Dharma Wheel

It’s a bit embarrassing but I’ve already done the controversial spiritual path with a lay Buddhist group. (I’m unsure if Buddhist is a fair description because what I learned there is very different from what I am learning now) Cutting myself a bit of slack though, I was recruited at a particularly ...

Dear PadmaVonSamba

Thank you for visiting this tender place with me.

Dear PadmaVonSamba, Thank you for your insight. I’d like to ask about a part that has often gripped my heart. Thinking about what a child may accomplish and thinking about a parent trying to provide what is needed to optimize a child opportunity to discover their true potential, what if this is what...

Lack of empathy.... Please look more closely. Think of a blind person. Could you say that they are incapable of reading and experiencing all the benefits that reading offers? Of course not, at first they were dependent on others reading to them and then Braille was invented, bringing independence. N...

Thank you, I spent parts of today with this material and found it very helpful. I’m looking forward to reading and learning more. To be honest, it feels like a strong craving to understand, are there good types of craving? :-) It feels good to take a step back and start looking around at different t...

Currently, I am gently extracting myself from SGI, at the same time, hoping to maintain my friendship with the person who introduced me to this practice. When my gentle withdrawal was noticed, concerning behaviours intensified, so this past month I have not attended any meetings or activities and ye...