Archives for March 28, 2012

Mahamudra Meditation Practices

I have not read too much about Mahamudra meditation practices. Sometimes articles appear in Shambhala Sun, Tricycle or Buddhadharma – all magazines I subscribe to. It is used in just about all forms of Tibetan meditation practices and much has been written about it. An Introduction to Mahamudra Meditation by The Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Geshe […]

Zen Meditation Practices Instructions

I did my first Zen meditation sesshin in 1972 at the San Francisco Zen Center with Zen Master Dainin Katagiri Roshi. A sesshin is a seven to ten day intense immersion in Zen meditation practices with instructions. Every now and then, you get to have a face to face meeting, called dokusan, with the Zen […]