Dalai Lama Washington DC 2011- A Talk for World Peace
When I heard the Dalai Lama was giving a free speech on the lawn of the Capital I knew that I had to go. I’ve never seen him speak live. I felt strongly that I needed to hear his voice and hear him speak on peace in such a ruptured time when no one else [...]
Connection is “The Secret” to Salvation
Are we not as a society struggling to connect with each other? Does the concept of changing our thoughts, which suggest prior thoughts of negativity and malaise, suggest that so many of us are at the crossroads of “sick and tired of being sick and tired?” The ideas behind or part of “The Secret” are [...]
Seek The Beginners Mind
There are no accidents as they say, so when my daughter asked me to watch a DVD of the Disney animated flick, “Meet the Robinsons,” I thought, “Okay.” I was pleasantly surprised to find an animated flick providing children and particularly adults with positive messages best not forgotten. Message 1: Don’t be bitter. Let it [...]
Suffering as Teacher Pt 2- Life Never Smacks You When You’re Looking
In previous posts, I have written about difficult periods in my life. I write to explore my emotional roads less traveled in hopes of healing, finding understanding, and resolve. In one post I somewhat glossed over one experience in particular. A time when I was homeless. I probably did that because when I was writing [...]
Transforming Problems- Embracing Suffering as a Teacher
Last month we attended our local Kadampa Center’s month long Discovering Buddhism Class called “Transforming Problems.” The nun that led the class began by discussing ways to deal with the “disappointment” that is sometimes felt when someone that we admire seems to “fail” us. Ultimately being a fallible human being. She approached a white board [...]
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