< ?php include 'article.html'; ?> We were gathered in the temple for a daylong ritual during a three-year retreat in France. The person who was leading the chants that month had a wry sense of humor. When we had all sat down and were ready for him to begin, he paused. We waited. In the silence that opened, he gently intoned, Mes frères, … [Read more...] about Prayer Without Blind Faith
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Practices & Traditions: Differences
< ?php include 'pod.html'; ?>[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image source="featured_image" img_size="large" alignment="center"]What are differences between various practices and traditions? [/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text] Practices have different intentions, traditions have different approaches. … [Read more...] about Practices & Traditions: Differences
FInding A Path, Finding A Teacher
Where do you want to go? Listen to various teachers and ask yourself if that person speaks to you, then consider if this is a person to whom you will listen even when you are completely crazy. … [Read more...] about FInding A Path, Finding A Teacher
Which Practice?
< ?php include 'pod.html'; ?>[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image source="featured_image" img_size="large" alignment="center"]Is it helpful to have many different practices? [/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text] Importance of intention, meditation as a tool Download Look at it from a different … [Read more...] about Which Practice?
The Mystery of Being
< ?php include 'pod.html'; ?>[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image source="featured_image" img_size="large" alignment="center"]A guided meditation on “Who am I?” (excerpt from from Who Am I? 2)[/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text] The Mystery of BeingDownload Questions on who/what wakes up, the … [Read more...] about The Mystery of Being
Ethics and Actions
A discussion of ethics associated with taking and sending. Ethics & Actions Download Questions on the basis of Buddhist ethics, service as expressed in the bodhisattva vow, and can someone have a serious meditation practice, yet not necessarily experience significant change in his life. … [Read more...] about Ethics and Actions