A Song on the Six Perfections* by Milarepa
For generosity, nothing to do, Other than stop fixating on self.
For morality, nothing to do, Other than stop being dishonest.
For patience, nothing to do, Other than not fear what is ultimately true.
For...
Following last week's article on the dearth of female teachers in Tibetan Buddhism, it's wonderful to read today's story in the Telegraph, in which the Dalai Lama reiterates his publicly stated support for women leaders and the possibility of a...
The Guardian newspaper reports that a hospital in England has installed a quiet room designed by ambient music pioneer Brian Eno. It's being offered as a place to help patients relax, and doctors plan to monitor people who use the room to see...
Today in the Huffington Post, author Michaela Haas has a wonderful article asking why there isn't a female Dalai Lama and what is being done to address the sexism underlying the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Like many women studying in this...
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I was planning to write a post today about holiday gift-giving and how we're all under so much pressure to buy presents that we forget what it's like to be generous. Except on Saturday I started to feel pain around my right eye. I...
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, the popular Tibetan teacher who abruptly became a wandering yogi in August 2011 to the surprise of his teachers, family and community and had not been heard from since, has indicated in a letter this week that he "is in very...
Last year, I posted the below article to the IDP blog, at the conclusion of my participation in our first year-long Immersion Training program. Since then, my path has continued to unfold before me and reveal itself in ways obvious and...
"'Trust yourself' doesn't mean 'believe your thoughts'. It means to allow yourself to not know and don't fill it up with an opinion." Sokuzan Bob Brown
In the past year, our sangha has experienced all the vicissitudes of existence; old age, sickness, and death. Several of us lost their parents; one member's father had a serious heart attack; another's mother had breast cancer; yet...
Inspired by a wonderful class discussion of Appreciative Joy, I've decided to post a regular gratitude list! Thank you IDPeeps, and please consider joining me by writing your list here: http://www.theidproject.org/node/add/journal-entry !...
As part of the Locating the Sacred Festival, a transparent, inflatable Buddha statue is floating on the East River. It's an artwork entitled Floating Echo, by the artist Chang-Jin Lee.
Inspired by a wonderful class discussion of Appreciative Joy, I've decided to post a regular gratitude list! Thank you IDPeeps, hope you'll consider joining me. You can do so here: http://www.theidproject.org/node/add/journal-entry !...
"I had an incident in life where I lost my 4 year old daughter in a tragic accident at home. I didn't want to live anymore... I had to change my life. I didn't have a problem with drugs or nothing. I had a problem with thinking. My thinking was...
Inspired by a wonderful class discussion of Appreciative Joy, I've decided to post a regular gratitude list! Thank you IDPeeps, hope you'll consider joining me. Anyone can do it here: http://www.theidproject.org/node/add/journal-entry !...
“…feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back. They teach us to perk up and lean in...
As many of you know, I'm neither a Democrat nor a Republican, and don't watch any of the televised political events. When I heard about Seane Corne and her people (including IDP's own Leslie Booker) from Off the Mat Into the World offering...
In the photo above, John holds his 19 year-old dog, Schoep. He regularly takes Schoep to Lake Superior and cradles him in the water until he falls asleep, as the cool and buoyant water soothes Schoep's arthritic pain.
