Sitting with Buddha

Sitting with myself post a weekend retreat at a Dharma Centre set deep in the splendid wild. Among the teachings was Compassion. Compassion is an action. Loving kindness is a feeling. We develop compassion with skill and means. How could I ever imagine being compassionate with anyone before I learned the skill and found the…

What is real?

I ask myself this morning, what is real? I pause I slow I breathe . . . quietly . . and begin to notice my immediate surroundings . . . I tune in to the senses of my body to be fully human is to live and experience life with and through the body. senses…

A Letter to Beautiful Mother Earth

Dear Mama, I’m not sorry. I’m not sorry that the entire world is affected by a virus that originated with cruelty to animals. I’m not sorry. I have compassion and empathy for those who suffer ill health and perhaps death from the virus, and their loved ones, but I am not sorry. What about you…