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July 2024

July 01, 2024
The one we call the Buddha wanted to understand suffering and it’s causes. He tried...

June 2024

June 15, 2024
We see our "selves" as something real, something that is important and fixed. The most...
June 08, 2024
“The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have...
June 01, 2024
“A practitioner who has spent time reflecting on karma will engage in as many positive...

May 2024

May 24, 2024
“Practicing impermanence has the immediate benefits of bringing greater joy and appreciation to our lives....
May 21, 2024
I think asking questions is central to Buddhism. Many other religions are all about giving...
May 17, 2024
We are lucky to be here. We don’t always think that way because our lives...

February 2024

February 01, 2024
Where are we going? “If we want to understand ourselves and help all beings get...

January 2024

January 15, 2024
I'm about to do a series of writings about Compass of Zen and I thought...
January 11, 2024
Make Your Life Meaningful “Now that I have this great ship, a precious human life,...
January 01, 2024
“Experience your true self and help this world.” -Zen  Master Seung Sahn Compass of Zen...

December 2023

December 13, 2023
"In my native land waves of attachment to friends and kin surge, hatred for enemies...
December 11, 2023
"Now that I have this great ship, a precious human life, so hard to obtain,...
December 11, 2023
The preliminaries are our support for practice. We need a solid foundation for our mind...

October 2023

October 16, 2023
I was reading a book called “Nectar of Manjushri’s Speech” by Kunzang Pelden and I...
October 15, 2023
I gave this talk at the Rime Buddhist Center on 6 I talked about love...
October 10, 2023
In the Mahayana Buddhist tradition we are encouraged to cultivate six transcendent virtues, the paramitas....
October 01, 2023
Rebirth. This is a concept a lot of us struggle with sometimes as western Buddhists....

September 2023

September 21, 2023
Generosity is one of the most important virtues in the Buddhist tradition. Generosity helps us...
September 20, 2023
  In his “Letter to a Friend” Nagarjuna references a teaching called “The Tenfold Virtuous...
September 19, 2023
Nagarjuna lived in the first century. He’s sometimes called a Second Buddha because his impact...
September 18, 2023
I was an atheist when I started exploring Buddhism 20 or so years ago. I...
September 15, 2023
From the Rime Center website: The Rime Buddhist Center wants to be a positive force in the...
September 08, 2023
I’d like to explore a Sutra with you. This is a text called The Questions...
September 01, 2023
This talk was recorded at the Rime Buddhist Center. Transforming Adversity – Using Creative Methods...

August 2023

August 22, 2023
This is a talk I gave at the Rime Center on 8 Dharma talk given...
August 15, 2023
This is a talk I recorded at the Rime Buddhist Center. Relative Bodhicitta: The Awakened...
August 01, 2023
Cultivating an attitude rooted in compassion helps our well-being in various ways. The world may...

July 2023

July 15, 2023
This is a talk I gave at the Rime Buddhist Center. How to Train While...
July 01, 2023
One day I was asked to give a talk about death at the Rime Buddhist...
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