Elements
we are made of elements – Buddhism says our troubles come from thinking we are a separate ego, a permanent separate ego – this element teaching shows us we are not that – and, we’re still here – let’s imagine our bodies as a hollow space – surrounded by nature – you don’t have to … Read more
Fire element in our modern world culture is extremely out of balance – this is why we’re getting climate change among many other ills – war, bombs – there’s too much heat being pumped into the atmosphere – that’s the most worrying thing about climate change – there’s too much heat because we want too … Read more
Earth, Water first, let’s work with the posture, down into the body, remind yourself of all the bits of the body you haven’t been aware of. back of your knees, heels, elbows, wherever your special bits that you don’t notice are. Notice them now – check your spine, that your spine is rising from the … Read more
in my first Buddhist school, we looked at all the Buddha’s teachings in terms of the elements, wonderfully simple and unified. it was used as a main vehicle. I laid it out in in this chart. we start from the outside on our path, and move inwards through the different teachings. First, the precepts tell … Read more
GONG first adjust the body – how you know if your body is in a good posture is when it becomes spacious – adjust the spine – the spine is holding you up – feel the space coming in between the vertebrae in the spine – lift the breastbone – feel the space – coming … Read more
Elements simple sotoba ox m 220523 tr ed Imagine a yellow square in your deep belly, lower cakra, bottom of the spine area – a nice big cube of yellow for the earth element – you can make it ochre yellow if you like – very simply feel the nature of this yellow ochre cube … Read more
I’d stumbled on one of the rare Buddhist schools that taught mainly through the elements: the natural forces, earth, water, fire, air, space. Perfect for me. It brought my beloved nature into my spiritual practice. The poetry of my youth was about bush, sea, and the mysterious presence within nature, in mountain fastnesses and rushing … Read more
I think ecofeminism lays out most clearly what the trouble is with our present world, and how to fix it. Ecofeminism is a complete system based on mother nature’s interdependent ecosystems, that has the potential to save our world from our climate emergency and create a regenerative future. Permaculture does it physically; ecofeminism is close … Read more
