Close
Close is what we almost always are: close to happiness, close to another, close to leaving, close to tears, close to God, close to losing faith, close to being done,…
Thich Nhat Hahn teaches on the Four Noble Truths
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy-RI3FrdGA
The Foundation for Good Qualities
(1) (Healthy) reliance on a kind spiritual master, the foundation for all good qualities, is the root of the path. Seeing this well, I request inspiration to rely with great appreciation, through many endeavors.(2)…
Tendrel
The Tibetan term tendrel describes the nature of phenomena and how they relate to each other. Ten means ‘to depend’ and drel means ‘connection’ or ‘relationship.’ So tendrel points to the fact that all…
Kalu Rinpoche Teaching on Refuge
NOTE: Kalu Rinpoche was one of the great contemporary masters of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. This article was taken from a teaching given at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra on the weekend of October 24, 1986.…
The Refuge Ceremony in Tibetan Buddhism
Maybe you are thinking of taking refuge this year? If you have experimented with Buddhist practices and contemplated its principles, you may have decided you’d like to become a practitioner…
Pollution and Discarded Face Masks
National Geographic did an article on how to prevent discarded face masks from polluting the environment. We are nature. This matters.
Earth Store Bodhisattva – a little teaching
I am so touched by this teaching on Earth Store Bodhisattva by Master Hsuan Hua. Much love and respect to our earth. Much love and respect to the vow to…
Self Care
Shall we respect ourselves—our body, our mind, our precious life? Let’s do. Let’s learn the skillful means of boundary-setting and taking time and continuous learning and rest. But shall we…
On Teachers and Teachings
" Faith in one's guru does not mean blind faith, it does not mean believing "My guru is perfect" even though your guru is not perfect. It is not pretending…