Life is as transient as dew on the grass
– Zen Master Dogen
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Contribution Towards Peace
Fear and despair, palpable where ever you turn. To not contribute to despondency, to remain present, focused, open and grounded in trust is a contribution towards peace that should not be underestimated. Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful …
Building Community (Being part of the Sangha Treasure ~ by Mo Henderson
In our latest blog post, Mo Henderson explores what it means to be part of a Buddhist community, pointing towards a need to embrace and include all forms of training within the Sangha Treasure. ‘Harmony in the sangha pertains to the entire sangha’ Daizui MacPhillamy I remember meeting Rev Master Daizui in the year 2000 …
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Feelings ~ by Chris Yeomans
In our latest blog post, Chris Yeomans reflects on her experience of a family conflict and how being still can transform a tense situation, giving us a helpful perspective on how feelings arise and how to deal with them. For the last year and a half, I have been involved in a long – well …
About
Dew on the Grass is the coming together of four Dharma friends who wish to express their lives as Buddhists through their writing, photography, art and other projects. The concept for a website came about when one of us was walking early one morning and noticed the dew glistening on the grasses. It reminded her of the words of Zen Master Dogen who, in 13th century Japan, wrote in his teachings that ‘This body is as transient as dew on the grass’, reminding us of the importance of not wasting our lives.
The nature of dew is that it appears in the morning, glistens for an instant and then disappears. Yet it always raises the spirits when you catch sight of it and it will always appear again. This website, therefore, is both an exploration and celebration of our own lives and an offering to those who happen by to read it. We set out to share, in a variety of media, our experiences and reflections.
If you like what you see, we invite you to use this platform to do likewise. You can do this by leaving a comment or by sharing your writing, photography and art using our contact page and we will publish it on your behalf. For guidance, written contributions should be no longer than 1000 words and reflect your life as a Buddhist. We reserve editorial rights.
We hope you enjoy your visit here.