As we learn to tap into the hidden ally within every nightmare image, we discover that many things once fearful to us can become sources of joy and freedom.
In these times, the doubt often arises as to whether the world is going to make it. I feel the same way, but intellectually I am certain we will make it. Why? Because the real Day of the Mothers is coming.
Let us not wait for "God" or anybody or anything else to act, while the ball is so obviously in our own court!
I guess when it comes to religion vs. freedom of expression... the game will never be 'over'!
Buddhism is deadly serious about nonviolence, because karma has serious consequences. Morality is never about a person's right to choose, but about understanding the consequences of ones actions.
I enjoyed reading Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea, by Jaimal Yogis, former surf bum and now a journalist surf bum, writing mostly for San Francisco magazine.
The truth about Tibet is perhaps more nuanced than it has been presented by either side of the highly polarized debate.
Awareness is like space; everything else comes and goes within it like wind. Even the most violent wind can't make the space less spacious.
Tonight, for the first time in history, our First Lady will attend a Passover Seder in the white House with her two daughters, as the President honors...
Imagine if, like Rip Van Winkle, you fell asleep last fall and awoke, six months later, to find the world in disarray. This is what happened to me.
Normal desires are one thing, but American culture is ablaze with media and advertising that concern themselves solely with how we look.
When our news is filled with the karmic results of our "Greed is Good!" ways (AIG, Merril Lynch, Madoff and Ponzi schemes), I personally find it helpful to turn back to my Buddhist tradition.
When people lose money, it can be quite interesting. You can find out what you really love about life that keeps us here and what you came to this planet for is not necessarily your apartment.
Since the narcissists who so often run things don't care much about their victims, the best hope for at least a little more truth-telling may be to try and show them the damage they're doing to themselves.
"Psychic advisor" is one of our few growth industries. However, clients are no longer so curious about when they'll meet their soulmates; now they want to know how much money lies ahead.
March 20th 7:30pm Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society 4300 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles 30029 323-655-4300 Join us at 7:30 for a receptio...
One might have thought that Obama would slant more towards the Constitutional First Amendment of Separation of Church and State, and forgo the tradition of "Prayer Breakfasts."
Let's go all the way back to the origin of this teaching and tradition--that is, to the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. How is it that we are still studyi...
It's becoming increasingly clear from the news of the past week or so that the Republican Party is now the party of Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Joe th...
Traditionally, with the coming of the New Year, communities gather to share their aspirations. So, my virtual friends, if you have an aspiration for the coming 12 months, please offer it here.
If it were up to me, I would withdraw death penalty eligibility in all of the pending cases, and I would tell prosecutors never to seek the death penalty. There is the possibility of saving 49 lives.
