Parenthood is Practice, Too
Jamie Gaddy
July 27, 2021
In this article, Alan Pope shows how parenthood provides an opportunity to take our meditation practice into the heart of our daily lives.
Student Reflections
Engage with other sangha members here by reading and sharing reflections and discussing areas of interest to you. We all benefit from exchanging ideas and cultivating spiritual friendships. If you’re looking for inspiration, your fellow practitioners can help you feel supported and less alone! Do you have concerns about balancing practice and daily life? Here’s a place to turn for suggestions and encouragement.
Radically Loving – Transcending Anxiety and Stress
Helen Felcey
September 29, 2020
Helen Felcey describes her experiences attending the three-day Radically Loving Retreat hosted by Erric Solomon.
Taking Obstacles Onto the Path
Jamie Gaddy
September 20, 2020
Alan Pope talks about how we can learn to treat the obstacles on our path as our greatest blessings through skillful practice.
Student Reflections on Gomde New York’s Virtual Retreats – May 23 to June 1, 2020
Samye Institute Team
August 6, 2020
Samye Institute’s students share their experiences during 2020’s online retreats.
Mariam’s Playground
Andrea Sherman
April 21, 2020
Right now, as a result of this pandemic crisis, many people are navigating through loss of some kind. May Mariam’s Playground offer some measure of
Anxiety and Meditation on Campus—Then and Now
Arthur Versluis
March 31, 2020
Anxiety is widely reported to be the number one psychological challenge among students today, and in a recent survey, 97% of students reported technological distractions
Forgetting the Goal: A Lesson on Hope and Despair
Jamie Gaddy
February 13, 2020
The Buddhist path is incredibly complex – beautifully so – interweaving a multitude of components the way a great weaver threads thousands of strands of
A Dharmic Journey in Facing Cancer
Wiyono Gunawan
January 23, 2020
Wiyono Gunawan shares his experiences in facing a cancer diagnosis.
Radically Happy in Vienna and Everywhere
Judith Stemerdink-Herret
January 16, 2020
Last year in September 2018, at Gomde Germany-Austria located in the beautiful Austrian Alps, I met Phakchok Rinpoche and Erric Solomon for the first time.
Late Summer Reflections
Daniel Baruch
August 29, 2019
It is the first evening of the Mahamudra retreat (July 2019) at bucolic Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, and a dozen or so sangha members have gathered