On that momentous night when Buddha attained enlightenment, it is said that he went through several different stages of awakening. In the first, with his mind...
Hey everybody! ^_^ My name is Jen and I am from New York . All my life I have searched for something I could believe in. I recently picked up a book about...
Welcome Jen, Â The teachings of the Buddha are available to all who seek the path. Enjoy the journey. Â Metta, Â Deep Bows, Â Doug ... From: Jen Spielvogel...
Hi, Jen, You sound like a reader. That's great! There is a whole lot to read on the web, including in the "Files" and "Links" sections of this email list's...
Lifetimes of ignorance have brought us to identify the whole of our being with ego. Its greatest triumph is to inveigle us into believing its best interests...
Hello, this question may seem ignorant but I assure you I do not intense to come of in such a way. My life, has always been full of suffering to such and...
The extraordinary qualities of great beings who hide their nature escapes ordinary people like us, despite our best efforts in examining them. On the other...
I just googled for "becoming a buddhist nun" and found quite a few relevant pages. Also, where geographically are you located, roughly? I ask because I know a...
I am in New York :) I contacted a local monastery and will be meeting with one of the nuns there next weekend . It's exciting. Thank you for your help...
As you continue to meditate on compassion, when you see someone suffer, your first response becomes not mere pity but deep compassion. You feel for that person...
The nature of everything is illusory and ephemeral,Those with dualistic perception regard suffering as happiness, Like they who lick the honey from a...
I always tell my students not to come out of meditation too quickly. Allow a period of some minutes for the peace of the practice of meditation to infiltrate...
At the moment of death, our state of mind is all-important. If we die in a positive frame of mind, we can improve our next birth, despite our negative karma....
Hon. Shyam Tagade (IAS) will be felicitated by Dr. Ambedkar International Award 2011 at Nagpur (India) on April 16, 2011. An eminent city based Organization...
Prof. Aglawe, Dupare, Dahat, Shende, Bhongade will be conferred by Jeewak Awards. An eminent city based Organization named Jeewak Welfare Society, which is...
Farewell function held at Dr. Ambedkar Thoughts Dept. RTM Nagpur University on March 19, 2011. Dr. Ambedkar Thoughts Department, RTM Nagpur University Nagpur ...
Blending Buddhist Meditation and Yoga A Weekend Retreat The Lojong practice of tonglen (sending and taking meditation) and its associated slogans is an ancient...
The master is like a great ship for beings to cross the perilous ocean of existence, an unerring captain who guides them to the dry land of liberation, a rain...
The practice of mindfulness defuses our negativity, aggression, and turbulent emotions, which may have been gathering power over many lifetimes. Rather than...
The most important thing is not to get trapped in what I see everywhere in the West, a ¡°shopping mentality¡±: shopping around from master to master,...
Enlightenment for Gautama [the Buddha] felt as though a prison which had confined him for thousands of lifetimes had broken open. Ignorance had been the...
It is extremely hard to rest undistracted in the nature of mind, even for a moment, let alone to self-liberate a single thought or emotion as it rises. We...
The whole point of Dzogchen meditation practice is to strengthen and stabilize Rigpa and allow it to grow to full maturity. The ordinary, habitual mind with...
