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I've recently discovered the poet Mary Oliver. I'm sure many of you are aware of her work (she's not exactly an unknown - won a Pulitzer in 1984!) but I love the themes and the way she relates to the world. The piece below fills my heart. Thought I would share here as it speaks to beingfulness, Buddhism, nature-connection, all that good stuff we talk about 😊 The wonderful phrase "resplendently empty" in particular jumps out to me: Last night in the fields I lay down in the darkness to think about death, but instead I fell asleep, as if in a vast and sloping room filled with those white flowers that open all summer, sticky and untidy, in the warm fields. When I woke the morning light was just slipping in front of the stars, and I was covered with blossoms. I don’t know how it happened— I don’t know if my body went diving down under the sugary vines in some sleep-sharpened affinity with the depths, or whether that green energy rose like a wave and curled over me, claiming me in its husky arms. I pushed them away, but I didn’t rise. Never in my life had I felt so plush, or so slippery, or so resplendently empty. Never in my life had I felt myself so near that porous line where my own body was done with and the roots and the stems and the flowers began.

Hi, For those booked for @alistairappleton's Holy Isle Retreat July and October, you can now book accommodation direct with Holy Isle. Link below 🙂 https://www.holyisle.org(https://www.holyisle.org)

Salaams and peace to everyone! My name is Fran, I am a new Mindsprings member, and a progressive Muslim living near Toronto, Canada. I am wondering if the following two topics have been addressed in a video lesson or podcast here on the Mindsprings site: (Topic One) Gender Identiy, Sexual Orientation and Sexual Expression in Buddhism; and (Topic Two) Death - is it a transition to a new experience in Buddhism? I would be grateful to learn about Buddhist teachings on these topics. Thank you and blessings! Fran

Hope you everyone is warm and safe. Hoping the internet will be back on tomorrow! From a very wild Cumbria!

Thought this event looks fascinating and might be of interest to some of you :) It's online and in-person at Jamyang London Buddhist Center at 7pm tomorrow (Wed 17 Jan) Full details here - https://sciwizlive.com/event/illuminating-consciousness-merging-buddhist-insights-with-scientific-inquiry(https://sciwizlive.com/event/illuminating-consciousness-merging-buddhist-insights-with-scientific-inquiry)

Greetings of peace! I am a new member, and a progressive Muslim living in Canada, near Toronto. It is a pleasure to share space with all of you as we learn about mindfulness and meditation from our profoundly gifted teacher, Alistair!