Dhamma is Everywhere
Dhamma is the second jewel, the second of the three refuges in Buddhist practice. When we take refuge in Dhamma, we seek and find safety in the truth of the way things actually are.
Intending and Resolving
This transitional week creates opportunity for each of us to activate the power of intention and resolve, setting direction to actualize our deepest potential.
Awake In The Wild
As we witness and engage in the challenges and expressions of anguish in our world, we also see the joy and inexpressible beauty in all of life.
Awakening Together in Wisdom
The Buddha called the faculty of wisdom, the fifth and final Spiritual Faculty, the crowning virtue among all the requisites of enlightenment, as it illuminates the meaning of karma (the weaving of causes and effects…
Blessing the World
This week many of us will pause to participate in what we call “Thanksgiving,” for the blessings in our lives. There is a text called the “Mangala Sutta,” the Buddha’s discourse on Blessings. At the…
Concentrating on Freedom
The Buddha’s teaching is straightforward: liberation is not clinging. That’s a radical and uncompromising statement. And to me, it’s very inspiring—OK, this is the work to do, and the first step is using the power…
You Are the Music
Considered individually, each of the five spiritual faculties performs its unique task. Together, they establish inner balance and harmony. Above the complementary pairs of faith and wisdom and energy and concentration, is the faculty of…
Freedom and Emptiness
For the last two days, I sat with His Holiness (“HH”) the Dalai Lama to receive his teachings. This year, the quality of his teachings seemed to take on more urgency.
All Humankind is my Kin
The third jewel/refuge in Buddhadharma is Sangha—the community of virtuous ones, past, present and future, who reflect, practice and live in a pure hearted way, contemplate truth and develop wisdom.
Dhamma is Everywhere
Dhamma is the second jewel, the second of the three refuges in Buddhist practice. When we take refuge in Dhamma, we seek and find safety in the truth of the way things actually are.
Intending and Resolving
This transitional week creates opportunity for each of us to activate the power of intention and resolve, setting direction to actualize our deepest potential.
Awake In The Wild
As we witness and engage in the challenges and expressions of anguish in our world, we also see the joy and inexpressible beauty in all of life.
Awakening Together in Wisdom
The Buddha called the faculty of wisdom, the fifth and final Spiritual Faculty, the crowning virtue among all the requisites of enlightenment, as it illuminates the meaning of karma (the weaving of causes and effects…
Blessing the World
This week many of us will pause to participate in what we call “Thanksgiving,” for the blessings in our lives. There is a text called the “Mangala Sutta,” the Buddha’s discourse on Blessings. At the…
Concentrating on Freedom
The Buddha’s teaching is straightforward: liberation is not clinging. That’s a radical and uncompromising statement. And to me, it’s very inspiring—OK, this is the work to do, and the first step is using the power…
You Are the Music
Considered individually, each of the five spiritual faculties performs its unique task. Together, they establish inner balance and harmony. Above the complementary pairs of faith and wisdom and energy and concentration, is the faculty of…