This was in another thread and it was suggested it go into a new thread so it doesn't get lost. This is a petition that asks for ajahn brahm to be able to give his paper next year and the same conference that banned his paper this year. https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/United_Nations_Day_of_Vesa...

The Forgotten Nuns is a really good movie. Well worth a watch. Ajahn Brahm's paper is a very good one. There is a new petition that asks that he be invited to give it next year. The petition reads in part: 'We value free and open dialogue. We therefore ask that the UNDV, in accordance with Millenniu...

I was listening to The Enlightened Brain' by Rick Hanson (a series of CDs) in which he says that the pali word dukkha is composed of Du - meaning not good Kha - meaning where the hub of a wheel meets an axle. He offers an understanding of dukkha that is a wobbliness, an unsatisfactory-ness. Is that ...

The Dhamma and Dhamma practice have been and continue to be my lifeboat over the past months. And yes, I am looking for other opportunities where there a strong and demonstrated commitment to ethical conduct. This has been a fascinating journey in learning that a shared understanding of and commitme...

easy requisites and difficult peace of mind, they are advised to depart that environment. That is the relevant answer. Thank you also for the reference and the link. I find it really interesting that the advice is also to leave the person ( by extension, the situation) " by night or by day wit...

Thanks - that is a very helpful video!

Hi, How do you decide if a difficult situation is 'good practice' and worth staying engaged with, versus being something to leave? I'm working with non-Buddhists who have very different ethical yardsticks in terms of honesty, respect, kindness, and keeping to agreements. Some of the people frequentl...

Love it. Thanks for posting it. It will be very helpful for me in learning the mental factors.

Mudita!!!

I've just starting to explore the Abhidhamma sangaha, and finding Bhikku Bodhi's Comprehensive Manual fabulous. When I checked in Wikipedia for the Abhidhamma, I see there is a Theravada list with 52 mental formations, but that a Mahayana list has 51. The groupings and factors are a little different...

Another thumbs up here. In the Buddha's Words is a fabulous resource.

Thanks so much for your comments, everyone. I have decided to resign and have had a conversation with the head, which went very well. What was particularly helpful was AN 10.80. It helped in changing my thinking from "a skilled a practitioner would be able to shift this, so I must keep trying&q...

Unfortunately there is no HR, daverupa. In fact one issue is that I am trying to put in place comprehensive HR policies and was told by my colleague that she intends to discriminate and opposes putting at least one key policy element in place. BTW, the feeling I have is not hatred but rather exasper...

Thanks for your reply, Sam Vara, and the reminder to do what one can. You also wrote... There are two different questions here. One is about whether you are behaving ethically in continuing to work with this person. Providing you don't react badly to her, or copy what she does, then it seems you are...

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