Meditation Practices for Healing and Well-Being
Meditation Practices Bring Me Back To My True Home
In yesterday’s post, Pema Chodron spoke about fear and fearlessness. Today’s Tricycle Daily Dharma had the following from Pema Chodron: Warm Heart, Clear Mind It’s as if everyone who has ever been born has the same birthright, which is enormous potential of warm heart and clear mind. The ground of renunciation is realizing that we [...]
This video is about getting unstuck with Pema Chodron. The talk was sponsored by Sounds True and was titled, “Fear and Fearlessness.” Pema is an American born nun in the Shambhala Tibetan Buddhist tradition of Chogyam Trungpa Rimpoche. She is the abbess of Gampo Abbey on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Her life experience as a [...]
Pema Chodron is a beloved teacher of Tibetan Buddhism. She is the abbess of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. Her many trips to the United States and her many published books are a gift to all of us complainers! In this video, she tells a famous story about George Gurdjieff. Gurdjieff was a well-know teacher [...]
Here is another post featuring Pema Chodron. Her teachings are so down to earth because of her upbringing in the US. This video is about unconditional friendship, especially with yourself. We begin with compassion for ourselves. Then we spread this to our family and friends. This is another dose of Pema from Good Medicine. Please [...]
Pema Chodron is one of the most beloved teachers of Tibetan Buddhism. She runs the Gampo Abby in Nova Scotia. Her many books have been treasured by thousands if not millions of people. She became a nun in the Shambhala tradition of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974. I believe that this story come from her [...]
Pema Chodron turned 76 yesterday. This post is in honor of her continuation day. A continuation day is the same thing as a birthday in our language. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh has taught us to use the Vietnamese version because it is actually the correct way of thinking. For example, Pema Chodron was born [...]
Shantideva was an 8th century Buddhist scholar. The story goes that he was, like the Buddha, born into a princely life. And, like the Buddha, he gave up his kingdom to become a monk. He couldn’t be bothered with politics and court proceedings. As a student, he was known to avoid his fellow monks. He [...]
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