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Lama Rod Owens: The Work of Diversity: Getting Messy, Getting Uncomfortable

[Editor: The following interview with Lama Rod Owen was published in Insight Journal, a monthly publication  of the Barre Centre for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts. There is no author listed for this article.] Lama Rod Owens was officially recognized by the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism after receiving teaching authorization from his root teacher,… Read More Lama Rod Owens: The Work of Diversity: Getting Messy, Getting Uncomfortable

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Freed from [re]Birth: The Evolution of Consciousness

This is a continuation of my contemplation of the traditional Buddhist doctrine on pratityasamutpada, the chain of dependent origination, karma and rebirth. Part 1, Pratityasamutpada: The Evolution of Evolution is here. Please excuse my fumbling words, but it feels like a breakthrough for me, breaking out of the trap of literalist, doctrinaire teaching (an “enlightened”… Read More Freed from [re]Birth: The Evolution of Consciousness

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A Light Refreshment Break: David Lynch’s Surreal Promo for Transcendental Meditation

For all you Emptiness/Nondual junkies in Halo-fax: enjoy your direct experience. And to compliment the surreality of David Lynch is the sardonic genius of Chogyam Trungpa: MINDFULNESS IS NOT A TRANSCENDENTAL MICROWAVE OVEN A sudden zap works in your microwave oven. You put your food in, you zap it, and it gets cooked instantly. However,… Read More A Light Refreshment Break: David Lynch’s Surreal Promo for Transcendental Meditation

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