Ken McLeod
Ken McLeod is a writer, translator, teacher, and business consultant. His writings on Buddhist practice include Reflections on Silver River, A Trackless Path, and, most recently, The Magic of Vajrayana.
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Buddhist teachings do not advise asking others to absolve us from our misdeeds. Instead, they outline a path to purification that will change our relationship to reactive patterns.
How Samaya Works
Is samaya a commitment to do whatever your teacher says?
Anger
How to recognize it, work with it, and even find wisdom in it.
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The Progress Question
Like any artistic endeavor, meditation is a matter of practice.
Let Mind Nature Be Your Guru through Mystical Devotion
An esoteric song traces the path from outward faith to a direct experience of knowing itself.
A Crooked Tree in Changing Times
The idea that one has to be engaged with the problems of the world to be a real Buddhist is a very recent notion.
Forget About Being A Buddhist. Be A Human.
There is no “Buddhist response” to social, economic, and political issues of our time.
Where the Thinking Stops
How prayer can put us in touch with something that is infinitely greater than we are—that is, mind itself
Reflections on Dzongsar Khyentse’s “How We Raise Tulkus”
The Tibetan master’s criticism of tulku training highlights just one of the difficulties that traditional cultures have when transitioning to the modern world.
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The Magic of Vajrayana
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, writer Ken McLeod discusses how Vajrayana practice can help us uncover the clear, empty knowing that is always present in experience.
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