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March 2022

March 26, 2022
I see something in my work as a labor organizer again and again. This is...
March 20, 2022
In our spiritual journey we are trying to cultivate compassion in order to live in...
March 19, 2022
May You Be Happy May You Be Healthy May You Be Safe May You Be...
March 15, 2022
Chotrul Duchen, the Festival of Miracles, is one of the four great Tibetan Buddhist holidays....
March 09, 2022
Cultivating an attitude rooted in compassion helps our well-being in various ways. The world may...
March 03, 2022
“If we learn to relate to others from the perspective of our shared humanity, we...
March 02, 2022
I’m willing to continue saying that compassion is the core of our being, that an...

February 2022

February 28, 2022
“An important aspect of self-compassion is to be able to empathetically hold both parts of...
February 27, 2022
Losar is sometimes called the Tibetan New Year. It’s based on a lunar calendar, so...
February 19, 2022
“Showing and receiving kindness is one of the most powerful communications, because that communication is...
February 18, 2022
“If we attach importance to someone we will feel greater concern for the person and,...
February 17, 2022
If we can learn to embody compassion in our lives, it will lead to more...
February 15, 2022
“We cultivate a way of being in this world where no one needs to earn...
February 11, 2022
In the book ‘A Fearless Heart,' Thupten Jinpa (PhD and former monk) describes a list...
February 04, 2022
The Rime Center has existed in Kansas City for nearly 30 years. It was founded...
February 01, 2022
Way back when I was 20 years old I started practicing meditation for myself. I...

January 2022

January 28, 2022
I’m going to share with you a meditation prayer that we recite at the Rime...
January 27, 2022
“It takes courage to open our hearts to others and to expose our vulnerability.” -Thupten...
January 26, 2022
Self Compassion is a concept I had trouble understanding at first. I heard we need...
January 19, 2022
I don’t always try to be a journalist, but apparently I’m trying to be one...

September 2021

September 04, 2021
Our meditation practice can help us soften our rough edges. This is an analogy that...

August 2021

August 29, 2021
I used to face the wall in meditation. It’s what is (usually) taught in the...
August 20, 2021
"Considering that all sentient beings Accomplish a supreme purpose Superior to the wish-fulfilling jewel, I...
August 16, 2021
I was reading a book called “Nectar of Manjushri’s Speech” by Kunzang Pelden and I...
August 12, 2021
I'm going to tell you a story. Shantideva is a fascinating figure in Buddhist history....

May 2021

May 28, 2021
Today I’m going to talk about the second arrow. It’s this old teaching about how...

April 2021

April 21, 2021
Today I want to address the question, “What if I’m too busy to meditate?” This...
April 18, 2021
I wanted to write about grief and death today. Some asked me to talk about...

March 2021

March 02, 2021
"Originally there is not a single dharma; Why discuss inspiration and training?" -Song of Mind...

February 2021

February 23, 2021
"The Nature of Mind is non-arising, What need is there for knowledge and views?" -Niutou...
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