Buddha’s Teachings on How to Express Loving-Kindness
The Buddha Shakyamuni’s Words on Kindness in the Metta Sutra This is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness, and who knows the path of peace: Let…
The Four Immeasurables (Four Brahmaviharas)
The Four Immeasurables are Equanimity (Tib. tangnyom), (Pali: metta) which is the wish that beings may be free from attachment to some and aversion to others.Lovingkindness (Tib. jampa), (Pali: karuna) which is the wish that living…
Dekeling Porch Peas
Hey, apparently. you can plant a shade screen of sugar peas on your front porch and get the side benefit of lunch. Try every experiment to benefit beings.
How to Listen to Dharma Teachings
There is a Tibetan teaching called "The Three Defects of the Pot." It tells how to listen to dharma teachings. Not listening, is like being a pot turned upside down.…
Practicing in Sickness
A Dekeling student, David McWherter, is going in for surgery soon. He and I met this morning and we chatted about how he can carry his practice to this experience.…
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 continuous rest. But shall…
The Four Forces for Overcoming Destructive Patterns
The Four Forces are a traditional Buddhist practice sequence that provide a structure for overcoming the influence of patterns of thought, speech and behavior that cause suffering. The four forces…
The Experience of Breathing as the Object of Shamatha – Beginner’s Mediation
From the Sanity Sit on May 12, 2021.
New Podcast up today
Check our our new podcast, a talk in the Seven Points of Mind Training Series—on Point 3-Aphorism 13: Contemplate the Kindness of Everyone In a world like ours today, how…
Ritual Objects: the Bell and Dorje
A bell and dorje are ritual implements in Tibetan Buddhism? What is their use and meaning?