Taking inspiration from a song by the great Tibetan yogi Milarepa, the author contemplates the fluidity of life experience and offers a meditative exercise for loosening the habit of mental fixation.
As a “victim” of a fraudulent call with someone impersonating a bank executive, the author has a direct experience of the difference between her confused mind — the “best con artist ever” —and her wise mind.
A follower of the scientific method discovers that studying the Buddha’s teachings leads to a surprising logical development.
Nick Vail leads this series of informal, virtual Thursday discussion group sessions, which will include meditation, optional chanting and singing, and open conversation around refuge and what it means to be a Buddhist. Participants will read and discuss Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche’s short and profound teachings on outer and inner refuge, Entering the Path.
The seventh annual Tara Drupchen, hosted online Sept. 23-25 by Nalandabodhi International, includes ritual practice and teachings from Nalandabodhi teachers. A lung for this practice is required for participation; Lama Rabten will offer the lung and a teaching on Sept. 22. Aspirations and prayer requests are an integral part of this practice; they will be displayed at Nalanda West as well as on a slide show during the Drupchen.
When I first heard “Be kind to yourself” I thought, “That sounds right.” But just agreeing didn’t stop my habitual grinding pace at work.
