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“We are always in transition…” — Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche OUR MISSION—The Ground Inspired by the teachings of the Buddhadharma, we seek to support all those who uplift human experience with practices based on mindfulness/awareness, non-aggression, and sacred outlook. OUR ACTIONS – The Path Practice – provide methods for all people to connect with wisdom […]
By Otto Pichlhoefer The Wheel of Dharma is turning again, and truly, it never stopped. But to me, the upcoming Three Yana Retreat feels like a fresh breeze, the Windhorse of our Sangha rising. I am from the borderlands. I grew up in post-WWII Austria, very close to the Iron Curtain. However, 40 years ago, […]
By Elysabeth Williamson “Die before you die. And be, absolutely dead. Then, do whatever you want. It is all good.” -Bashour, 16th Century It may sound rather morbid at first glance and yet my experience is that this practice awakens more joy than any other that I have encountered. How could this be so? […]
by shah noor hussein Often when we hear the word “dream” invoked in a social justice context, we think of waking dreams, where dream is synonymous with imagination or aspiration. As with Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous, “I Have a Dream” speech, these ambitions are invoked or co-created, while we literally awake. What happens if […]
In this video interview, Michael “Rock” Sandrock talks about generating inner health and well being — on and off the running trails. He shares the science as well as his own lived experience of how combining these activities can stabilize the mind and body and synthesize the insights that arise in mind, body or both, […]
Do you have difficulty consistently incorporating a daily practice into your life? You’re not alone, many of us do. In a recent podcast, one of our teachers, Sara Avant Stover, shares some very helpful and practical ways to do just that, ways that are both enjoyable and sustainable. Join Sara at DMC May […]
Step-by-step instructions + guided video Excerpted from You Were Not Born to Suffer By Blake D. Bauer If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place. ~Lao Tzu If we can learn to be present to our breath in any given moment, we can find our way back to the […]
By Michelle Becker “If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there’s an arrow in your heart…” ― Pema Chodron, “Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living” […]
By Heather Lindemann The transition between seasons can be a potent opportunity to go inward, check-in, and reset. For centuries many cultures have tapped these natural pauses in our year for celebration and reflection. The summer solstice, for example, offers a point-in-time to honor the light and turning point toward darker days until the winter […]
By Isaac Ferland, 4RT Instructor If you asked ten people to define leadership, chances are you would receive ten different answers. From corporate leaders to leaders of teams providing protection for those corporate leaders, leadership is a vital component of any successful venture, and in my experience as a leader in executive protection and business, […]
In a recent podcast episode, Sara Avant Stover shares three essential things every woman needs in her life. Have a listen here. Join Sara at DMC May 31-June 2, 2024! About Sara Avant Stover Sara Avant Stover is a pioneering teacher of feminine spirituality for over twenty years, a bestselling author, and a Certified […]
Death is actually not a state that you or any person enters. It is fundamentally just awareness itself relieved of the activity, the movement, the contractions of the mind. In this short audio recording, Andrew Holecek shares a little bit about some of what will be explored in his upcoming program Death and the Art […]