have been thinking a great deal about Other Power recently. An idea that I have been calling Radical Other Power. An idea that is a step beyond how I usually frame my experience of the world.
I have usually thought of Other Power as something which calls to me, a guide if you like, rather than an active agent in this world. Other Power tells me I am okay, just as I am, that I am loved. Other Power tells me to love, but leaves me to figure out the best way to do…
Continue Other things that happen
Posted on February 2, 2012 at 21:00 4 Comments 0 Likes
A few days ago Dharmavidya posted a photo of Sumaya's broken toe on Facebook, under the title 'Things that happen.' Last night our kittens were terrified by a strange cat, and Tsuki wet herself a little. A couple of days ago Fiona's computer stopped working - today we've heard that it's nearly fixed. All things that happen.
This afternoon I visited a member of our local sangha. So much of my ministry is online these days that I noticed myself looking forward to some good old…
Continue Site redesign
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 9:30 14 Comments 3 Likes
A while back, ning (the software that runs this site) introduced a new design manager. I was wary of installing it in case I came up with a worse design, and wanted to revert to the old one... what if it was gone forever?
Having looked around at some of the clean designs in the new template designer, I took the plunge yesterday and spent some time choosing colours. The palette I've chosen is similar to the …
Continue Prasada interviewed about writing...
Posted on June 3, 2011 at 10:27 0 Comments 0 Likes
I've just posted an interview with Caroline on our (fiona and me) site for writers: http://writingourwayhome.ning.com/profiles/blogs/interview-with-caroline We're asking Caroline about the process of writing, and creativity:
ContinueWriting is about inhabiting other worlds. To write well you have to live and breathe the world you are describing. It is a kind of entrancement. The writer is the…
Comment Wall (91 comments)
- At 17:12 on February 22, 2012,
Dave Kruemcke said… Howdy! Thanks for the warm welcome! I don't have any photos to offer (as of yet) but I am truly grateful to find a group of interactive Pure Land followers!..............NAMO AMITABHA BUDDHA!!!!!
- At 1:12 on February 22, 2012,
Mish said… Thank you
- At 16:46 on August 2, 2011,
Jnañamati said… - Naturally, that's fine, NAB
- At 17:42 on June 9, 2011, Bishudda nanda sraman said…
- hi where did you learn about Buddhism ?
- At 9:45 on November 18, 2010, Dulal Barua said…
- DEAR SIR , I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN YOUR NEXT CONFERENCE OF AMIDA TRUST.
IF YOU INVITE ME I EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO YOU.
"TRIPLE GEM BLESS YOU" Rev. Dulal Barua from Thailand.
- At 11:57 on June 2, 2010,
Colin Mitchell said… - Thank you for your kind wishes, afraid i'm now paralised in my legs and of all things whist moving house i fell backwards down the stairs and broke my ankle! Talk about a fall from grace lol. Thanks again,
Namo Amida Bu
Colin
- At 7:42 on May 26, 2010,
Hussam Al-Nawab said… - Bore da Kaspa - It was lovely to catch up with you again - chanting the nembutsu, jamming with the ukelele and singing some Johnny Cash. We must try to get the piano tuned and then we'll be flying!
Namo Amida Bu - Hussam
- At 14:48 on May 25, 2010,
Caroline Screen said… - Hi Kaspa
How are things? I like your photo - an interesting glow going on!!
Nice to be friends :o)
Caroline
- At 19:01 on March 23, 2010,
Stephen Porter said… - Hi Kaspa, thank you for comment on my pics. This is all another world for me. Looks like there is alot of catching up for me to do.
Steve
- At 9:28 on February 26, 2010,
Will said… - Hello! long time no talk.. how are you? hope the new year has brought nothing but peace and joy
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Birmingham Amida Group - meeting yesterday.
Started by Richard Ollier in Amida Trust & Amida-shu Development. Last reply by Katrien Sercu May 9. 3 Replies 3 Likes
Our small but lovely Birmingham group met at Adrian's house on Saturday afternoon. As always with this group, to meet like this reminded us all what a wonderful thing it is to be able to practise…Continue
enlightened or bombu?
Started by Thomas Myojo Radcliffe in Buddhist Teaching. Last reply by Robert McCarthy May 7. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Zen is clear that we are essentially enlightened beings. Pureland insists that we are hopelessly deluded. Both seem to me to be true. On the one hand the mind with all it's contradictions,…Continue
Other-power or Zazen?
Started by Dr Di in Amida Trust & Amida-shu Development. Last reply by Thomas Myojo Radcliffe May 5. 19 Replies 0 Likes
I see Amida Trust bringing the 2 together, or are they mutually exclusive? ie the here and now focus on breath of Zazen implies continuity and oneness, whereas the 'other- power' of Amida can be seen…Continue
The prison of the question of "liking or not liking"
Started by Katrien Sercu in Amida Trust & Amida-shu Development. Last reply by Robert McCarthy Apr 30. 9 Replies 0 Likes
It is surprising how a question, which was a step forwards earlier in life becomes an ennoying limitation that, in good moments, can evoke a smile in me as it is really a funny and stupid question.…Continue
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