The Blankness of Being (For Alan Watts)
Consciousness is what we do not pay attention to.It is too free. We cannot even think about it. Likelooking at … Read More “The Blankness of Being (For Alan Watts)”
Tag: meditation
Sending Loving-kindness
“Did today’s guided meditation session make your mind happy and peaceful?” I asked this question to Chan Oi Wan, an … Read More “Sending Loving-kindness”
The Primordial, Noble Life with Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche
Lower Palyul Monastery, Tibet. From wikipedia.org The story of the Palyul Dzogchen lineage begins, institutionally, at Palyul Monastery, one of … Read More “The Primordial, Noble Life with Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche”
Am I Making Progress?
The central metaphor of Buddhism is that of a path – a path that leads from Samsara to Nirvana, and … Read More “Am I Making Progress?”
Khamtrul Rinpoche: Living a Blessed Life
A religious teacher might not necessarily have much to share, unlike those of us (journalists, theologians, academics, and other guilty … Read More “Khamtrul Rinpoche: Living a Blessed Life”
Is There Something Buddhist About Mario? (Seriously)
On 27 October the video game Super Mario Odyssey was released worldwide by Nintendo for the Switch platform. It’s pretty … Read More “Is There Something Buddhist About Mario? (Seriously)”
Bodh Gaya
A poem about the life of the Blessed One. By Tom Donovan It is a place and nothing more, No … Read More “Bodh Gaya”
Flying Mindfully by Air France
We had been flying to Madrid from Hong Kong with a layover in Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport. The purpose of … Read More “Flying Mindfully by Air France”
Global Travels, Local Practice
This month I am far from my birth home in Montana and my adoptive home in Seattle. I am in … Read More “Global Travels, Local Practice”
Digging in as a Meditation Teacher and Practitioner
Justin Whitaker These are very peculiar times that we are living in. Growing up in a rural Rocky Mountain state … Read More “Digging in as a Meditation Teacher and Practitioner”