"A highly individualized spiritual belief system composed of selected elements drawn from various doctrines." — Judie Sigdel
I'm pleased to present another post from my dear friend Katy Brennan. Katy is a writer and a dharma teacher in the New Kadampa tradition, which is also known as Modern Kadampa Buddhism. As we pass the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 in this country and over 350,000 worldwide, it now does feel …
One of my beloved dharma teachers, Katy Brennan, leads a lunchtime meditation every Thursday at the Kadampa Meditation Center NYC. Because of the pandemic, she now conducts her class via live streaming video. She sent the following dharma thoughts to her core students prior to today's class. It's so beautifully written (no surprise, since Katy …
My article, Six Steps to Transforming Self-Quarantine into a Spiritual Retreat, appeared on Balance, Buddha Groove's blog. I hope that it brings you some peace. Feel free to share.
My friend Venerable Benkong took this photo of a lotus pond last year in Beijing's Haidian district. Photo © Venerable Benkong, 2019
The following article was written by Quantum Preceptor (QP for short) on the blog Quantum Awareness. QP kindly agreed to allow me to share it with my readers. If you enjoy it as much as I did, please send some love to QP and read some other articles on the Quantum Awareness site. How and …
My dear friend Barry Fahrer took this stunning shot at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya. © Barry Fahrer 2019 Bodh Gaya is home to a direct descendant of the Bodhi Tree under which Shakyamuni Buddha attained enlightenment. Barry Fahrer is an excellent photographer and I look forward to sharing more of his photos of India, …
Dear readers, Buddha Groove just published my article, Faith without God -- a Buddhist Perspective, on Balance, their blog on all things spiritual. I'm interested to hear your thoughts. Please add your comments below.
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Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do …
“It’s very simple. As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed at twenty-two, you’d always be as ignorant as you were at twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It’s growth. It’s more than the negative that you’re going to die, it’s also the positive that you understand you’re going to die, and …
