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By Blake D Bauer Excerpt from the International bestseller, You Were Not Born To Suffer by Blake D Bauer As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe If your supposed best friend or your intimate partner continuously betrayed you, day in and day out for years, would […]
Lojong helps us to encounter the difficulties that we have in daily life and…transform them. Listen as Drupon Lama Dorje and Carolina Putnam talk about practicing lojong, the mind training slogans, which helps to unburden the mind of the 5 poisons so that we can enjoy the happiness of the pure mind, their upcoming program, […]
By Marissa C. Knox (all photos by Marissa C. Knox) When I seek refuge, I almost always find my way to a place in nature. In the company of tall trees, small flowers, or mossy rocks by a river, I feel held by the expanse of beauty and divine energy around me. In the fresh […]
By Judith Simmer-Brown As Buddhist practitioners, daily we recite prayers and supplications (soldep) that bring down blessings of the lineage of teachers into our everyday lives. While often we may chant these somewhat automatically or mindlessly, when we pay attention to the words of these Tibetan and Sanskrit chants we see that they convey the […]
By Megan Prager Is it possible to stay informed and not be totally overwhelmed? Like many, I frequently find myself consuming a large amount of media. While there can be beautiful stories shared of people supporting one another, there are many stories and statistics of suffering that can leave me in wonder and fear. The American […]
By Sara Avant Stover Summer is the season of expansion, pleasure, adventure, and delight. To help us fully participate in its gifts, let’s explore some things that can both help and hinder that. First, it’s important to remember that you alone are responsible for your happiness. You can’t count on a relationship, a new job, […]
By Lama Alta Brown In the Charnel Ground On the way to the charnel ground, my heart beat hard at my throat. But it was clean there and spare. Small stone piles marked the ashes. The afternoon sun was very bright, and the air was empty. When I called the beings without bodies, I was […]
By Holly Gayley The use of paradox and the language of negation in the Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) literature is well known, but how do we navigate the paradoxes in our own life and path? Each of us has gifts to offer the world through which our buddha nature can shine, yet our shadow and […]
By Andrew Holecek The Universal Process In our upcoming DMC event on the Bardo of Dharmata, we’ll be exploring the “Universal Process,” or the reiterative ways nature expresses itself. One such iteration is how sleep and dream relate to death. Euphemisms and idioms for death point to the intimate connection between the process of going […]
In this interview Michael Gayner talks about how he developed an interest in Feng Shui, and describes the many ways in which developing a relationship with the land has impacted him and supported his path over the years. “It’s really about entering into a sense of openhearted possibility, curiosity, and playfulness and letting go of […]
By Sara Avant Stover In a recent Instagram reel, I shared that in Internal Family Systems (IFS) it’s said that we need five qualities to be present when we’re doing our inner work – both within ourselves and when/if we’re supporting others. They’re known as the “5 P’s.” The first of these qualities […]
In a recent podcast Michael Carroll and others share their insights and experiences with meditation retreats. Listen as they answer some commonly asked questions such as: why go on a retreat? how do you choose one? are there different kinds of retreats? Please join Michael along with Susan Piver and Loden Nyima for a […]