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By Michelle Becker Many of us have been trained not to have needs, and if we do have them not to focus on them. But that’s not healthy for ourselves, our partners, or our relationships. In a recent podcast, Michelle Becker explored how tending to our own needs is not only not selfish, it actually […]
By Susan Piver A misconception about meditation practice One of the very big misconceptions about meditation practice is that it will help you not to feel things too strongly—except for maybe peace, goodwill, and bliss (whatever that means). Eventually perhaps this will become true, but for most of us, when strong feelings—especially strong negative feelings—are […]
By Andrew Holecek The Three Bardos The Tibetan conception of death involves a passage through three bardo states. The first is the “painful bardo of dying,” which begins with a condition that will end in death. It’s called “painful” because it hurts to let go. This process is analogous to that of falling asleep, which […]
By Lama Alta Brown Bliss that benefits other beings One of the things I really wanted Khenpo Tsultrim to explain about the bliss experienced in Chöd practice was exactly how this bliss benefited other beings. I was suspicious about this bliss for a very good reason. The “blissed-out” bliss can produce a remarkably selfish state […]
In this interview, Erica talks about uniting with the larger rhythm of life, divine play, trusting what we know, not being afraid of what we don’t know, just being, in nature, breathing deeply, laughing fully, and of course, her upcoming program Lila Yoga® Mindfulness Retreat—The Art & Science of Feeling Fresh! which we are delighted […]
By The Colorado Regional Sun Camp Leadership Group The philosophy of Sun Camp is both simple and profound, based on the Shambhala Buddhist teachings. The basic tenet is the belief that everyone is inherently good. Sun Camp provides the space for campers to experience their goodness without being religious or dogmatic. When young people are given […]
“You have nothing to fear at the moment of death. You actually have everything to look forward to but….only if you’re prepared.” In this video interview, Andrew Holocek shares how, from a spiritual perspective, death is really the crowning moment of life, and can provide a golden opportunity for rapid spiritual progress, because the karma […]
by Katharine Kaufman Tonight, in our writing class there’s only Peg, Jayne and me. The time we have feels luxurious and we talk about the pups Peg is adopting, Jayne’s show coming up, my mother’s house. I read about theory, which I never do. We’re writing anti-memoir, which has less conventional memoir constraints and perhaps […]
By Brooke Binstock Rest and slowing down the busy-ness I often find myself contemplating the idea of rest in my life as a self-identified chronically busy human being. I sit down to write this and for the first time all week, I am able to tune into the sounds around me. The leaves are rustling […]
By Lama Alta Brown Temporary “Blissed Out” Bliss The difficulty with the “blissed out” bliss is that even though it is temporarily ecstatic, it is also temporary. That is not the only way in which being blissed out does not produce the truly revelatory states of mind associated with realization. When the kinds of agonizing […]