Dekeling Blog

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.  This is a wonderful way to stay connected to Tibetan and the Dharma during the Holidays. Click here to learn more and to register for the […]

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, encapsulates the topic of the Prajnaparamita (Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom) Sutra on the unerring paths of methods taught in all Sutras. The infallible meaning of the entire […]

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 how shallI correct it?Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven,can I do better?Will I ever be able to sing, even the sparrowscan […]

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. Many of my closest dharma friends are approaching their twilight years. Nearly all of them have devoted their last five to six decades to serving the […]