The Consequences of Labeling
The Lady Tsogyal: From where do all that appears and exists, the phenomena of samsara and nirvana, first arise? Padmasambhava: All that appears and exists,… Read More »The Consequences of Labeling
YIPS CELEBRATION MONTH | GRATITUDE FROM OUR KIDS
This November, we’re celebrating Yoga in Public Schools (YIPS) and the people, partnerships, and young hearts that make this program so meaningful. These sweet notes… Read More »YIPS CELEBRATION MONTH | GRATITUDE FROM OUR KIDS
Cutting Through the Base and Root of Confusion
Devotion and compassion are the greatest techniques, the most eminent means. They are a hundred times better than meditating on deities and reciting mantras. In… Read More »Cutting Through the Base and Root of Confusion
Hermits. Saints.
From the foregoing chapters it will be clear that the deepest sources of inspiration are not the big monasteries or the great monastic colleges and… Read More »Hermits. Saints.
On Relationships
Forget relationships and learn how to relate. Once you are in a relationship you start taking each other for granted — that’s what destroys all… Read More »On Relationships
REMINDER: “Wheel of the Year Celebration: Samhain — October 31, 2026”
Please join us to celebrate Samhain, when the veils between the Worlds are the most thin. We will be telling the story of Innana’s descent… Read More »REMINDER: “Wheel of the Year Celebration: Samhain — October 31, 2026”
The Strength of Compassion
Sometimes we think that to develop an open heart, to be truly loving and compassionate, means that we need to be passive, to allow others to… Read More »The Strength of Compassion
Blessed Be
Blessed is her birth.Blessed is the teaching of the way.Blessed is the understanding among those who follow it,And blessed is their determination. Buddhafrom The DhammapadaChapter:… Read More »Blessed Be
REMINDER: “In the Telling: A Poetry Reading by Larry Ollivier” Friday, October 23
Join us for an evening of poetry with Larry Ollivier…Larry considers himself a poet of place, his work is rooted in the natural world. He… Read More »REMINDER: “In the Telling: A Poetry Reading by Larry Ollivier” Friday, October 23
Awakening from a Dream
When your attention moves into the Now, there is an alertness. It is as if you were waking up from a dream, the dream of… Read More »Awakening from a Dream