Diana Pisani

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  • May 2, 2021 at 3:50 pm in reply to: I can’t meditate. I won’t meditate. I must meditate. #22629
    Diana Pisani
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    Hi Laura,

    I’d be up for that. Been struggling keeping up with the meditations from the start of the module!

    Diana

    March 5, 2021 at 11:05 am in reply to: Entertaining doubts about rebirth #18068
    Diana Pisani
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    Thanks again to everyone who is contributing.

    Lars, I will look into the book you have recommended. Jared, thank you for the link to the document – I will check that out.
    Ian, thank you for your thoughts, they are very helpful.

    Kamlo, I’m comfortable with the idea of transformation and the atoms that are in one object eventually becoming part of new molecules and new objects. I think your post has given me a better starting point for thinking about how something like the mind could continue over multiple lives. For example, a cloud disappears when it turns into rain. That rain will fall and become part of an ocean and, at some point, those atoms will form a new cloud, and I can see that all of these forms share characteristics (specifically H2O). I will get contemplating!

    Sarah, this might be tangential to your question, but your post reminded me that there was a recent Guardian article) about patients with dementia having periods of terminal lucidity shortly before death. Somewhere near the end of the article:

    “It opened me up to possibilities,” says Kay Porterfield of her father’s Christmas resurgence. “That I don’t know this is this way and that is that way. And it has made me feel more open to the possibility that our mind is not a physical thing and it is not located in our body. Maybe it’s just a tenant. Our mind is a tenant in our bodies.”

    I have lots to think about. Thanks everyone.

    March 2, 2021 at 5:16 pm in reply to: Entertaining doubts about rebirth #17696
    Diana Pisani
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    Thank you Jackie, Sarah and Hilary.

    Actually, I was brought up with Buddhism and I studied science at university. This is a long-running issue for me.

    After Geshe-la’s classes, I read “Old Souls”, but it wasn’t particularly helpful for me – it just seems so difficult to conduct research into this area without compromises. On the other hand, I was very struck by the “Unmistaken Child” documentary (and when the monk featured in the documentary gave a teaching at Jamyang London years later, I came along to hear him talk about it).

    I’ll seek out the Netflix documentary that has been mentioned – thank you for pointing me to it.

    February 23, 2021 at 1:53 pm in reply to: Introduce yourself! #16955
    Diana Pisani
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    Hello. I’m Diana.

    I’m currently living in London and look forward to being able to visit the centre in person again.

    In the meantime, I’m pleased we have online teachings and it’s great being able to meet others from all over the world.

    Diana

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