TURNING AWAY FROM SAMSARA When we turn away from samsara, we stop blaming external situations for the state of our mind, and we begin to use the Buddha’s teachings in order to take responsibility for our own well-being. We reorient the mind away from causes and conditions that create suffering. This does not mean that… Read More Yongey Mingyur on Self and Social Engagement
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 have plans to get together in August to put a larger group together. Harmonium-based kirtan music is incredibly powerful, releasing a dynamic energy that stirs… Read More The Lion’s Roar
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; passion becomes equanimity; separation becomes reconciliation; frustration becomes patience; delusion becomes insight; denial becomes honesty; isolation becomes interdependence; self-centredness becomes lovingkindness. Every one of our… Read More Everything Can Be Transformed
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 * 12/12) When you begin to experience the process of going towards emotions, rather than emotions coming towards you, then you begin to make a journey.… Read More The Lion’s Roar: Working with emotional energy
This is the best teaching on awakening I’ve heard so far. Like everything DPR says, it’s absolutely clear and to the point.
“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 when we will be able to move on. But we haven’t reached square one yet.” —Audre Lorde, in conversation with James Baldwin. Revolutionary Hope: A… Read More Revolutionary Dialogue: Baldwin and Lorde
