Editor’s Note: This contribution is from my dharma sister, Roberta Wall on radical forgiveness – forgiveness from the field beyond right and wrong. Enjoy! In the week before Rosh Hashanah, I received an email from a friend saying that I had “wronged her” and that she “forgives” me. I don’t know about you, but when […]
Discipline and Practice
October 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“Don’t think you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and practice. This is egomania. Appropriate rituals channel your emotions and life energy toward the light. Without the discipline to practice them, you will tumble constantly backward into darkness.“ – Lao-tzu
There is only One Truth
October 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In all ten directions of the universe, there is only one truth. When we see clearly, the great teachings are the same. What can ever be lost? What can be attained? If we attain something, it was there from the beginning of time. If we lose something, it is hiding somewhere near us. – Ryokan […]
The Body is an Illusion
October 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Body as Illusion | October 1, 2014 There is no ‘body’ in the limbs, But from illusion does the idea spring, To be affixed to a specific shape— Just as when a scarecrow is mistaken for a man. – Shantideva, “What Body?”
Boost Your Self Confidence While You Relax
October 2, 2014 by
This video will help you boost your self confidence while you relax and visualize a peaceful beach scene. This video is brought to you by the Honest Guys, Sian Lloyd-Pennell, Rick Clarke, and their producer, Kevin. You are guided into a deep relaxing state in a tropical beach paradise. The beach is lined with palm trees. […]
The Importance of Faith in Buddhism
October 1, 2014 by
Sharon Salzberg is a frequent visitor to these pages. She is one of the original founders of the Insight Meditation Center in Barre, Massachusetts, along with Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield. I think her major contribution to Buddhism in the West is the way she writes about and teachs metta (loving kindness) practices. In these […]
The Field of Boundless Emptiness
September 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The field of boundless emptiness is what exists from the very beginning. You must purify, cure, grind down, or brush away all the tendencies you have fabricated into apparent habits. Then you can reside in the clear circle of brightness. Utter emptiness has no image, upright independence does not rely on anything. Just expand and […]
Yoga, meditation may help train brain to help people control computers with their mind — ScienceDaily
September 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Yoga, meditation may help train brain to help people control computers with their mind — ScienceDaily.
Loving Kindness for All Beings
September 29, 2014 by
The music in this video is by Ashana from her album, All is Forgiven. The song is called, Loving Kindness for all beings! A friend of mine shared this with me for healing, relaxation, and inner peace. It was the one song I relied on during my recent eight weeks of cancer treatments. The words […]
Be Generous and Loving and Forgiving – tricycle – noah levine
September 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Internal Revolution | September 28, 2014 There are so many levels to this anti-greed, anti-hatred, anti-delusion teaching that says, in this world thatÂ’s filled with confusion, let’s be unconfused. In a world filled with hatred and greed, let’s be generous and loving and forgiving. The teachings are revolutionary on a societal level, but there’s also […]
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