Hi everyone 👋 What plans do you have for today? Working, relaxing, Sport, cooking up a storm in your kitchen, just chilling with family and friends, out for a walk, a motorcycle ride?....... Share your plans and add a photo so we can enjoy your day too 😊 I'm heading out on my motorcycle; will post photos later

Hi Everyone 👋 Yesterday afternoon I received The transmission of the Three Refuges and Five Precepts, blessings and prayers for peace at the home of The Peaceful Path here at La Bichurie, Feugeres, France, where a rigorous and intensive mindfulness meditation retreat on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness is being held in the tradition of the Great Elder Mahasi Sayadaw, with the theme: "Nothing is more frightening than samsara - walking the right path to the right place without fear of Nirvana," .. By The Venerable Meditation Master Sayadaw Sumangala Vien Phuc (From Tharmanaykyaw Mahagandhayon Monastery, Yangon, Myanmar) Here is the link to my YouTube channel if you would like to see the ceremony Quả báu thiện lành ▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬ Truyền Tam Quy Ngũ giới, chúc phúc cầu an cho Gia chủ người Anh Mark Lawrence tại gia viên La Bichurie, 50190 Feugeres, Francie nơi tổ chức khóa thiền minh sát tứ niệm xứ tích cực và nghiêm mật theo truyền thống Đại trưởng lão Thiền sư Mahasi Sayadaw, theo chủ đề: "Không gì đáng sợ hơn luân hồi - đi đúng đường đến đúng nơi không sợ hãi Niết Bàn", tại Coutances France 12.5.2026. Venerable Meditation Master Sayadaw Sumangala Vien Phuc (From Tharmanaykyaw Mahagandhayon Monastery, Yangon, Myanmar)

Mindful Monk Mechanic Mark, there is always something to do, putting up new prayer flags and making sure Dharma studio is ready 😊

Hi everyone 👋 Here's another spiritual connection to the movies... There's a line in Avatar that stopped me cold the first time I heard it. One of the Na'vi says.... "All energy is only borrowed, and one day you have to give it back." Wow! This was profound for me!.. Think about that. Your body? Borrowed. Your house? Borrowed. Your kids, your talents, your little collection of crystals on the windowsill? Borrowed, borrowed, borrowed. We walk around acting like we own things. Like we're permanent. Like this life is ours to clutch and grip and defend. But what if we lived like we were just… borrowing? .......For a little while...... Grateful...... Gentle...... Less attached. You know what happens when you really feel that? You stop fighting so much. You stop hoarding. You start sharing. You look at a sunset and think, "I don't own this. I just get to be here for it." That's not morbid. That's freedom. So today, try this.... look at one thing you usually cling to, your phone, your plans, your reputation, and whisper to yourself...... "Borrowed.".....And see what happens. Spoiler.... it won't make you sad. It'll make you lighter. With Love ❤️ Always Mark

Hi everyone 👋 I’ve been lucky to have met both Mingyur Rinpochet and Jet Li on a few occasions when I lived in China, both of which have been great influencers in my life. 🙏🏻 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Exaytyuw9/?mibextid=wwXIfr