by David Hayward | Oct 25, 2020 | David's Letters
A SOMMELIER, and WHY ARE YOU HIDING? Hi TLSers. I just recently read a book, a new release, already a NTY bestseller, “Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of a Young Sommelier”, by Victoria James. It just jumped out at me from the bookshelf in our...
by David Hayward | Oct 12, 2020 | David's Letters
*** This is a letter from many years ago that I thought would be helpful to repost today. WHAT IS COMPASSIONATE SPEECH? Good day my friends. Today I want to talk about compassionate speech. It was inspired by one of our members posting this quote of Domo Geshe...
by David Hayward | Oct 4, 2020 | David's Letters
Ugh! Complicated Friendships I was recently invited by a couple of old friends to join them for a cigar and single-malt on one of their decks for an evening. Three guys… old friends from back in the evangelical, charismatic church days. They still go to such a church....
by David Hayward | Sep 27, 2020 | David's Letters, Exercises
Here is a good exercise to use to help you progress out of the pain of suffering. Is this your experience? Try these steps while you meditate on this drawing: What suffering have you experienced that you remember clearly? List them all. Which of these sufferings have...
by David Hayward | Aug 23, 2020 | David's Letters
THE GUILT OF JUST BEING Do you ever suddenly catch yourself feeling guilty for not doing anything? We hear about the importance of being before doing. But so many of us grew up in religious cultures that demanded constant holy activity, including attending church...
