Min The So-Called Real World | September 12, 2014 The so-called real world is a perpetual cycle of suffering and discontent called samsara, in which base emotions such as hatred, envy, grasping, and ignorance reign. In our own time the materialistic outlook is completely dominant and almost impossible to resist. Only by removing our blindfolds […]
Mindful Consumption Can Change the So-Called Real World – tricycle Judith Lief
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The Four Messengers – tricycle, Batchelor
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The four messengers The Origin of Philosophy | September 11, 2014 The origin of philosophy is wonder. ItÂ’s a sense of being astonished, a sense of waking up to the fact that youÂ’re here rather than not here. And I would take that also to be what the Buddha was awakened to on seeing a […]
Advice to the Wayfarer
September 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Having just gotten back from nineteen days in Norway and Spain, this is wonderful advice. We spent 19 days abroad on a gastronomic eating trip directed by my daughter Jessica. She just got her masters in Innovative Tourism and Gastronomy and really knows her stuff. Begin a pilgrimage with a mind free of entanglements and […]
Life Flows Between the Banks of Pain and Pleasure
September 28, 2014 by
In these words of wisdom from Nisargadatta Maharaj, we learn that life flows between the banks of pain and pleasure. We almost always prefer pleasure and almost always want to avoid pain. He was a great spiritual teacher and guru in the Advaita Vedanta school, which is a tradition based on non-duality. He passed away […]
What You Can Easily Give
September 27, 2014 by
This is a story from the time of the Buddha. It tells what you can easily give, even if you are desperately poor. A poor man asked the Buddha, “Why am I so poor?” The Buddha said, “You did not learn to give.” So the poor man said, “But, if I don’t have anything to […]
Deep Listening with Thich Nhat Hanh
September 26, 2014 by
Aren’t we lucky today? Yes we are! We have a video from Super Soul Sunday in which Oprah Winfrey interviews Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. In this video, we will learn about compassionate listening or, what we call in our sangha, deep listening with Thich Nhat Hanh (known as Thay by his followers) and its […]
Loving Kindness Meditation with Gil Fronsdal
September 22, 2014 by
It is with great pleasure that I present this Loving Kindness Meditation with Gil Fronsdal. The text is from his book, The Issue at Hand. The book is offered as a gift to the community. It is freely given and available online. I found this to be so instructive that I want to share this […]
Guided Meditation for Understanding Impermanence
September 21, 2014 by
This guided meditation for understanding impermanence is by Lilian Eden. Lilian is an internationally recognized healer, intuitive, hypnotist, author, and medium. The description contains the following about what to expect from this meditation: This channeled guided meditation is for all who are going through the process of change. You may be experiencing one or more […]
Body Sensations and Vipassana Meditation
September 18, 2014 by
Eilona Ariel is a film maker and a vipassana meditator. She to the ten day vipassana training offered by Goenka in Nepal more than 26 years ago. She decided to make a film about body sensations and vipassana meditation with Ayelet Menahemi. In this Ted Talk held in Jaffa, Israel in 2013, she explains about […]
Generosity Leads to Happiness
September 17, 2014 by
The perfection of generosity (dana) is the first of six paramitas (perfections or virtues) taught by the Buddha. The Buddha taught that generosity leads to happiness and a whole lot of other benefits. Modern research is beginning to confirm this 2,600 year old wisdom tradition. The scientists are also telling us that generosity leads to […]
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