In the story about Dr. Sheldon Ruderman, we learn that alternative medicine reinforces modern medicine. More and more people are using some form complementary and alternative medicine these days, and new studies are being reported on frequently. You may wish to look into a variety of alternative medicine practices if you or a loved one […]
Extend Your Love First – The Gyalwang Drukpa Lama
April 7, 2012 by
Why not extend your love first? Why are you waiting there like a crying baby, demanding forothers to love you? Are you lovable? Are you kind? Have you been unreasonable? Have you been unkind? To love yourself is to love others. Don’t do that with conditions attached; conditional love is returned with conditional expectations. Like […]
Meditation Practices to Reduce Suffering
April 7, 2012 by
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people. He is also probably the most inspiring teacher of meditation practices to reduce suffering. The Tibetan people have suffered tremendously at the hands of the Chinese and those in exile had to leave everything behind. Yet, they seem to have a positive […]
Mindfulness of Anger
April 3, 2012 by
I have admired the wonderful writings of Andrew Olendzki, Ph.D. for the many years I have been reading Insight Journal, a publication of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts where he is the editor. This article demonstrates the importance of mindfulness of anger in the face of confrontation. When serious anger is […]
Guided Meditation Practices
March 31, 2012 by
Our guided meditation practices at the Pine Street Clinic in San Anselmo, California begin with inviting the bell and an invocation that I wrote for this purpose: This life is the gift of the whole universe: the earth, the sky and many generations. May we learn to live in mindfulness in order to enjoy the wonders […]
Mahamudra Meditation Practices
March 28, 2012 by
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
March 28, 2012 by
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 […]
Meditation Practices Lead to a Still Mind – Jiddu Krishnamurti
March 27, 2012 by
I have been a subscriber to Tricycle Magazine and receiving the Tricycle Daily Dharma for some number of years now. Many articles in the magazine talk about how meditation practices lead to a still mind. The magazines pile up in my cabinet after I complete reading everything from cover to cover except for most book […]
Reformed Buddhists
March 26, 2012 by
This cartoon about reformed Buddhists was posted to my Facebook wall by Roshi Joan Halifax. I met her at a retreat with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 1997. I’ve been in touch with her ever since and subscribe to her weekly email news letter. Reformed Buddhists These reformed Buddhists are protesting about having to […]
Meditation Practices Can Change Your Life – The Dalai Lama
March 26, 2012 by
Of all the teachers in the world who teach on how meditation practices can change your life, The Dalai Lama is probably the most famous. His exile from Tibet, dating back to 1959, has made him Tibet’s ambassador to the rest of the world. In this role, The Dalai Lama has been extremely well-received, and […]
