Lama Obama?
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Buddhism | 1 Comment »
Should Obama convert to Tibetan Buddhism? Let's go to Stephen Colbert with guest Lama Surya Das for more on the story.
Introduction to Mindful Meditation
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 Posted in Meditation | 5 Comments »
I started an online meditation course this week. The course was put together by the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. I had come across the website audiodharma.org some time ago and have spent time listening to the various talks ...
Hopelessness and Death
Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Master Teachings | No Comments »
Hopelessness and Death by Pema Chodron Turning your mind toward the dharma does not bring security or confirmation. Turning your mind toward the dharma does not bring any ground to stand on. In fact, when your mind turns toward the dharma, you ...
The Four Immeasurables
Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in Master Teachings | No Comments »
The Four Immeasurables are thoughts or meditations which are based on our present worldly existence. They are called "immeasurable" because they extend to all beings, who are immeasurable, and because we create immeasurable positive energy and purify immeasurable negative energy ...
morphing
This week brought me some new insight. My business partner at the Yoga Studio is both a marriage/family counselor and a Yoga Therapist. The philosophy of Yoga therapy falls right in line with my own experience; that the body speaks ...
Time Will Heal Our Wounds
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Master Teachings | 6 Comments »
I've been struggling with anger lately. I'm trying to discover the various sources so that I can be present with it and accept it for what it is, in hope that I can either learn to let it go or learn ...
Daily Dharma 06: Eat Mindfully
Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Posted in Daily Dharma | 3 Comments »
(Guest post by David from DailyDharma.net) Day 6: Eat Mindfully. “Know you that your bowl of rice, each grain from hardship comes?” — Cheng Chan-Pao, Chinese philosopher Food sustains us, and connects us to the Earth. Let us not eat more than we ...
