In the beginning, I took the teacher as teacher,
In the middle, I took the scriptures as teacher,
In the end, I took my own mind as teacher.
–From Journey to Enlightenment, pictorial biography of Dilgo Khyenste Rinpoche
Relationships are lonely. Even good ones. My relationship with my husband is lonely. My relationship with my guru is lonely. They’re […]

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New Article in the upcoming issue of the Shambhala Sun: “My Vows”

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Dear Celia and Rich,
Thank you so much for your comments to my blog post, Buddhism & Relationships.
The issues you both point out are so monumental and confusing. It sounds to me like the questions you’re posing are along these lines: Which kind of love is the kind I should seek? Where does my heart belong? […]

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I gave this talk a few weeks ago for the Interdependence Project, a wonderful grassroots, community-oriented non-profit “dedicated to teaching the insights of meditation and applying the truth of interconnectedness to life in the 21st-century world. ”

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Buddhism has much to teach on the topic relationships, even though it may not seem that way at first. I mean what do the four noble truths (life is suffering; suffering is caused by attachment; it’s possible to stop suffering; there is an 8-fold path for doing so) have to do with figuring out how […]

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This talk will be about the 3 poisons (passion, aggression, ignorance) and how easy it is to injest or inject them when it comes to relationships. It’s one thing to be all oh I’m so compassionate and peaceful but it’s another to fall in love without demands or survive a breakup without losing your dignity.
I’ll […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Today is supposed to be the most romantic day of the year and I hope it is for each and every one of you. And if you’re thinking of getting married or otherwise settling in to one relationship, congratulations. You are fortunate, brave, and, if you’re like most of us, terrified. […]

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The Tyra episode I taped (and blogged about) a few months ago will air on Valentine’s Day. The show is called “Will You Marry Me?” My appearance accounts for about 1/2 of 1% of the entire show. Although my hair takes up the entire screen. They really super-poofed my hair.

That’s me in the back, looking […]

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Taping an interview today on the Tyra Banks show!!! Totally came out of the blue. As these things do. I’ll be talking with Tyra and a very adorable couple about their plans to marry and why it’s important to ask The Hard Questions. I don’t know when it will air; perhaps Valentine’s Day.
From past experience, […]

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