Archive for April, 2009
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
The Pallor of Helplessness over Israel….
I received an email from a film director, who is making a major film addressing war and peace issues. In my reply from northern Israel, gave him my impressions of my visit to Israel after a couple of weeks there, and meeting with around 300 Israel citizens through the retreats, dharma gathering and DFP.
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
The Inner and Outer Link
In response to an Israeli citizen. In one part of her email, she wrote that I gave meditation an “unnecessary and wrong linkage to politics and unfortunately it is very naive to believe that you could go to one of our neighbouring countries and attempt to do the same thing there.” *
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
Consistency in Teaching
An e-mail to requested words on Ajahn Dhammadaro, my Vipassana teacher in Thailand, and any changes in my teachings since starting in the mid-1970s.
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Friday, April 10th, 2009
The Importance of the Five Realms of Existence
In recent years, I have been developing more and more interest in the Buddha’s teachings on the five realms of existence as a vitally important feature of Dharma teachings and exploration triggered by recollections of experiences of my years in the monkhood, including the time in the Vipassana monastery, the cave and forest.
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
The Taliban and the West
The Taliban is making headline news again as the new US government orders another 21,000 American troops into Afghanistan in a futile attempt to control Afghanistan, who will never submit nor conform to foreign demands. All armies leave Afghanistan with a bloody nose.
