Prayer for Peace If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the...
Top 'o the morning, dearest dharma friends: Please check out Kevin Griffin's website...he is a Theravadan Buddhist author who currently facilitates workshops...
A little of both…perhaps In Japanese, Tariki = Other Power, Outside Power Jiriki = Own Power, Effort or Power From Within Two Buddhist traditions Tariki =...
I'm going to list the link to Kevin Griffin's website in the LINKS section of the AA Beginners Club. Thanks for letting me know about this resource. Karen ... ...
Awesome...thank you! Suzy May all beings be happy and at peace Om mani padme hung Karen <honey_dot_com@...> wrote: I'm going to list the link to Kevin...
Thank you again, Michael, for your astute insight...very few things in this life are polarized into the black/white realm; most ideologies constitute varying...
Dear Friends in the Dharma, Below is a wonderful poem Audrey Hepburn wrote when asked to share her "beauty tips." It was read at her funeral years later. "For...
Heard at a meeting. Guy shared that his sponsor told him to put the following note on the mirror of his medicine cabinet in his bathroom. "MEET THE PROBLEM." ...
The source of all suffering in the world comes from wanting to make oneself happy; The source of all happiness in the world comes from wanting to make others...
How right you are. Our constant concern for "me" keeps the wheel of suffering going round and round. The 12 steps and life of the 8 fold path takes us to a...
"It is only through constant training that our practice will grow steady and we will be able to control our negative tendencies fearlessly." Dilgo Khyentse...
It is a sacred mantra said to bestow blessings of love and compassion to anyone who chants it or looks upon it...it is connected to the Buddha of Compassion,...
Synchronicity is the occurrence of two events that are not linked causally, nor linked teleologically, yet are meaningfully related. Once, a client was...
The Buddha asked his son Rahula "For what purpose is a mirror?" "For the purpose of reflecting,Lord." Step 10 states "Continued to take personal inventory and...
Jason, Thank for your astute post tying the Program of A.A., specifically the 10th Step to the teachings of the Buddha. My own take on Step 10: It is the...
A man approached the Blessed One and wanted to have all his philosophical questions answered before he would practice. In response, the Buddha said, "It is as...
Dear BIR (Buddhist in Recovery) Community, Thank you Suzan for giving birth to this site. It is most informative and helpful...and I do need help badly. Since...
Thank you Mike. This brings to mind what I like to tell sponsees who are having trouble with taking that step over the cliff of uncertainty. I don't know WHY,...
Jason, Yes. I just posted this to another site. Religion and Spirituality Theology (religion) and Spirituality (experience) are not the same thing. When we...
... There's a saying in A.A. "What you think of me is none of my business." Let's expand that to include: "What others think and do is none of my business." ...
Dear Mike and All, Yes, I have a Big Book. Read it cover to cover numerous times and attended Big Book meetings for years. (FYI. I am not comfortable with...
Lucia, I have had similar experiences in A.A. Physical assaults by drunks I was trying to help, slander by others in various groups I attend, snide remarks,...
... nothing. Can't pray. Can't meditate. Can't even get out of my house. The good news despite all the stress, tension etc, I never had the thought or desire...
Dear Dharma Friends: I'd like to encourage you all to post a photo with your profile so that we may connect your words with a face...it's very simple to ...
