Early morning sheen of blue grey greens, luminous, still. You are sitting, broadening into the welcome of day. It has rained through the night. Wet and warm, your body softens and spreads in the slow chant of crickets. The unhurried single repetition of a waking thrush. The densifying tapestry of feathered voices and releasing muscles, … Continue reading Morning Puja
Prayer of Heartfelt Aspiration – intimations of view, meditation and action –
Prayer of Heartfelt Aspiration – intimations of view, meditation and action – a versified essay by Tarchin Hearn, 2012 Preamble: Evening breeze is scattering white scud cross the tops of winter waves. Shadows lengthen gulls swoop and glide and the smell of salt and tidal flats blends with light and air, tanging the nostrils, guiding … Continue reading Prayer of Heartfelt Aspiration – intimations of view, meditation and action –
Classic Sadhanas from the Tibetan Tradition
With initial encouragement from Namgyal Rinpoché, I have reworked and rewritten a few of the more widely practiced sadhanas from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition in ways that link these great classic meditations with perspectives from deep ecology, biological sciences and imagery that is more universal in scope than some of the very traditional phrases and … Continue reading Classic Sadhanas from the Tibetan Tradition
A Note For Aspiring Teachers
A Note For Aspiring Teachers by Tarchin Hearn originally published in Newsphere, Sept. 2012 Woven throughout any overt subjects that we may teach are hidden attitudes and approaches, embodiments of living, that flavor everything that we say and do. Though we may not intend to do so, inevitably we teach what we are. We demonstrate … Continue reading A Note For Aspiring Teachers
Hints of Wisdom from Our Grandmother–– a dancing matrix of here and now ––
Hints of Wisdom from Our Grandmother –– a dancing matrix of here and now –– by Tarchin Hearn I come from my mother And mother I be: forest, and sky, and thee. It is said that our long ago great grandmother Eve ate an apple from the tree of knowledge and that solitary act set … Continue reading Hints of Wisdom from Our Grandmother–– a dancing matrix of here and now ––
Truth, Power and Sharing the Merit
Truth, Power and Sharing the Merit by Tarchin Hearn How does the power of truth operate? How does truth as a factor of power work? How can its power, as power, be realized? – Vaclav Havel Let's begin by exploring the idea of power. The current New Zealand government is partially privatizing the power companies. … Continue reading Truth, Power and Sharing the Merit
The Eight Offerings: a practice for cultivating flexibility and 'give'
by Tarchin Hearn (This essay was originally written and shared as an e-mail article in 2004. It has been slightly modified for Green Dharma Treasury) All of nature, in fact the entire living world, is a dance of continuous offering; one thing giving itself to another. Rain moistening ground and ground water evaporating and … Continue reading The Eight Offerings: a practice for cultivating flexibility and 'give'
Commonsense Retreat by Tarchin Hearn
We are pleased to announce the availability of a free PDF, e-book version of Tarchin's recently revised 'Commonsense Retreat' 'Commonsense Retreat' is a small booklet introducing some broadly practical considerations that will help support a solitary retreat. It was originally written in 1984 to help introduce people to the use of retreat huts at the … Continue reading Commonsense Retreat by Tarchin Hearn
A Four-fold Practice for Living Well – Stopping, Calming, Resting, Healing –
'A Four-fold Practice for Living Well' was originally part of a letter written for some dharma friends who had drifted into relationship difficulties with each other. In Buddhist teaching, it is said that truth, or dharma, is good in the beginning, good in the middle and good at the end. Here is a fundamental dharma … Continue reading A Four-fold Practice for Living Well – Stopping, Calming, Resting, Healing –
Reflections on Knowing, Mind and Wonderment
Oct 5/11 Simpson Desert Australia, 5:30am Reflections on Knowing, Mind and Wonderment With thanks to Sue and John for taking us there. by Tarchin Hearn I’m sitting on the red earth gazing into mystery, camp mat folded under me, morning coffee steaming by my side. In front is a young acacia bush. Its roots are … Continue reading Reflections on Knowing, Mind and Wonderment
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