weaving your practice together this spring
Our practices at Dekeling fall roughly into three categories at this point in time: meditation (shamatha and vipassana for now; and for those who wish to integrate movement into their…
The indian university, nalanda
Nalanda University: we mention it so often in Tibetan Buddhism. BBC says, "More than 500 years before Oxford University was founded, India's Nalanda University was home to nine million books…
A few things you might be interested in…
Saturday, December 3, Lama David Curtis will present a free 1-hour lecture by Zoom on a verse from the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, explaining each word and how Tibetan is put together. …
Heart Sutra Explained – class from outside Dekeling
This will likely be quite good. The Benefit of Reciting and Practicing “The Heart Sutra” “The Sutra of the Heart of the Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom” or “The Heart Sutra” in short,…
I worried
a poem by Mary Oliver I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the riversflow in the right direction, will the earth turnas it was taught, and if not…
Little bird tracks
One of three journal posts I wrote on the three and a half years I was in long retreat. Retreat cabins in the snow in 2022. Little bird tracks. Squirrel…
Awake. Awake. awake.
(On three year retreat I thought I would keep a journal. There was no time. Well, perhaps there was time, but it soon became clear that there were better things…
Dharma elders
Someone sent me this photo just now. This is Jan "Chozen" Bays, Roshi, a bright star of the Buddhadharma, a living, breathing example of "the Great Vow" of compassion. Chozen…
The Lama and the community
What are the primary roles of the lama in a dharma community? The answer depends, of course, upon the community. Let’s consider Dekeling, the community some of us know best.…
Photos of Medicine Buddha Retreat
Thanks for Eric Platzek and Mary Woods for taking photos at the Medicine Buddha retreat. Watch for more info on sangha news in our newsletter, coming out mid-October, thanks to…