Many years ago, when I was still a nun, I had the incredible opportunity to meet with the dharmic heroine Gudrun Hegardt. Unfortunately, she is no longer with us, but she acted as an essential anchor for the Dharma to come alive in our dark snowy land of the north during her days. Without her fearless progress,Continue reading “Walking in the fearless footsteps of the Buddha Dharma in Sweden”
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In a changing world everything is possible
Enlightenment is sprung out of our willingness to consider what is broken, painful, and tragic as precious. Our broken, painful, and tragic stories are the heart of the matter —’no mud, no lotus’ as Ven.Thich Nhat Hanh has said, and ‘there is a crack in everything – that is how the light gets in,’ asContinue reading “In a changing world everything is possible”
Renounce The World Now And Find Lasting Freedom
With a developed sense of renunciation, we realize that our usual reliance on pleasure prevents us from having complete happiness. Our usual compulsive habits need to be worn out, and we don’t have much time to act on them anymore. The more we realize that satisfying our pleasures will never add up, the more weContinue reading “Renounce The World Now And Find Lasting Freedom”