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The first post of 2008 - happy face

2008-01-22T22:33:42Z

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Buddhist Christian Dialouge.

2007-06-19T19:57:16Z

Saturday was the first in a series of day workshops at The Maitri Project, our pastoral care project in Leicester. It was a Buddhist Christian Exploration Engaging with Faith. Partly the day was valuable to me, because it gave me the impetus to in...

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23rd Anniversary of Peace Pagoda

2007-06-19T08:44:09Z

On Sunday, 17th, Dharmavidya, Prasada, Susthama and I attended the celebration of the 23rd Anniversary of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji Peace Pagoda at Milton Keynes. The aim of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji order, a Nichiren order, is world peace, The first Peac...

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Mystical and the Neurological

2007-06-11T11:46:40Z

In my previous post, I spoke of my own mystical or spiritual experience. Now, briefly, I want to say provide some theoretical context for events like this. There's a great deal of work being done by neurologists on brain/experience correlation, w...

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Experiencing the Mystic

2007-06-11T07:44:29Z

Saturday I spent the day in London, at a conference organised by the Alister Hardy Trust a research centre for religious experiences. A long day, in some ways and much too warm for me, but really interesting talks, and great to meet up with Tony ...

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Misery: the secret to happiness?

2007-06-04T16:41:29Z

From the BBC The key to a happy relationship could be accepting that some miserable times are unavoidable, experts say. Therapists from California State University, Fresno and Virginia Tech say accepting these problems is better than striving f...

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Grace

2007-06-03T21:14:42Z

What's this desire for contact? This yearning in my heart? To turn away from silence, Not to stay apart. 'Surround yourself with voices' The voice inside me cries. 'Support yourself with bodies, 'A friend on every side' If I rest in silence, T...

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Vox Hunt: Gimme A Hand

2007-06-02T21:10:20Z

Show us your hand. Submitted by Chris. From the Scafoid to the Distal My gently jointed bones. Flexor carpi radialis Moulds them into forms A gentle curve, a nestled palm A lightly crooked finger, Slowly moves and gestures make Pausing in a Mu...

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A series of unfortunate distractions.

2007-06-01T20:30:46Z

For Sale Writers Block Almost New Ideal for chop ping words up on Resting on my dusty windowsill, A page that's not yet faded by the sun Still unwritten - blank - the day's not done. A pen, draws ink across the dusky white, Midnight in circles,...

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Briefly, who am I?

2007-05-31T15:02:57Z

If, like Malkovich I could step inside The doorway to my mind I would meet a stack Of frozen objects Boxes, holding friends Past loves; people, Art and toys and Holding them in place - An idea I have. Of whom I think I am: An empty mannequin;...

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