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From The Under 35 Project: “The social action of letting go”
Here's the latest from The Under 35 Project, by Laura Randeles, on struggling to meet the wrong expectations.
David Rynick — “Spiraling Toward God”
David Rynick, Zen abbot, has written a new book called "This Truth Never Fails: A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons." We present an excerpt here.
Basic mindfulness meditation: It doesn’t get easier than this
Basic mindfulness meditation is the foundation of awakened mind and the Buddhist meditations that cultivate it; a meditation instruction.
David Rynick’s “Familiar Suspicion”
David Rynick, Zen abbot, has written a new book called "This Truth Never Fails: A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons." We present an excerpt here.
From the Under 35 Project: Heart on Fire
Here's the latest installment in the Under 35 Project, "Heart on Fire" by Brian Otto Kimmel. It's the first post June's theme, Social Action.
Bringing Wise Mind to “Mine-golia”
A new post from the Lion's Roar “Earth Dharma” blogger Jill S. Schneiderman about mining practices in Mongolia.
Video: Politico sits down (and breathes) with Congressman Tim Ryan
Politico.com's Patrick Gavin has sat down with Congressman Tim Ryan, to learn about the Congressman's personal mindfulness practice.
Congressman Tim Ryan to talk “A Mindful Nation” at InsightLA fundraiser, June 4
Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan will be giving a talk about how mindfulness is being used in American health care, education, and the military,
Book Briefs (Summer 2012)
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the Summer 2012 issue of Buddhadharma.
An Ambitious and Unorthodox Pioneer
Review of "White Lama: The Life of Tantric Yogi Theos Bernard, Tibet’s Lost Emissary to the New World", by Douglas Veenhof.
Pulling Strings
Sangye Khandro fondly remembers translating for Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, a quintessential Dzogchen master of modern times.
Why the Wheel Turns Three Times
A buddha is someone who sees the way things really are. When we see the way things really are, we see that we are all interdependent.
Shambhala Publications acquires Snow Lion
Shambhala Publications has announced that Tibetan Buddhist publisher Snow Lion Publications is "a part of the Shambhala Publications family."
From The Under 35 Project: How not to tell a colleague to **** off
A new piece from the Under 35 Project, in which Sarah Maynard tries to be more patient with a disagreeable coworker.
The Power of Self-Reflection
Transforming society, says Sakyong Mipham, begins with the simple act of contemplating our basic goodness and reflecting on how we really feel about ourselves.
I Want To Be… Loving
We all want to be loved, yes, but our most heartfelt wish is to love, deeply and universally. If this seems like an unreachable ideal, says Thanissaro Bhikkhu, the place to start—and often the most skillful response—is the simple attitude of goodwill.
The Mindful Society: The Kindest Thing You Can Do
From the July 2012 issue, Barry Boyce's Mindful Society column profiles Susan Bauer-Wu, who uses mindful diagnosis in her medical practice.
Glimpses of Mahayana
The Mahayana Buddhist path is a way of expanding, and the Mahayana teacher, the spiritual friend, acts as the entrance to that journey.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama comments on the death of Adam Yauch
Adam had helped us raise awareness of the plight of the Tibetan people and he will be remembered by His Holiness and the Tibetan people.
Video: An update on “Reactor,” a film about life after Japan’s nuclear disaster
Activist and Buddhist/yoga teacher Michael Stone crowdfunded a short film called Reactor, about Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.