by Branden Macie From January 2012 to March 2012 a nickel of wisdom arose in me while serving long-term at Dhamma Patapa in Jesup, Georgia, U.S.A. I was there to strengthen my individual walk in Dhamma and to share my merits with others who came for meditation alongside other meditators who wanted to apply the …
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Days are paler. Nights are calmer. Dramas are becoming rarer. Strangers appear as benign as long forgotten friends. Instead of being in the central locus I step aside. Adrenalin rushes are making room for stillness as past and future are making room for the present. Present, a water droplet, captured in a quick shot, at …
Dhamma Projects: with the aim to discuss, document, celebrate and where possible enable activities that integrate the practice and principles behind Vipassana out of the centre and into the world of the householder we invite you to read a conversation of sorts between two meditators: 1. What is your understanding of Dhamma? Dhamma is simply …
“Follow your bliss,” advised the late great Joseph Campbell. Au contraire, “Follow your heartache,” insists Andrew Harvey. Don’t know that one of these bits of advice is more right than the other. But I do know that bliss signifies nothing I’ve experienced that can actually be followed. If we take its definition seriously, and consider …
My initial connection to Vipassana was probably similar to most people. When I hear about meditation and the teachings of the Buddha my first connection is to religion, and if I want to use New Age jargon, I connect it to spirituality. The problem is, once this practice is linked to religion it encounters the conflict …
So, it's been about a year since my first 10 days retreat. 13 months to be more accurate and I was really looking for my second ten days retreat. I had been meditating non stop since I learnt Vipassana and I really expected that being already familiar with the technique, the daily timetable and even …
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Like so many aspects of meditation, I've struggled to explain the importance of the 5th precept. Like most people, I've enjoyed the boisterous experience and getting a little crazy with some friends over a few drinks. In fact, I would have argued that alcohol allowed me to be more present with my friends because it …
I used to cram my head full until it was bursting without taking anytime to process and understand what was going on. Not much made sense, what I did know was that misery was a regular guest at my table. Keeping a journal helped. Somehow the process of translating what was going on in my …
What do you want? I've heard and asked that question hundreds if not thousands of times. What do you want to do? What do you want to be? What do you want for dinner? What will make you happy? We are on an endless search for something better. Recently, I've discovered that this question creates …
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