Cheerful Shambhala Day!

February 18, 2016

Last week we celebrated Shambhala Day — a holiday based on Losar (Tibetan New Year/Lunar New Year). It’s a…

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Thought-forms: Seeding a New Reality

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February 8, 2016

'--- by Bez Anyone who’s ever done a Zen ‘practice period’, an occasion to intensify engagement with Buddhist principles,…

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Understanding the Interplay Between Karma and Trauma

February 8, 2016

In a previous post, we shared the first part of an illuminating dialogue between Julie Flynn Badal and Dr.…

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Lodro Rinzler Discusses Daily Meditation and Retreat

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February 8, 2016

If you are reading this, you are most likely not in a cave somewhere in the Himalayas, without distraction,…

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Setting an Aspiration (Rather than a “Resolution”) for 2016

December 23, 2015

Do you have any New Year resolutions in mind? Any big changes you'd like to see happen in 2016?…

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Stop Cleaning Your Plate: 5 Steps to More Mindful Eating

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December 10, 2015

By Marcella Friel I just came home from lunch with a friend, where I ordered Caesar salad with chicken.…

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To Continue, Somehow

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December 2, 2015

Stuck. Spinning. Motion locked in a grinding cycle. A world turning on its axis, wobbling, carrying on. In my…

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Understanding Karma Through the Lens of Buddhist Psychology

November 29, 2015

By Julie Flynn Badal ~~~ In the Western world, the concept of karma is frequently misunderstood. Many people take…

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Wisdom Sky

October 13, 2015

By Anna Freundl ~~~ When I take a walk, there is a subtle shift in my consciousness, an opening.…

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Lama Tsultrim Allione Discusses the “Sacred Feminine” (Video/Audio)

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October 5, 2015

It is a widely-shared sentiment in this day and age that the world is somehow out of balance. In…

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To Make Your Mind Comfortable, You Just Need to Discover These Two Things

September 28, 2015

By Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche Knowing how to work with your mind and how to make your mind comfortable are…

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Appreciating the “Extra-Special” Harvest Moon Eclipse — Sept. 27, 2015

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September 16, 2015

  By Andrea Schweitzer ~~~ The full moon of September is often called the Harvest Moon. This month our…

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