Infusing Western Life with Tibetan Buddhist Compassion
Your Eclipse goggles. Once important, now obsolete. It makes no difference how many you’ve got, where you bought them, how much you paid or how stylish they were. Toss them away . . . they are now useless. *** Your delusions of self and all that come with them. No longer needed. They have been … Read more
Not long after Apollo 11 amazed the world by going to the moon, NASA’s lunar program fell off our cultural radar. Flying to the moon, collecting rocks, driving around and getting back safely wasn’t interesting enough, apparently. And the ‘miracle’ of the internet, which connects billions of people, instantly, is something we take for granted … Read more
Not knowing is a good beginning. Awareness of our ignorance helps prepare us for evolving toward awakening. To recognize we have been lost is to attain the trailhead of the Path. *** Acknowledge ignorance to begin navigating beyond it . . . taking first steps toward authentic wisdom. Acceptance brings humility, curiosity and grace, all … Read more
Last night Kathy and I conducted a Medicine Buddha sadhana* in our home, shared with some local friends. It is a practice of many aspects, including contemplation, motivation, generosity, prayer, meditation, visualization, mantra chanting and dedication of any results to the benefit of sentient beings everywhere. One of the effects of this and similar practices, … Read more