Bodhichitta, revisited
I reach for a favorite book to remind myself of bodhichitta. Comfortable with Uncertainty by Pema Chodron: On the journey of the warrior-bodhisattva, the path goes …
27 Nov
Double Entendre and Shenpa
Double Entendre and Shenpa
I just realized the double entendre in the title of my last post. I wrote the post about finding my edge and used the meaning …
04 Oct
Monks Rising – the Saffron Revolution
Monks Rising – the Saffron Revolution
This is the first picture I’ve seen that gives the true scope of the protests by Buddhist monks against the military junta that rules Burma …
30 Jul
Bodhichitta (the awakened heart)
Bodhichitta (the awakened heart)
Today has been an interesting day. I had an hour-long session with MM and learned information that I’m still rolling around in my brain. As …
20 Jul
A reminder
A reminder
from my email: One of the best ways to cope with the disquiet of foresight is to surrender the need to control the outcome, so do …
30 Mar
Desire and Will
Desire and Will
This month’s issue of Yoga International was full of excellent articles. Perhaps they have more meaning for me because after a year off, I …
14 Nov
On the Coattails of Fear
On the Coattails of Fear
This morning, I was reading about tonglen in the book Comfortable With Uncertainty by Pema Chodron. Chodron writes: “We begin the practice by taking on the …
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