Seeing Our Strengths and Weaknesses
Seeing Our Strengths and Weaknesses Looking deeply into yourself you may notice some strengths that you have inherited from your parents and ancestors. You are… Read More »Seeing Our Strengths and Weaknesses
SAVE THE DATE: “Redeeming the Sacred” Feminine on March 28
Redeeming the Sacred Feminine; An Evening of Poetry, Song, Music, andMeditation Join Kit West, Leonore Hildebrandt, and Delia DeVer (with a cameo musical appearance by… Read More »SAVE THE DATE: “Redeeming the Sacred” Feminine on March 28
SAVE THE DATE: Spring Equinox Ecstatic Dance on March 22!
Hi, everybody! Please join us for a special 90-minute Spring Equinox Ecstatic Dance on Sunday, March 22. All proceeds go to support Lotus Center. Here… Read More »SAVE THE DATE: Spring Equinox Ecstatic Dance on March 22!
A Human’s Joy; An Animal’s Joy
The animals whom we kill so cavalierly and on whom we inflict such suffering are sentient beings. In Buddhist scriptures this is taken for granted.… Read More »A Human’s Joy; An Animal’s Joy
When Does Rebirth Actually Occur?
Maitreya, the Buddha has prophesied that only one more birth stands between you and unexcelled, perfect enlightenment. What kind of birth does this prophecy concern,… Read More »When Does Rebirth Actually Occur?
Inner Worlds and Outer Worlds
Inside each of us is a complex constellation of perceptions, ideas, feelings, and intentions that mutually affect one another. Our inner worlds interact with outer… Read More »Inner Worlds and Outer Worlds
Reject the Notion of “A Means to an End”
If you set egoic goals for the purpose of freeing yourself, enhancing yourself or your sense of importance, even if you achieve them, they will… Read More »Reject the Notion of “A Means to an End”
REMINDER: Deep-healing, Somatic Workshop with Jason Smith on Saturday, February 28!
SAVE THE DATE: Deep-healing, Somatic Workshop with Jason Smith on February 28! The Wisdom Beneath the Wound; Somatic Practice for Deep Healing Saturday, February 28th, 2026,… Read More »REMINDER: Deep-healing, Somatic Workshop with Jason Smith on Saturday, February 28!
The First and Foremost Fact About Zen
Hence, it is quite false to imagine that Zen is a sort of individualistic, subjective purity in which the monk seeks to rest and find… Read More »The First and Foremost Fact About Zen
In Search of a Morning Meditation Facilitator
Greetings, Meditation Friends! As you probably know, Lotus Center holds unguided meditations from 7:00 — 7:45 AM seven mornings a week, 365 days a year.… Read More »In Search of a Morning Meditation Facilitator