The Lion’s Roar
I started playing harmonium last month, and started learning and writing kirtan chants this week. I’m learning very fast, becoming competent on the instrument in record time. A few friends and I … Continue reading
Everything Can Be Transformed
Regret becomes wisdom; fear becomes awareness; resistance becomes acceptance; resentment becomes compassion; ego becomes humility; self-hatred becomes dignity; judgement becomes forgiveness; grief becomes joy; greed becomes emptiness; addiction becomes sobriety; … Continue reading
The Lion’s Roar: Working with emotional energy
The lion’s roar, according to Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, is the fearless proclamation that whatever comes up in our state of mind, including powerful emotions, is workable. (F Lion’s Roar * … Continue reading
DPR: Out of the Shrine Room, Into the Street
This is the best teaching on awakening I’ve heard so far. Like everything DPR says, it’s absolutely clear and to the point.
Revolutionary Dialogue: Baldwin and Lorde
“Well, in the same way when we look at our differences and not allow ourselves to be divided, when we own them and are not divided by them, that is … Continue reading
Thoughts No Different from Ultimate Reality
In a pellucid ocean, bubbles arise and dissolve again; Just so, thoughts are no different from ultimate reality; So don’t find fault; remain at ease. Whatever arises, whatever occurs, Don’t … Continue reading
Suchness
Enlightenment. You can’t produce it. You can’t achieve it. You can’t add to it or diminish it. It is the nature of Reality. Your reality. It permeates all of existence. … Continue reading
Pema: Holding the Suffering of the World
Like many of you, I get dharma quotes from Pema Chodron and other published teachers in my mailbox everyday. This quote from Pema’s book, “The Wisdom of No Escape”, seems … Continue reading
Mark Power on Cultivating Compassion
Mark Power, a senior Western teacher and meditation instructor of Nalandabodhi, gives us a glimpse of the nature of compassion and its possibilities. Recorded in June 2013.
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