Infusing Western Life with Tibetan Buddhist Compassion
Contrary to what many believe, Buddhist meditation is not just about closing down sensory doorways – including thought and those of the mind – and going into some tightly managed place of perceptual deprivation. *** Blocking the ‘enter here’ doorways of eye, nose, tongue, ear, body and mind may lead to moments of non-struggle. Opening … Read more
The Challenge, The Beauty The Dharma path is full of significant Challenge, as well as great Beauty . . . each of which arises as we deepen our ongoing understandings of Self and Other. To help jump-start your progress, consider the following perspectives: The other person is always Right . . . Right about her … Read more
At this moment, as you read this, you are alive. It could be daytime or night where you are . . . you might be excited or bored, tired or vibrant, hungry, warm or cold, joyous or sad, focused or distracted, anticipating or dreading what lies in your immediate future. The possibilities are infinite. You … Read more
Awakened Mind is not a hide-and-seek game objective, nor is it found at the end of a scavenger hunt. It is not encountered accidentally, or through operating some sort of apparatus or flipping an appliance on-off switch. Nor is it a novelty, an entitlement discovered via some Dharma doodad or gimmicky gizmo. *** In discussing … Read more