OFFERING FOR ONESELF AND TO THE BUDDHA – THE REFLECTION

     A few pictures from the BP3 retreat at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) 

OFFERING FOR ONESELF AND TO THE BUDDHA – THE REFLECTION *

             To Jacques, Diane and to all the 2012 BP3 participants

At the beginning of time

‘til the end of it

There is nothingness

Emptiness – the non-existence of the self and the dependent origination

All Dharma are interdependent

All the essence of life and non-life

The way they are – As is

Seeding, blooming, fragranting, conditioning, manifesting, transforming

All physical beings are subject to change

Everything is impermanent

Including our thought, emotion and intention

The potential to awake

is sprouting with our daily diligent practice

Of mindfulness, of wisdom, of compassion and of selflessness

Serving others is an offering to the Enlightened One

and to our own Buddha nature within

At the beginning of time

‘til the end of it

There is Emptiness.

Institute of Noetic Sciences **

Petaluma, CA. September 1^st, 2012.


* An assignment to find something to offer to the Buddha altar and talk about it.  I chose nothing and talk about the Emptiness concept in Buddhism.

* * The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) was co-founded in 1973 by former astronaut Edgar Mitchell and investor Paul N. Temple to encourage and conduct research on noetic theory and human potentials. Institute programs include "extended human capacities", "integral health and healing", and "emerging worldviews". (source: Wikipedia.org)