‘Again I ask you, can you fully comprehend the Unmoving Ground you were originally endowed with before your parents gave birth to you? If you have understood, you walk hand in hand with all the Buddhas and Patriarchs of the three time-periods.’ Master Bojo
How to Practice Hugging Meditation
In my hermitage I have planted beautiful trees. When I do walking meditation, I often stop and hug one of the trees, breathing in and out. It’s very nourishing. The tree gives me strength, and it always seems to me that the tree responds to my hugging and breathing. A...
Buddhist teachers to host “Save Our Democracy” live event with Sen. Cory Booker on July 13
On July 13, 2024, a number of Buddhist teachers will join U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey in a free virtual event to raise support for pro-democratic action in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The virtual event, “Save Our Democracy: Compassionate...
Morning meditation — Listening to a dharma talk is like walking on thin ice.
‘Listening to a dharma talk is like walking on thin ice; you must be very focused and sincere.’ ManGong
The Truth about Acting
No More Yellowface By Noel Alumit I went to college in the 1980s majoring in acting. Just as I was about to graduate, word of a new Broadway bound musical was making news. It was the latest project from Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, the creators of Les...
Meet a Teacher: Jonathan Relucio
Mihiri Tillakaratne: Tell us about your journey toward trauma-informed yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices. Jonathan Relucio: I can’t separate my work in trauma-informed yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practice from my personal life journey. I come from a...
Wake Up!
For years, much of my experience with Buddhism was colored by the persistent belief that Americans are too hard on ourselves and that our most salient quality is that we ignore or violate healthy boundaries in pursuit of our own egoistic goals. I heard many Buddhist...
Morning meditation — A reasonably controlled lifestyle.
‘A reasonably controlled lifestyle is necessary for serious practice.’ Trevor Leggett
Protected: Embracing Compassion: Explore the Intersection of Buddhist Wisdom and Modern Psychology
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Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, prominent Karma Kagyu teacher, dies
From Tekchokling Nunnery in Boudhanath, Nepal, comes word today that Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, one of the foremost teachers in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, died on June 22. According to an email about Khenpo Rinpoche’s passing from the Marpa Network,...
