Making Sense of the Tsunami and the Crisis in Japan
On 11 March 2011 at 2:46pm (JST), a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean off the north-eastern coast of Japan near the city of Sendai. The largest earthquake in Japan’s recorded...
View ArticleResponse to the Crises of Our World
The devastations we (Mother Earth and all in and on her) are now experiencing are grievous. Our hearts and souls ache with pain. We suffer with our individual pain and we suffer in seeing others in...
View ArticleMichael Stone on the Question, "How Do I Enter My Life?"
I woke up this morning at the usual time, around 5am, to look out the window to a newly fallen blanket of snow. Isn’t it supposed to be spring?, I muttered as I threw the pillow over my head. Even...
View ArticleCatherine Rathbun on Healing Self, Helping Others
In a culture in which we have days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness and funds for a variety of diseases and conditions—March, in Canada, for example, is National Kidney Month, National...
View ArticleDr. Jampa Yonten on Tibetan Medicine
Ever have one of those times when you visited a doctor for a routine check-up or spent time in the hospital with a sick relative and your doctor was curt, preoccupied or, even worse, condescending? Or,...
View ArticleMindfulness, Attachment and Dependent Origination
What is the root cause of suffering? How can we practice mindfulness in everyday life? What is dependent origination and why should you care?In this final instalment of Dharma Talks with Philip V...
View Article“Let It Be”: Incorporating Buddhist Meditation Principles Into Our Lives
Let It Be.Three words. An enormous portrayal of power and meaning. read more
View ArticleMeditation is not Relaxation
I had the privilege and pleasure to assist the teachings of Jetsun Khandro Rinpoché during last weekend. It was an affirmation of the path of my meditative practice and contemplative arts practice....
View ArticleMichael Stone on Drugs and the Dharma
Reflections on the spiritual path and the place of drug use. The following interview with Michael Stone took place in September 2010, while Michael was teaching at the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New...
View ArticleLama Catherine Rathbun on Mandala Offering
Offering mandala is an ancient and important activity in Tibetan Buddhism. In this brief interview, Catherine Rathbun (Lama Jetsun Yeshe) explains the concept and importance of offering mandala.read more
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