Thursday, July 23, 2015

ordinary

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Reading The Making of Buddhist Modernism , there was lot of talk about enchanting and re-enchanting, losing meaning and valorization of the...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Engaged Buddhism

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Reading Time to Stand Up: An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for Our Earth -- The Buddha's Life and Message through Feminine Eyes (Sacred Ac...
Monday, July 20, 2015

First chapter of Buddhism for Couples.

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One of the many gifts of mindfulness is that as you get older, there can be a feeling that you've seen it all before. Surprisingly Budd...
Sunday, July 12, 2015

Mindful Driving

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Mindful Driving The other day I tried to drive mindfully after meditating. I've had a series of reflections after that. I know peop...

Mind In Harmony

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I am consciously reading Mind in Harmony  slowly, savoring it. It is the deep kind of book that hits me very deeply, inspires, shows a way ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Mythology

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Reading A Short History of Myth , Armstrong talks about how rocks are imbued with the divine. I have rocks on my shrine. I fancy myself som...
Saturday, June 20, 2015

Many Dharma Doors

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There was an idea in the introduction of The Buddha's Wife: The Path of Awakening Together , that there are many Dharma doors. I someti...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Met a guy on the street

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A monk on the streets of Jamaica Queens tried to get $20 for a  wrist Mala, but for a lesser donation I was given this amulet that ...
Sunday, June 14, 2015

intension in meditation

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My errors in life, have often come at times when I wander away from my intensions because I haven't been meditating. I don't consci...

Teaching children to meditate

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I taught my son the 4 stage mindfulness of breathing. He is 11 years old. He wakes up early like me, and I was going to sit and meditate so...

Reflections while reading The Buddha's Wife

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I have been asking myself if this book, The Buddha's Wife, is good enough to be a modern sutra. How much is there a clang historically,...
Saturday, June 13, 2015

The Buddha's Wife

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The Buddha's Wife: The Path of Awakening Together  is a fascinating book. I've read speculative books before, one where Thomas Je...
Sunday, June 07, 2015

Spiritual

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There is an interesting article in the NY Times about spirituality. It is a good article but it doesn't settle the matter for me. An...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

How do I spiritually bypass?

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I've made mistakes in my life, and when I feel bad about myself, I don't think I have the self esteem to look at my mistakes. But a...
Sunday, May 10, 2015

perceptual healing

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The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom  is like a sutra to me. Last time I thought a book could be ...
Sunday, May 03, 2015

A Zen Life: DVD review

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When A Zen Life, came out I asked the Sangha if everyone wanted to pitch in and buy it. Nobody responded to my e-mail. Crickets. Finally go...
Saturday, May 02, 2015

What I'm reading

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I finally got around to The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom . Halifax combines Buddhism with Shama...
Friday, April 24, 2015

Photo

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Tuesday, April 07, 2015

Book Review: Through The Flames

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Through the Flames: Overcoming Disaster Through Compassion, Patience, and Determination  is a book in two parts. The first half is about Mr...
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Thursday, April 02, 2015

Sacred illness

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from Through the Flames: Overcoming Disaster Through Compassion, Patience, and Determination