Announcing a New Addition to the ‘Advice for Dying Practitioners’ Curriculum
Dec 11, 2020
All of us as practitioners often contemplate our own death, as well as the death of our fellow beloved sangha members. The question often arises ”how do we best prepare for death”? If the state of mind and heart are...
Read MoreOpening the Door to Authentic Meditation
Oct 16, 2020
The profound equality of all beings is only known in the moment in which ‘I’ no longer exists. Only through the recognition of emptiness is there stainless compassion. This stainless compassion, inseparable...
Read MoreRadically Loving: Creating Sparks of Love
Jul 29, 2020
Our true nature is unconditional love....
Read MoreEven During Lockdown, The Dharma Keeps Spreading
Jun 12, 2020
by Marcela Lopez An Auspicious Beginning In this special month of Saga Dawa, the dharma keeps spreading, despite people having to stay home. For instance, on May 30th, the first Dharma Stream...
Read MoreRelying on the Four Immeasurable Qualities During a Pandemic (Part 3): Immeasurable Compassion
Apr 23, 2020
By Erric Solomon The practice of the Four Immeasurable Qualities—Equanimity, Loving-Kindness, Compassion, and Sympathetic Joy— is common to all Buddhist traditions of practice. For our great tradition of Mahayana, they are the...
Read MoreRelying on the Four Immeasurable Qualities During a Pandemic (Part 1): Immeasurable Equanimity
Apr 9, 2020
By Erric Solomon During turbulent periods of crises, I find it really helpful to go to the heart of the teachings of the Buddhadharma. By remembering to bring forth the essential teachings...
Read MoreBeing with and Caring for Those Who Are Dying
Feb 27, 2020
Being with and caring for those who are dying is a spiritual experience, more than a medical one. When someone is dying we enter a world that is sacred and filled with...
Read MoreAnxiety: Seeing Through the Spin
Feb 6, 2020
Anxiety arises for almost all sentient beings in certain situations. And there are times when worry can be useful or productive. A little stress can make us sharper, or enhance our performance at times. Yet humans, and particularly modern humans,...
Read MoreNyungné Fasting Practice
Nov 26, 2019
Nyungné is a fasting ritual of the 1000-armed Avalokiteshvara belonging to the Kriya Tantra tradition. Its purpose is to purify negative karma in a short time and to develop great compassion. For...
Read MoreNgensong Dongtruk Puja–a Student’s Eye-View
Aug 28, 2019
Making an Auspicious Connection As the third of the 2019 puja series, the Ngensong Dongtruk or “Dredger of the Lower Realms’ Depths” puja was held for three days from August 10th-12th...
Read MoreNew Book Launch
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