Something Lovely

SOMETHING LOVELY

And people stayed home

and read books and listened

and rested and exercised

and made art and played

and learned new ways of being

and were still

and listened more deeply

someone meditated

someone prayed

someone danced

someone met their own shadow

and people started thinking differently—-

And people healed…

And in the absence of people who lived in ignorant ways

dangerous, mindless, and heartless….

The earth began to heal—

And when the danger ended

and people found themselves…

They grieved for the dead

and they made new choices

and dreamed of new visions

and created new ways to live

and heal the earth fully

just as they had been healed.

Kathleen O ’ Meara (1869) - after a plague devastated Ireland in...

Order Bodhicitta Practice Reminder

May I deliver all beings from difficulties;
May I eradicate all passions;
May I master all dharmas;
May I lead all beings to Buddhahood
- The Four Great Vows

We’ve really enjoyed connecting with the Order every Sunday by practising the Bodhicitta together. Our collective practice gives us courage and support to continue in the spirit of the four great vows of the Bodhisattvas. The Dharma is needed now more than ever, so courage and...