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April 2017

April 25, 2017
I’m not sure whether to say “I have a touch of autism” or “I’m at...
April 18, 2017
The Bodhisattva is willing to be authentic, willing to get hurt and be sensitive and...
April 13, 2017
Bodhicitta, the mind of awakening, arises by paying attention to the interconnectedness of things. Bodhicitta...
April 11, 2017
The way of the Bodhisattva is the way of compassion and wisdom, of realizing your...
April 06, 2017
This is meditation, the cultivation of unified awareness focused on the present moment, the eternal...
April 04, 2017
Zen is a culture of awakening. It doesn't really match any of the categories we...

March 2017

March 28, 2017
Understanding of the three marks of existence comes about as a result of our dedicated...
March 23, 2017
Understanding how our suffering works is one way to deal with it. We can understand...
March 20, 2017
This is a list of the four aspects of philosophy that all sects of Buddhism...
March 16, 2017
In the Buddhist path we are trying to make sure we are examining and understanding...
March 13, 2017
There is a deep awareness that exists within us. We may not experience this awareness,...
March 09, 2017
Prajna is usually translated as "wisdom," but it's much more than that. Prajna Paramita, the...
March 06, 2017
We cause all sorts of problems in our lives because of basic sense of dissatisfaction...
March 02, 2017
In Buddhism we are following a path of exploration. This is not an exploration of...

February 2017

February 28, 2017
There are traditionally 9 stages of shamatha meditation. Thinking about these 9 stages is like...
February 23, 2017
What we are trying to do on the Buddhist path is overcome the things that...
February 19, 2017
To take refuge is to strive for freedom. We take refuge in the Buddha as...
February 13, 2017
Mahayana Buddhism is sometimes called the Great Vehicle. It's also called the Bodhisattva Path. Bodhisattva...
February 09, 2017
Part of what we're trying to do on the Buddhist path is to tame our...
February 06, 2017
Practicing the dharma is powerful and it can bring us great benefit. When we are...
February 02, 2017
Our purpose on the Buddhist path is to come to an understanding of anatta, or...

January 2017

January 21, 2017
photo by Moyan Brenn, flickrcc There are a few obstacles that often come up in...
January 19, 2017
The second episode of "The Story of God" season 2 is about concepts regarding heaven...
January 11, 2017
The second season of "The Story of God"(airing January 16th on National Geographic) is about...

December 2016

December 21, 2016
photo by Hartwig, Flickr cc Ikkyu is a big inspiration to me. He didn't settle...

October 2016

October 14, 2016

August 2016

August 22, 2016
Bodhi, or awakening, is present in all of us. In a sense it could be...

July 2016

July 18, 2016
The Lotus flower is a beautiful plant. It lives in the water. It often comes...
July 06, 2016
His holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is celebrating his 81st birthday in Dharamsala today. Formerly...

June 2016

June 14, 2016
The First Noble Truth is that Life is Suffering. I think a lot of us...
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