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Confabulation of Life
Dec 20, 2016 11:22AM WST

Living life as a practicing hypnotherapist allows a unique view into the human condition. The world of the subconscious and conditioning becomes very visible and the way that it impacts our lives as human beings is very ... Read More

Unctuousness and the American Election
Nov 17, 2016 09:13AM WST

I would like to give a Buddhist perspective on the disbelief at large following the results of the American election. Even though it may not be obvious, we have once again received a reminder that, natural influences control ... Read More

When is a body dead?
Nov 8, 2016 16:14PM WST

This is an interesting and controversial topic. There are certainly stories in early medicine of premature burials where scratch marks were found inside coffins and even today people waking up in the morgue after being ... Read More

Is Enlightenment Conscious Suicide?
Oct 18, 2016 10:55AM WST

This is a question that was posed to me by a friend when we were discussing some of the vocabulary around Buddhist Enlightenment; with words like Cessation and Extinguishment. It is a good question that plays into the ... Read More

Is Buddhism a Religion?
Sep 28, 2016 11:10AM WST

This question comes up a lot, and many people think Buddhism is not a true religion because it does not have a “Godhead”, at least in the conventional way that one may think of a religion. I wish to make the case ... Read More

Belief Faith & Knowing
Sep 26, 2016 10:37AM WST

In this essay I would like to examine the ways that we use our senses to apprehend the world and then look at the ways that we make an interpretation of what we are experiencing.BeliefThe most common and probably the most ... Read More

CHANGING ECONOMICS FOR GOOD
Jul 7, 2016 13:42PM WST

From the perspective of Buddhism, and its emphasis on finding balance in life through meditation and mindfulness, it is easy to see that our mental existence is a very important part of our being. Buddhist knowledge ... Read More

Where is Enlightenment Today?
May 22, 2016 16:08PM WST

Back in the time of the Buddha, some 2600 years ago, in the foothills of the Himalaya’s, enlightened men and women seemed to be everywhere. The Buddhist Sutta’s talk about thousands of enlightened monks, teaching ... Read More

Scholars and their thoughts on life
May 3, 2016 10:41AM WST

Following on from my last blog, (The Human Condition)  where I attempt to write from my personal insight and view into reality and truth, (helped with the Buddha’s insight and teachings), I would like to share the ... Read More

The Human Condition
Mar 9, 2016 11:04AM WST

(As seen through Buddhist eyes)Definition of life.Life is the experience of both consciously holding on to and conditioning oneself in relation to the world, or being subconsciously held, while being conditioned in ... Read More

Concerns and Questions about Past Life Regression
Feb 17, 2016 10:41AM WST

Website Enquiry  Name:  Steve    Email:    providedComments/Enquiry --- Concerns and Questions about past life regressionHi Dennis,I found you through your very impressive Buddhist ... Read More

Consciousness & Being Right.
Jan 26, 2016 14:26PM WST

A recent news item from the Daily Mail site about a Kangaroo showing emotion by cradling and trying to lift his female partner, who had just died, and the events that followed has prompted this Blog. Evan Switzer, a man from ... Read More

The Middle Way
Jan 8, 2016 11:29AM WST

In this blog I hope to point to and illustrate the idea of the “Middle Way” of religion as spoken about by The Buddha some 2600 years ago. It is essentially the resolution of the argument that embroils humanity ... Read More

Atheism and Religious Experience.
Jan 6, 2016 14:12PM WST

This is a synopsis of an experiment by Derren Brown which I would like to connect to the next blog that looks at Atheism as an extreme or opposite to Unctuousness spoken about in the previous blog. The next blog will be ... Read More

Unctousness & Dukka (Suffering) in Buddhism
Nov 10, 2015 09:32AM WST

Unctuous is a word I learnt on an Ayurveda retreat in India. It came up in a context of describing the so called “Kapha nature” in Ayurveda. We all have it in some measure. There are three qualities or ... Read More

LATEST NEWS/BLOGS

02 Aug 2020 : Understanding Fungible Consciousness

(‘How it creates & How it lets go’) --- (‘How it begins & How it Ends’)Consciousness is a condition. We can know this because it can be objectified. We can make an object of it. We can get above it, below it, and see all ...

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02 Aug 2020 : Eternity

Is eternity a desirable state to try and cultivate? What does eternity mean? In this piece I would like to look at the way this question might resolve itself for a meditator on the Buddhist path. Buddhist practice is usually a gradual inclination toward ...

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01 Aug 2020 : Release

ReleaseThe naturalness of ‘Letting-Go’ Buddhist practitioners (like me) often lament the difficulty of letting go. How do we let go? Any serious meditator who practices to ‘experience’ what the Buddha was pointing to will ...

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24 Mar 2018 : A New Poem --- Letting Go of Life

I have just finished writing a blog that hits the spot for me. It is called "The Hero's Journey". (See my blog spot above.) This poem was written concurrently and addresses my fears and grief in letting go of life.(Click Here)

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05 Jun 2017 : New Poem "Perceptions & the Switch"

This new poem has been gestating for some time, and following a recent discussion with our Monday night Meditation group at the Cambodian Buddhist Society, (CBSWA) the time had come for it to be written.I think this poem is an important poem for ...

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09 Oct 2016 : New Poetry with a theme

There is a new poem called Fearing the Moment which is now listed in the cascade above. It is poem highlighting the depth into truth that our minds can see along with the joy of practice, but is also pointing to the subtle fear ...

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06 May 2015 : Hypnosis and Past Life Workshop

"Hypnosis and Past Life Workshop" added under "Public Talks" drop down.

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10 Apr 2014 : You Tube Poetry

I have added a new section to the cascade area to highlight some of my poetry that I have read and performed on You Tube. Doing this has enabled me to speak directly about the poems context. The first two poems are new. I hope you like them.

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04 Dec 2013 : 2 New Poems. Death the theme.

Two poems added.Death and the Brightening MindMeditation on Death

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29 Nov 2013 : 3 NEW POEMS Stillness the theme

Three new poems addedThe Subtlest EnergyThe Right Side of StillnessThe Burden of Stillness

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