These words of wisdom come on the Dalai Lama‘s Continuation Day. We wish him a very happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama from Meditation Practices and all the other sentient beings around the world. As he says, There are only two days in the year in which nothing can be done, one is […]
Vipassana Meditation Day 1
June 30, 2014 by
Satya Narayan Goenka, also known as S. N. Goenka, was the foremost lay teacher of Vipassana meditation of our time. He was the foundational teacher of Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, and many other people that have appeared on these pages. His ten day vipassana meditation course is responsible for the popularity and growth […]
Letting Go
June 27, 2014 by
These words of wisdom from Lao Tzu talk about letting go. “By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.” ~ Lao Tzu This video is the Let Go: Guided Meditation by Lori Granger, […]
7 Principles of Mindfulness in Healing
June 19, 2014 by
The 7 principles of Mindfulness in Healing are pervasive throughout the book, Stop Cancer in its Tracks: Your Path to Mindfulness in Healing Yourself, if only implicitly. They have been part of my life since I began studying and practicing meditation and learning about natural healing. They probably date back to the time before my […]
The Raft is Not the Shore
June 12, 2014 by
These words of wisdom spoken by the Buddha are still as valid today as they were 2600 years ago. He is telling us that “the raft is not the shore”. What does this have to do with our lives? The Buddha is saying that we must study the dharma, i. e., the teachings, and they should […]
Walk on Earth
June 8, 2014 by
Today’s words of wisdom come from my Teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers. I have heard him say that the miracle is to walk on Earth, in many of the dharma talks, and in many of the books and magazine articles I’ve read by him. Thay quotes Linji (Lin […]
Nothing But the Present
June 7, 2014 by
When you go into a courtroom, the judge will ask you if your are telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. When you sit down to meditate, your internal judge will ask you if you are in the present and nothing but the present moment. In truth, the internal judge will […]
Dwelling in Peace
June 6, 2014 by
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers, is famous for his teachings on happiness. One of his teachings is that happiness and suffering inter-are. That is, happiness and suffering are interdependent on each other. You can’t have one without the other. Many of us exist in a state of constant suffering. […]
Dharma Talk by Lama Surya Das
June 3, 2014 by
This fragment of a dharma talk by Lama Surya Das came to me by email last week. Many lines in it support my rantings about meditation practices. I hope you enjoy this. “Dear Friends and Countrymen, lend me your tears and fears: Let me carry them for you. I have not come to praise you […]
A True Sanctuary
May 29, 2014 by
The Buddha once said, “It is the sanctuary of nature’s silent places, with mindful attention, that the true liberation of the heart can be attained.” –The Buddha There many places on Earth where this statement has meaning. For example, the Tibetan monasteries in Tibet, Nepal, and Northern India all have the sanctuary of nature’s silent […]
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