“Let the Buddha breathe, I don’t need to breathe”.
Can we take refuge in our Buddha nature when times are hard? If we can manage to find some peace within, we become a solid refuge for ourselves, our loved ones and the world.
this Dharma Talk was recorded on 11th May 2023 in the Upper Hamlet, Plum Village France.
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Sister Annabel Chan Duc’s thought-provoking memoir True Virtue: The Journey of an English Buddhist Nun is now available everywhere books are sold. https://www.parallax.org/product/true-virtue/
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