On Connectivity and Identity
On Connectivity and Identity Perhaps we [humans] made our biggest error in thinking of the world as made of “stuff” to begin with. Fortunately —… Read More »On Connectivity and Identity
Daily Dharma
Engaged Compassion
Engaged Compassion What can we do to alleviate suffering in the world? Pursuing this question may lead to great compassion, which is based on this… Read More »Engaged Compassion
Responding to Contemptuous Treatment
Responding to Contemptuous Treatment Even is a person who is your equal or inferior, swayed by the power of pride, treats you with contempt, to… Read More »Responding to Contemptuous Treatment
Tough Love from Chogyam Trungpa
Tough Love from Chogyam Trungpa It is important to see that the main point of any spiritual practice is to step out of the bureaucracy… Read More »Tough Love from Chogyam Trungpa
There is No Doubt, None Whatsoever . . .
The practice of meditation is a way of unmasking ourselves, our deceptions of all kinds, and also the practice of meditation is a way of… Read More »There is No Doubt, None Whatsoever . . .
Women’s Meditation Advantage
One lama did tell me, however, that women’s main problem is that they have a volatile mind. It swings up and down, which makes it… Read More »Women’s Meditation Advantage
The Futility of Struggling
The Futility of Struggling Buddha discovered that struggling to find answers did not work. It was only when there were gaps in his struggle that… Read More »The Futility of Struggling
Ultimate Shelter from Sorrow
Ultimate Shelter from Sorrow In fear, a person may shelter In mountains or in forests, In groves of sacred trees or in shrines. But how… Read More »Ultimate Shelter from Sorrow
The Fool’s Dream
The Fool’s Dream To explain the dream Within a dream Is a fool’s dream Edgar Allen Poe _____________________ TLC (“The Lotus Center”) in the Community… Read More »The Fool’s Dream
Nature and Mind
Nature and Mind ” . . . the capacity of concentration and self-observation, as well as our psychic sensitivity, is increased a hundredfold in the… Read More »Nature and Mind