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Watch: “Hector” (aka Simon Pegg) goes to Tibet
If a good-natured, fun-loving film is your cuppa tea, you know Simon Pegg; think Hot Fuzz, Paul, Shaun of the Dead, and so on. Pegg’s latest star turn is in the title role of Hector and the Search for Happiness, in which he plays a psychiatrist who’s trotting the globe in search of, yes, happiness.…
Buddhist singing bowls: lighting the way for better solar panels?
Via Business Insider Australia: “Niraj Lal, of the Australian National University, found during his PhD at the University of Cambridge, that small nano-sized versions of Buddhist singing bowls resonate with light in the same way as they do with sound. He’s applied this shape to solar cells to increase their ability to capture more light…
Check out The Melanthium Band, featuring the piano stylings of Zen teacher Lewis Richmond
The work of Lewis Richmond has been featured a number of times here, but now we’re looking at a different kind of work from the author and Zen teacher. “I have recently become part of a new music group called The Melanthium Band,” he writes. “Many people who know my books and teaching may not…
Are you trying to “settle the score”? Try “choosing peace” instead
There is a key moment, says Pema Chödrön, when we make the choice between peace and conflict. In this teaching from her program Practicing Peace, she describes the practice we can do at that very moment to bring peace for ourselves, for others, and for the world. If we want to make peace, with ourselves and with…
“Beyond Thought”: Ram Dass on how we arrive at spiritual understanding
Ram Dass shares his essential teachings for living in the here and now.
On Track with Paul Newman
Between movies, car racing, and salad dressing, Paul Newman was one of the world’s most recognizable celebrities. But he could still still and watch the rain fall.
Muslim organization offers meals and robes to Buddhist monks
Earlier this month, the Muslim Social Welfare Group of Mandalay made a powerful gesture of peace by offering robes and meals to about fifty monks at Ma Soe Yein Monastery.
Journeys: Putting on My Oxygen Mask
When faced with caring for her aging mother, Ann Potter struggles to practice both compassion for others and compassion for herself.
Extreme Detox: How Buddhist monks led me to humility and freedom from alcohol addiction
Author Paul Garrigan tells how Buddhist monks in a Thai temple helped him to drop his drinking, and even the very idea that he was an addict.
Signs of Spiritual Progress
The idea of spiritual progress is pretty suspect. After all, isn’t it a journey without goal? But there are some ways we can tell if practice is working.
Video: Imogen Heap goes to Bhutan; inspired musicmaking ensues
Musician Imogen Heap went to Bhutan for "the amazing scenery, to meet people I didn't know much about, and to discover a new culture."
Buddhists Betray the Teachings: Jack Kornfield on the anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar
A religion known for nonviolence is being used to fuel a genocidal campaign against the Muslims of Burma.
Walking: Meditation in Motion
With every step, says Brother Phap Hai, you can touch the Earth and the wonder of life.
Buddhist Psychotherapist and “RAIN” Champion Tara Brach
Western psychology and Buddhism—together they offer us a complete diagnosis of the human condition. Andrea Miller talks to psychotherapist Tara Brach, who works to combine these two disciplines into a powerful path to love and fulfillment.
RAIN Cools the Flames of Anger
Emily Horn teaches us how to recognize, accept, investigate, and not identify with our anger.
Nothing Special: The Joy of Being Ordinary
Geri Larkin tells us that when we honestly dare to be ordinary, the wisdom of the universe opens up for us. Joy happens. We feel free.
Bless this cyber-space with comfort, bliss, and enlightenment – A “Prayer for Internet Practice”
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche has Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche has written a prayer for internet practice, to help dharma students surf the waves of distraction on the Internet. a prayer for internet practice.
The Heart of a Garden
The pond in her garden isn't like those decorating fancy homes and magazine covers. In time, however, Karen Maezen Miller discovers the right view of her muddy water: they’re not always pretty, but they are beautiful.
Visualization: Developing Pure Perception
Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo teach us how to visualize Avalokiteshvara, the embodiment of perfect compassion.
Tonglen: In with the Bad, Out with the Good
“Accepting and sending out” is a powerful meditation to develop compassion—for ourselves and others. Ethan Nichtern teaches Tonglen practice.