“Minefulness”: A Case Study
The ego can convert anything to its own use—even spiritual practice.
Chogyam Trungpa
The Slow Burn
Is smoking cigarettes un-Buddhist?
Are You Practicing Stupid Meditation?
If our practice is not about being present but being better, we’re misusing meditation.
Books in Brief
Covering the latest in Buddhist publishing
Psychological Materialism and Mindful Work
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, from Work, Sex, Money: Real Life on the Path of Mindfulness, Even if you are against the materialism of society and you do not want to support it, refusing to work is still…
Dancing with Life
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, from Work, Sex, Money: Real Life on the Path of Mindfulness, In working with others, the approach of genuine spirituality is to just do it, just help. If you are relating to others…
Fearless Surmang
When you are frightened by something, you have to relate with fear, explore why you are frightened, and develop some sense of conviction. You can actually look at fear. Then fear ceases to be the dominant…
A Visit to the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
Last week I took a trip to Colorado and while I was there I was able to visit the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya at Shambhala Mountain Center, the largest stupa in North America. Below are some…
Buddhist Teachers on Facebook
A 10-second history of the internet: First, there was a Big Bang (millions of individual little websites spewing out randomly into a vast virtual cosmos) followed by a Big Crunch (everybody slamming together onto social networking…
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