Dharma talk given at NY Dharma, 8.11.25

For more info:

www.nydharma.org

Paul Weinfield: "A Mood Is Not A Mountain" 8.11.25

Dharma talk given at NY Dharma, 8.18.25

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www.nydharma.org

Paul Weinfield: "Perfectionism" 8.18.25

Dharma talk given at Downtown Meditation, 8.20.25

For more info:

www.downtownmeditation.com

Paul Weinfield: "You Are A River" (On Not-Self) 8.20.25

Homage to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III | A Daughter’s Devotion Reveals the Power of Filial Piety

This is the true story of Qingmian, a devoted daughter who cared for her paralyzed father for ten years. Inspired by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s True Buddha Dharma, she transformed hardship and suffering into compassion, patience, and gratitude.

Through the guidance of Dorje Chang Buddha III, Qingmian discovered the profound truth that “filialness ranks first among all deeds of kindness.” Her journey reminds us that love, compassion, sympathetic joy, and generosity are not just words, but daily actions—especially within the family.

✨ In this audio story you will hear about:

How Dorje Chang Buddha III’s teachings helped her through life’s trials

The meaning of filial piety in Buddhism

Why compassion and kindness begin at home

🙏 Homage to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, revered as the Pope of Buddhism.

Link: https://dharma-hhdorjechangbuddhaiii.org/homage-to-h-h-dorje-chang-buddha-iii-a-filial-daughter-took-care-of-her-paralyzed-elderly-father-for-ten-years-and-became-thoroughly-awakened-to-the-subtle-truth-of-filialness-ranked-the-fi/

#DorjeChangBuddhaIII #HHDorjeChangBuddhaIII #TrueBuddhaDharma #BuddhaDharma #Buddhism #Buddhiststory #filialpiety #filialdevotion #Buddhistcompassion #karmiccausality #impermanence #spiritualgrowth #Buddhistinspiration

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III’s Teachings Inspire 10 Years of Filial Care | A True Story of Devotion

Jhāna jako stan prawdziwego bezpieczeństwa — nie wobec świata zewnętrznego, lecz wobec własnego umysłu.

📓 Transkrypt mowy:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f3Opu9UU_QCxyM-21hU4sGhc8yupH7_3/view?usp=drive_link
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Czytał: Andrzej Kochański, www.glos-lektorski.eu

#HillsideHermitagePL #buddha #budda #buddyzm #theravada #therawada

Bezpieczny w jhanie [LEKTOR PL]

Dlaczego umysł wraca do starych, niezdrowych nawyków – i jak temu zapobiec?
W tym nagraniu znajdziesz praktyczne wyjaśnienie, jak rozpoznawać i powstrzymywać powracające, szkodliwe stany mentalne – takie jak złość, lęk, pożądanie czy apatia. To część nauk Buddy w tradycji theravāda, skupiająca się na rozwijaniu mądrości, uważności i konsekwentnego wysiłku.

Ten przekaz może pomóc każdemu, kto chce głębiej zrozumieć swoje reakcje i zyskać większą stabilność wewnętrzną na co dzień.

📓 Transkrypt mowy:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/17vhGSv6C2YyI0QUvMSSPUr6WqioWMbBQ/view?usp=drive_link
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🎙️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hillside-hermitage-pl/id1806037288
🎙️ https://soundcloud.com/hillsidehermitagepl

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Czytała: Weronika Łukaszewska

#buddyzm #uważność #emocje #umysł #medytacja #buddha #dhamma #hillsidehermitagePL #theravada

Właściwa powściągliwość [Siostra Medhini] [LEKTOR PL]

Flat-earthers are just trying to distract us from the truth of the hollow earth and I'm tired of pretending otherwise

Bodhishawarma

The three poems referenced :

You Reading This be ready
~ William Stafford

Starting here, what do you want to remember?
How sunlight creeps along a shining floor?
What scent of old wood hovers, what softened
sound from outside fills the air?

Will you ever bring a better gift for the world
than the breathing respect that you carry
wherever you go right now? Are you waiting
for time to show you some better thoughts?

When you turn around, starting here, lift this
new glimpse that you found; carry into evening
all that you want from this day. This interval you spent
reading or hearing this, keep it for life –

What can anyone give you greater than now,
starting here, right in this room, when you turn around?


