Andy Brannan
@andyreiki.bsky.social
Reiki Master, Past Life Healer, Artist, Poet, lover of red wine and good music. Dreaming keeps it real
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t has been a hard week. In truth, it has been a hard few years. For many trans+ people, the noise, the headlines, the debates and the hostility can feel relentless.
So this Valentine’s, we wanted to do something simple.
So we've launched our 'Letters of love to the trans community'...
So this Valentine’s, we wanted to do something simple.
So we've launched our 'Letters of love to the trans community'...
February 14, 2026 at 10:04 AM
t has been a hard week. In truth, it has been a hard few years. For many trans+ people, the noise, the headlines, the debates and the hostility can feel relentless.
So this Valentine’s, we wanted to do something simple.
So we've launched our 'Letters of love to the trans community'...
So this Valentine’s, we wanted to do something simple.
So we've launched our 'Letters of love to the trans community'...
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The Buddha’s teaching draws us back to a fundamental truth: the external world and the internal world are not separate. In our fathom-long body — bounded by our perceptions, emotions, and thoughts — we find the key to unlocking the mysteries of existence.
Night everyone.
Night everyone.
February 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The Buddha’s teaching draws us back to a fundamental truth: the external world and the internal world are not separate. In our fathom-long body — bounded by our perceptions, emotions, and thoughts — we find the key to unlocking the mysteries of existence.
Night everyone.
Night everyone.
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👊 A point at the Bridge!
February 10, 2026 at 9:28 PM
👊 A point at the Bridge!
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Buddhist practice: The first of the four noble truths is the truth of suffering. Universal Original Purity, by Ajahn Sumedho wp.me/pFy3u-1oq.
Universal Original Purity, by Ajahn Sumedho
The purity of the moment is in this pure state of awareness. Therefore, you can always refer to it, remember it, just by the simple act of attention, this wide, embracing attention, intuitive aware…
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February 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Buddhist practice: The first of the four noble truths is the truth of suffering. Universal Original Purity, by Ajahn Sumedho wp.me/pFy3u-1oq.
Natures serenade tonight
February 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Natures serenade tonight
Four photos to describe the day
February 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Four photos to describe the day
This morning, two friends stared directly at each other West to East. Both full and both radiant.
February 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM
This morning, two friends stared directly at each other West to East. Both full and both radiant.
Night skies. Tenerife.
February 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Night skies. Tenerife.
This mornings sunrise and view
February 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM
This mornings sunrise and view
Imbolc blessings to all who wish them.
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Imbolc blessings to all who wish them.
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Buddhist practice: One for Tree lovers: The pine symbolises (among other things) friendship and constancy during difficult times. wp.me/pFy3u-1OD ‘The Little Pine Tree’.
The Little Pine Tree.
The little pine tree puts on a show…
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January 30, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Buddhist practice: One for Tree lovers: The pine symbolises (among other things) friendship and constancy during difficult times. wp.me/pFy3u-1OD ‘The Little Pine Tree’.
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Buddhist practice: Don't know what to do, feeling a bit lost?
Why not learn how to meditate with these easy-to-follow steps
wp.me/pFy3u-1zX.
Why not learn how to meditate with these easy-to-follow steps
wp.me/pFy3u-1zX.
First steps into Buddhist meditation
You cannot change the past, arrange the future to suit yourself, or make other people say and do the things you want them to say and do. All of your power is contained within this moment, related t…
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January 25, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Buddhist practice: Don't know what to do, feeling a bit lost?
Why not learn how to meditate with these easy-to-follow steps
wp.me/pFy3u-1zX.
Why not learn how to meditate with these easy-to-follow steps
wp.me/pFy3u-1zX.
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Asaaand here it is!
January 22, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Asaaand here it is!
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"One of the best books on Buddhism that I have read." 5🌟 review
'Don't Take Your Life Personally' by Ajahn Sumedho
His wisdom encourages readers to observe their thoughts and feelings without attachment, leading to a deeper sense of peace and mindfulness.
tinyurl.com/BPGDTLP
'Don't Take Your Life Personally' by Ajahn Sumedho
His wisdom encourages readers to observe their thoughts and feelings without attachment, leading to a deeper sense of peace and mindfulness.
tinyurl.com/BPGDTLP
Don't Take Your Life Personally
Ajahn Sumedho urges us to trust in awareness and find out for ourselves what it is to experience genuine liberation from mental anguish and suffering, just as the Buddha himself did two and a half thousand...
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January 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"One of the best books on Buddhism that I have read." 5🌟 review
'Don't Take Your Life Personally' by Ajahn Sumedho
His wisdom encourages readers to observe their thoughts and feelings without attachment, leading to a deeper sense of peace and mindfulness.
tinyurl.com/BPGDTLP
'Don't Take Your Life Personally' by Ajahn Sumedho
His wisdom encourages readers to observe their thoughts and feelings without attachment, leading to a deeper sense of peace and mindfulness.
tinyurl.com/BPGDTLP
Love my adoptive city. Glasgow
January 10, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Love my adoptive city. Glasgow
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Buddhist insights: Followers of the way: In the great house of the personality, with it's attics and lofts and cellars there are some rooms which are habitually used. ‘All The Keys’, by Trevor Leggett wp.me/pFy3u-2eE.
All The Keys, by Trevor Leggett
As enlightenment is approached keys to the locked rooms become available. At first it may take a good deal of courage to use even the smallest of them. Because the room has been locked we do not kn…
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January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Buddhist insights: Followers of the way: In the great house of the personality, with it's attics and lofts and cellars there are some rooms which are habitually used. ‘All The Keys’, by Trevor Leggett wp.me/pFy3u-2eE.
Portal. Acrylic on canvas. 30cm x 24cm
January 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Portal. Acrylic on canvas. 30cm x 24cm
The Demon. Acrylic on canvas. 30cm x 24cm
January 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The Demon. Acrylic on canvas. 30cm x 24cm
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Morning meditation — The past is an idea.
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Morning meditation — The past is an idea.
‘The past is an idea. The future is an idea. All the time; all the time.’ Everyday Buddhism
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December 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Morning meditation — The past is an idea.
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Happy Hogmanay to friends old and new and to those sadly missing. Lang may yer lum reek 🥃🏴
December 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Happy Hogmanay to friends old and new and to those sadly missing. Lang may yer lum reek 🥃🏴
Merry Christmas everyone. Hae a good yin
December 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Merry Christmas everyone. Hae a good yin