Infusing Western Life with Tibetan Buddhist Compassion
The Buddhist path is about much more than ‘Buddhism’ . . . It develops intuitive ethics, mindfulness, calm, intelligence, patience, confidence, integrity, wisdom, compassion. It promotes widespread inquiry through open-minded curiosity, study, contemplation, discussion, knowledge. It helps transform ‘out of control’ egos into significantly virtuous tools. It helps us overcome narrow-minded, reactive, often fear-based “me … Read more
Our responsibility, as individual cells of a living organism, is to perform our functions as well as possible. Our own lives will grow richer and richer as the health of the total organism improves. The Dalai Lama refers to this as “wise selfishness” *** Responsibility is not a who or a thing. It is a … Read more
(Dharma) Bread Crumb #12 When I see a “Ten Most Wanted” list I often have this thought: ‘Perhaps if we’d helped them feel wanted earlier, they wouldn’t be wanted now’. We live in a web, everyone connects to everyone else . . . not only materially, but through space and time as well. Therefore, everyone … Read more