A Gift of Dharma for 9.4.10 September 4, 2010
Posted by Danny Fisher in A Gift of Dharma.Tags: Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
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"At Hong Kong Karma Kagyu center." Photo by Chapman To.
Today’s quote is another from our friend and wonderful Naropa University prof The 7th Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Karma Sungrap Ngedon Tenpa Gyaltsen, whom I previously produced a little biography for here. This is it:
If you can be aware of one thing, one day, it’s already a great practice. If you want to be aware of everything right away, it is not possible.
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche Talks to Young People about Relationships, Profession and Hobbies September 4, 2010
Posted by Danny Fisher in Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.Tags: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
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This via elephantjournal.com (click the image to watch):
A Gift of Dharma for 9.3.10 September 3, 2010
Posted by Danny Fisher in A Gift of Dharma.Tags: Lama Thubten Yeshe
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Today’s quote is from Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-1984), the Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhist monastic and teacher who launched the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. This is it (by way of our friend Victor Gabriel):
Our problem is that inside us there’s a mind going, “Impossible, impossible, impossible. I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.” We have to banish that mind from this solar system. Anything is possible; everything is possible. Sometimes you feel that your dreams are impossible, but they’re not. Human beings have great potential; they can do anything. The power of the mind is incredible, limitless.
“Talking Contemplation and Creativity, with Matthieu Ricard and Philip Glass” September 3, 2010
Posted by Danny Fisher in Buddhism and art, Matthieu Ricard, Philip Glass.Tags: Buddhism and art, Karuna-Shechen, Matthieu Ricard, Philip Glass
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This from Shambhala Sun Space:
On Monday, September 13 in New York City, Buddhist monk and photographer Matthieu Ricard will meet with world-renowned composer Philip Glass to explore the crossroads between contemplation and creativity. Exploring how meditation can access the creative muse, the discussion takes its cue from Ricard’s new book, Why Meditate? (An article by that title, excerpted from the book, leads off the title section of our September 2010 How to Meditate issue.)
Ricard’s insightful work strives to foster the dialogue between Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Composer Philip Glass will share his similarly rewarding use of meditation in delivering some of the most heralded musical compositions in contemporary music. Moderated by noted psychiatrist Mark Epstein, M.D., the evening will draw from each panelist’s experience with meditation as a pathway to creative productivity.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Karuna-Shechen, Ricard’s humanitarian non-profit organization providing access to healthcare in India, Nepal and Tibet. (www.karuna-shechen.org)
The event is expected to sell out, so order your tickets now.
A Gift of Dharma for 9.2.10 September 2, 2010
Posted by Danny Fisher in A Gift of Dharma.Tags: Ajahn Sumedho
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Today’s quote is from Luang Por Ajahn Sumedho, abbot of England’s Amaravati Buddhist Monastery and the most senior of the Western disciples of the late Ajahn Chah. This is it:
We really have to determine to recognize and open to that which is emotionally fraught, that which is very powerful, overwhelming, frightening or threatening. Yet through the confidence of awareness, we begin to observe how these difficult situations affect the mind, the heart. What is the feeling? It’s not right or wrong. A feeling is what it is, and only we can know it. If we trust our awareness, we know it’s like this. We don’t need to have a word for it or define it in any way, because it is what it is. This is not cultural conditioning or the ego. It is direct knowing.
Tibetans Celebrate Historic 50th Anniversary of Democracy Day September 2, 2010
Posted by Danny Fisher in Tibet.Tags: Tibet, Tibetan Democracy Day
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"Exile Tibetans queue up on Democracy Day, which celebrates the formation of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile on Sept. 2, 1960, at Baudhnath Stupa in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010." Photo by Binod Joshi for the Associated Press.
The Official Website of the Central Tibetan Administration and ANI have the story. The Guardian has pictures (including the one above).
9/11 Happened to Us All September 2, 2010
Posted by Danny Fisher in interfaith encounters.Tags: Park 51, CAIR, Muslims in America
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Sylvia Boorstein Writes about the First Thai Theravada Bhikkhuni Ordination in the Western Hemisphere for The Huffington Post September 2, 2010
Posted by Danny Fisher in Buddhism and women, Buddhism in America, Sylvia Boorstein, Theravada, monasticism.Tags: The Huffington Post, Theravada, Sylvia Boorstein, bhikkhuni ordinations
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Read it here.
Pass the Candle September 2, 2010
Posted by Danny Fisher in Amnesty International, human rights.Tags: Amnesty International, human rights
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TED Talks: His Holiness the Karmapa on “The Technology of the Heart” September 1, 2010
Posted by Danny Fisher in Karmapa.Tags: His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, TED
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