This talk on Coming to Our Senses by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn was presented at the University of California Medical Center, San Diego, California in 2004 or 2005. Jon Kabat-Zinn needs no introduction to readers of Meditation Practices. As the founder of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at the University of Massachusetts in 1979, he has […]
The Perfection Of Wisdom
January 11, 2015 by
You might think that all of the paramitas that we have studied so far lead to this one, the perfection of wisdom. While we have studied them in the order of generosity, ethics, patience, diligence, concentration, and now, wisdom, it is true that the can be studied and practiced in any order. Not only that, […]
Is Trauma Genetic? Scientists Say Parents Are Passing PTSD to Kids | The New Republic
January 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Is Trauma Genetic? Scientists Say Parents Are Passing PTSD to Kids | The New Republic.
The Enneagram – From Personality To Awakening
January 10, 2015 by
The Enneagram The enneagram is a nine pointed diagram introduced in Europe in the 1920’s by George Gurdjieff . Recently, many teachers have taught the enneagram as a tool to transform personality traits into higher qualities for spiritual development and awakening. They map each point on the diagram at the left into a different personality type and also […]
Compassion Demands Engagement
January 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Compassion Demands Engagement | January 9, 2015 The central guiding principle of Buddhism is compassion and concern for the world in which we live. It’s the idea of interdependence—that our actions dictate the experience of others. I don’t think everybody needs to run out and join an aid organization and everyone should feel bad that […]
A Wider Spiritual Vision
January 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A Wider Spiritual Vision | January 8, 2015 People of faith should root transformative action in the spiritual disciplines of prayer, meditation, and contemplation. While traditionally such practices served as stepping stones to the realization of a transcendent goal, today we need a wider spiritual vision that can encompass the divine and the mundane, the […]
Buddhist Climate Action Network
January 8, 2015 by
Thirteen dharma brothers and sisters from several different Buddhist traditions had a planning session on January 4, 2015 for the Buddhist Climate Action Network (BCAN) in Berkeley, CA. The meeting was led by Ayya Santussika of the Karuna Buddhist Vihara, a monastery in Mountain View, California. It was an organizational meeting for BCAN. The meeting […]
The Great Bell Chant
January 7, 2015 by
This video of the Great Bell Chant featuring the voice of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most moving videos I have ever watched. Brother Phap Niem’s lovely voice sings out through the cosmos in Vietnamese. Thay, as Thich Nhat Hanh is known by his followers, narrates his poem in English. The […]
Bounce Back BIG in 2015
January 5, 2015 by
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Help Buddhism Evolve | January 3, 2015 – Myogen Steve Stücky, “To the Last Moment”
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Help Buddhism Evolve | January 3, 2015 Buddhist practice is a wonderful, very important expression of people’s interest in something that goes beyond their own self-interest. It is a profound practice, a lineage practice. We actually have the capacity, and, in a sense, each of us has the responsibility—whether we know it or not or […]
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