2016-03-19 18:53
Attempts to finish posts for 2006 fell apart at the end of the year as the computer I worked on out of town crashed. Since that time, I have been working on another project, a website, and… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Illustration: Trigger Point Therapy Workbook"Mind pervades all", said the Buddha. Our tiny little microverse is a mystery. From where does the defilement and illusion spring forth that capt… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The Master Tombbuilder surveyed the land in front on him. To the east the holy mountains sheltered the coming tomb from winds and evil spirits. To the west, the vast dessert promised secur… Read More
2006-10-28 01:51
With online exhibits on The Buddha, Buddhist Places, Compassionate Beings, and Signs, Symbols and Ritual Objects, the Pacific Asian Museum presents Visions of Enlightenment: Understanding t… Read More
2006-10-19 04:17
For those who haven't used the service, Technorati allows users to search news and blog feeds using keywords, tags, or in the directory. With each post, this blog notifies Technorati that a… Read More
2006-10-11 18:16
On October 24th, the film 'The Giant Buddhas' will be released. Here is a synopsis of the film.Christian Frei's documentary traces the tragic tale of the giant Buddhas of Afghanistan's Bami… Read More
2006-09-30 22:06
I ran into this Youtube project which is similiar to a project I am working on for Bodhiwater.com.Here is the summary of the video:"In Buddhism, the mental states experienced after a physica… Read More
2006-09-26 22:21
Original Post: MilarepaChecking back at the milarepamovie.com site reveals that the film is now available on DVD.The Dvd is available in two editions:A Special Edition DVD-"This includes the… Read More
2006-09-24 21:03
"Phantom illusions, empty flowers-why trouble yourself trying to grasp them?Gain, loss, right, wrong-throw them away at once!"-Third Patriarch Seng-ts'an from Hsin-Hsin mingI was never any g… Read More
2006-09-24 02:53
PART II of THE MASTERRecently I was speaking with someone about the dual nature of the cat's paw while my nearly year old kitten Jubei-kun sat in front of me. I explained first that in gong… Read More
2006-09-17 00:07
If we imagine that we are the champion in the ring, on the pitch, or on the field, we cannot say that we are the master. Age is our master. We are on top, but only for a time. Someone fa… Read More
2006-09-10 03:18
In the Anguttara Nikaya, Buddha Gotama tells us of the story of Araka."Long ago, O monks, there lived a religious teacher named Araka, who was free of sensual lust. He had many hundreds of… Read More
2006-08-29 00:25
A popular fast-food restaurant has a drinking cup that reads:SIP THIS DRINK.GULP DOWN LIFE.At first we might think this is very good advice. But is it?Sure, it is nice to take the time to e… Read More
2006-08-27 04:54
"In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who called themselves 'their highnesses,' 'their majesties,' and 'their exalted majesties' and so on. They shone… Read More
2006-05-19 00:00
Empty-handed I go, and behold the spade is in my hands; I walk on foot, and yet on the back of an ox I am riding; When I pass over a bridge, Lo, the water floweth not, but the bridge doth fl… Read More
2006-05-10 22:31
When I first began to write music, the lyrics would find me at odd times of the night and would not allow me to sleep until they were put to paper. The music would enter my head but the dri… Read More
2006-05-04 04:48
As a child, I came in contact with the strange sayings and actions of Zen teachers indirectly through the reading of Asian literature. I was drawn to their odd quotations, but had little id… Read More
2006-04-29 19:52
Stuck. I left Chicago to go to college and ended up in a city I didn't like and was stuck there without the financial resources to leave. Many days I would think about what it would be lik… Read More
2006-04-22 20:24
When the gates to your mind (eyes, ears, nose, mouth, skin, etc.) receive a signal, the cognizing brain acts a filter, processing that signal, telling the Agent how to act/feel/respond to t… Read More
2006-04-08 17:26
'Voice of Tibet'- Radio in Exile-is an outlet of expression for the Tibetan people within Tibet. Voices of Tibet broadcasts Tibetan news as well as talks from the Dalai Lama daily in Tibeta… Read More
2006-04-07 04:17
"Students don't have enough faith in themselves, and so they rush around looking for something outside themselves. But even if they get something, all it will be is words and phrases, prett… Read More
2006-04-02 06:45
In Buddha Rising, Photographer Steve McCurray shows images of Western Buddhism in four short segments in this National Geographic production.In Footsteps of Buddha, author Peter Garfinkel s… Read More
2006-03-29 23:58
“As a Buddhist, how do you feel about……” someone began to ask me, thinking that being Buddhist, every opinion and idea of my worldview would conform to one Buddhist… Read More
2006-03-24 00:32
It is not often that you find a film director who is also the head of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in India. To have Neten Choklin Rinpoche be the director for the film about the life of Mi… Read More
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