This book describes a wonderful way of dealing with fear. The only way, in fact. By making friends with it. Offering it a cup of tea, perhaps.

Tsultrim Allione brings an eleventh-century Tibetan woman’s practice to the West for the first time with FEEDING YOUR DEMONS, an accessible and effective approach for dealing with negative emotions, […]

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Part Two of radio interview with Buddhist Geeks, Ryan Oelke & Vince Horn

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Interview with Ryan Oelke and Vince Horn, the Buddhist Geeks. Thanks guys! Great talking with you. Love your show.

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And thank you for this.
From the Gitanjali
LOTUS
On the day when the lotus bloomed, alas, my mind was straying, and I knew it not. My basket was empty and the flower remained unheeded.
Only now and again a sadness fell upon me, and I started up from my dream and felt a sweet trace […]

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Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Basically, the practice of sitting meditation doesn’t really help a great deal, yet it stirs up a lot of things. A lot of chaos, problems, and confusion begin to come up–as well as some kind of gentleness and understanding. So it seems to be okay, as long as you are not in a […]

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Buddhist Dog Prays for Snack.

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LISTEN, ABUSHRI”
by Dza Patrul Rinpoche (1808-1887)
Translated by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
You who enjoy the union of bliss and emptiness
Seated motionless on the lunar disc
Above a beautiful hundred petalled flower
Radiant with white light,
I pay homage to you the Divine Guru, Vajrasattva.
Listen, Abushri
You miserable, daydreaming fool,
You remember how delusions
Confused you in the past?
Watch out for delusions in […]

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Here’s where I do.

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There are two things writers want: time & creative flow. Getting away from your everyday routine makes space for both. Join me on a retreat constructed especially for writers. The focus will be on plenty of time alone for personal writing, combined with daily meditation practice and evening discussion groups. Open to writers of fiction […]

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