Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights

The highlight on the Northern Lights.

The full programme.

The music is Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op.55 Solveig’s Song.

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The mysterious roar of silence itself.
Character is what you are in the dark.
The Buddha did not invent the Dhamma, he did not decree the Dhamma.
The change that takes place moment to moment represents moment after moment of opportunity.
Anupaghato: Don’t allow yourself to hate one another.
All the meditation is right there inside you.
Be immovable – unshakable from a peaceful state of mind.
Six Words of Advice from Tilopa
Maintain a concerted gaze on your mind.
He wanted us to see suffering and to see origination, cessation and the path.
Why was I born?
Without Settling Anywhere
There is no Buddha
Is that heavy?
Real tranquillity is born of correct view.
Wisdom beyond dualistic thinking and emotional sensations.
Unknown Unknowns
The poise of a dying man
8 Kinds of Silence in Dharma Practice
The Three Gates of Speech
What would be the need to restrain all else?
The middle way is beyond birth and death, high and low, happiness and suffering, good and bad.
Don’t go finding fault with one another.
This shows how ignorant we are of the persistent shifting of this world and all phenomena.
When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick.