Infusing Western Life with Tibetan Buddhist Compassion
While a fundamental – and undeniably practical – notion of Buddhist thought, sometimes we forget . . . Blossoms bloom due to a series of conditions that bring about its blooming. Leaves dry and fall from due to conditions that cause them to do so. Blossoms do not bloom unconditioned; a leaf does not … Read more
Pre-existing conditions. We all have them. Every existence is organic . . . the substance of which is a continuity of change, each moment determined by a lineage of pre-existing conditions, otherwise known as karmic inclinations. Buddhism presents a practical study of these . . . understandings of what they are and how they occur, … Read more
Seven days to go before Inauguration Day; for some a most-dreaded event. There’s been so much hand-wringing, online rants, conversation . . . heartfelt expressions of disappointment, anger, fear, disgust, disbelief, confusion, arrogance, superiority, hopelessness, disempowerment, apathy. Change is occurring. It is time to evolve. Everything is always changing: people, places, times, ideas. Those that … Read more