If you have been following my blog for any length of time or if this is your first time here, you probably know that mindfulness practice can change your life. This is news to some people! In this video, HuffPost Live host Josh Zepps, interviews Jay Michaelson, author of Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next […]
Marines Are Learning MBSR
February 7, 2013 by
This news report investigates how marines are learning MBSR (Mindfulness Base Stress Reduction). MBSR is the stress reduction program created by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and now all over the world. Neither the video or the article specifically mention MBSR. They do say that the program combines meditation and […]
When The Iron Bird Flies
February 5, 2013 by
In the 8th century, Guru Padmasambhava prophesied When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth. The way I heard it is, “When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the dharma [Buddha’s teachings] will come to the West”. […]
The Second Mindfulness Training
February 3, 2013 by
The second mindfulness training of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh states, Aware of the suffering caused by exploitation, social injustice, stealing, and oppression, I am committed to cultivate loving kindness and learn ways to work for the well-being of people, animals, plants, and minerals. I am committed to practice generosity by sharing my time, energy, and […]
Reincarnation May Be For Real!
February 2, 2013 by
In the Buddha’s teachings, reincarnation is assumed to be certain. The legends talk about Buddha’s past lives and how he had been a Buddha in the past. While many doubt that reincarnation is possible, reincarnation may be for real! My friend, Bhikkhu Samahita, is a monk living in Sri Lanka. He sends me emails about […]
Jon Kabat-Zinn Speaks To The Greater Good
February 1, 2013 by
The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley was founded by research psychologists Dacher Keltner, Phil and Carolyn Cowan, and Steve Hinshaw. Dacher Keltner was a featured presenter in the Sounds True series, The Compassionate Brain. In his interview with series founder and presenter, Dr.Rick Hanson, Dr. Keltner spoke a lot about his […]
Believe In Nothing!
January 30, 2013 by
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi was the founder and abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center beginning in 1962. He practiced in the Soto Zen tradition, which teaches that direct understanding comes from just sitting zazen (zen meditation) and does not rely on doctrine or sutras (scriptures). Under his guidance, additional properties were acquired: the Green Gulch […]
Can Meditation Improve The Bottom Line?
January 29, 2013 by
The BBC offered this video which raises the question, “Can meditation improve the bottom line?” In this video, Janice Marturano from Institute For Mindful Leadership explained to the BBC’s Tanya Beckett how meditation can improve business performance and therefore improve the bottom line. Janice, herself, was over stressed in her job and turned to meditation to […]
Rumi On Love
January 28, 2013 by
Here is another installment of Weekly Words of Widsom chosen by Lama Surya Das. “Your task is not to seek for love, merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” — Rumi The question is, how do we find all the barriers that keep […]
Wedding Dream
January 27, 2013 by
In May 2009, I went to Israel with my family. Rachael was already there on a work-study program in architecture and Jessica was on a Birthright trip. Two of my nieces got married, Naomi on May 31 and Aviva on June 4. Aviva invited me to speak at her wedding, which I accepted. I knew […]
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