A hand moves, and the fire’s whirling takes different shapes: All things change when we do. Kukai / Kobo Daishi (774-835) Founder of Shingon Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
A hand moves, and the fire’s whirling takes different shapes: All things change when we do. Kukai / Kobo Daishi (774-835) Founder of Shingon Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
I continue to receive a number of hits for searches on “Kalachakra 2004.” If you were there, I’d love to hear from you. Memories. What was most precious to you. Teachings that resonated. 6-session practice. Etcetera. You can leave messages via the comment link immediately below this post. One practice resource that I haven’t yet…
The time is flying and soon I’ll be on my way to Toronto, Canada for the Kalachakra. I have lists. All my tickets. Reservations. And plans to meet Wendy the day I arrive. This is the first time I will be in the presence of the Dalai Lama and I am excited to have this…
“Compassion brings us an inner strength. Once it is developed, it naturally opens an inner door, through which we can communicate with fellow human beings, and even other sentient beings, with ease, and from heart to heart.” –His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet – from the introduction to The Power of Compassion, Public…
There’s a wonderful expression in Buddhism, skillfull means. I have to say, I’ve been feeling highly unskilled in my practice, since just walking into my meditation room is enough to bring on rib-wracking sobs. (For the most part, I’m to managing to maintain emotional self-control the rest of the time.) “…feeling emotional upheaval is not…
I have been crying ever since I woke up this morning. The tears are coming from a deep place, and they’re unstoppable. Being something of an empath (!) I’ve learned to ask if these belong to me. If this is my grief. If these are my tears. And they’re not. When I ask what this…
“If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.” –Achaan Chah (Therevada Buddhist)
In the months before my premonition on 9/9/01, the universe had worked in it’s mysterious ways to prepare me. I had received inner messsages that my work was about to change and I was going to be working in a more global way. I thought this meant we were on the verge of some wonderful…
Today has filled me with that deep, revitalizing, “it’s good to be alive” feeling. The cats and I had a long winter’s nap. Snow is falling in flakes so fine it looks like mist. I finished off some lentil stew with sweet potatoes and kale. Had a piece of good local bread slathered with ghee…
I had a dream last night that I got a job with a clothing store. Meg Ryan was hired at the same time. All we had to do was put on beautiful clothes, walk around wearing them, and people would buy them. We could also get dressed up and stand in the showcase window like…