Shoulders
~ Naomi Shihab Nye

A man crosses the street in rain,
stepping gently, looking two times north and south,
because his son is asleep on his shoulder.

No car must splash him.
No car drive too near to his shadow.

This man carries the world’s most sensitive cargo
but he’s not marked.
Nowhere does his jacket say FRAGILE,
HANDLE WITH CARE.

His ear fills up with breathing.
He hears the hum of a boy’s dream
deep inside him.

We’re not going to be able
to live in this world
if we’re not willing to do what he’s doing
with one another.

The road will only be wide.
The rain will never stop falling.


Praying
~Mary Oliver

 It doesn’t have to be
 the blue iris, it could be 
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few 
small stones; just 
pay attention, then patch 

a few words together and don’t try
 to make them elaborate, this isn’t 
a contest but the doorway 

into thanks, and a silence in which 
another voice may speak.

2025-08-19 | Inquiry I Finding Yourself in a Small Room I Josh Gifford

Prajñāpāramitā is often translated as “perfection of wisdom” or “perfected wisdom.” But it does not behave like perfection. It breaks language. It dissolves the knower. It laughs at certainty. This is not the wisdom of mastery, but of surrender. What is the highest form of supreme wisdom? 

The questions she would like us to contemplate are:
1. What kinds of unseen assumptions, emotional currents, inherited urgencies, institutional culture etc. shape how you move, act, or try to help? 

2. Have you ever experienced a moment when slowing down—pausing, not knowing, letting go—opened up a deeper kind of clarity or care? 

What Kind of Wisdom Refuses to be Held?

When everything we cling to reveals its fluid nature, we panic. What if śūnyatā isn’t the void of despair, but the womb of possibility? What can we learn from what refuses to stay still?

The questions she would like us to contemplate and perhaps practise today are:
1. Take something that you believe is right and try to adopt its opposite for half a day. How did your perception shift? 

2. What could emerge in your life if you loosen the grip on your most cherished truths? 

Is Emptiness the end of meaning or the beginning of boundless creativity?

Hillside Hermitage jest zarejestrowaną w Europie, religijną organizacją non-profit, która wspiera grupę samotnych mnichów, podążających za naukami Buddhy. Żyją i nauczają oni niezależnie, poza głównym nurtem tradycji. 

Pustelnia została założona przez Nyanamoli Thero, początkowo na wzgórzach środkowej Sri Lanki, a później została przeniesiona do górskich lasów Słowenii. Nyanamoli Thero otrzymał święcenia Upasampadā w tajskiej tradycji Theravada i prowadzi życie klasztorne od 2005 roku.

Niniejszy kanał zawiera nauki Nyanamoli Thero i jego uczniów, przetłumaczone na język polski. Nasze tłumaczenie jest wyrazem wdzięczności w stosunku do Hillside Hermitage za przekaz Dhammy w sposób prosty, bezpośredni i zgodny z oryginałem.

The Humanistic Buddhism Centre (HBC) is committed to the research and development of Humanistic Buddhism as well as community engagement.  The Centre identifies and undertakes innovative projects that contribute to the scholarly and teaching communities.  Besides facilitating inter-disciplinary research and course-ware development that contributes to the Nan Tien Institute’s teaching programs, the Centre also participates in outreach programmes such as podcasts, workshops, and exhibitions.  This podcast collection houses resources on Humanistic Buddhism that will be useful to students, educators and informed Buddhists.

An NYC-based community devoted to the practice and study of the Buddha's teachings on meditation and the development of skillful qualities.

Just This Zen Community

Zazen – just sitting – is the foundation of our practice. At the heart of our community is our shared commitment to compassionate inquiry, mutual care and deep gratitude, demonstrated through our everyday actions, words and thoughts. This practice supports our aspiration to open to all of life, as an expression of the timeless wisdom of Buddha’s Way.

We welcome people of all races, cultures, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, classes, religions, abilities, and ages. We are committed to providing a safe place for all people to explore the dharma and awaken to their true nature.

We want to offer our deep gratitude and thanks to all the innumerable people whose practice and dedication have kept the flame of the dharma alive and well. We want to acknowledge that our western iteration of practice rests on the efforts of all those who practised for centuries in their own non-western cultures.

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