“The fifth truth, the truth of Bringing the Teachings Home…”
~Hilda G. Baldoquin
Cuban-born Soto Zen priest
Editor of “Dharma, Color & Culture: New Voices in Western Buddhism” (2004)
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Buddhadharma Comes Full Circle
“Siddharta Gautama, who became Shakyamuni Buddha, was a person of color living in the north [...]
Every relationship creates LIFE…
and this life begins to exist at the astral level…
the relationship births and forms its own energetic being, reality…
it has its own needs and desires
its own recognition…
Sometimes, a relationship creates an energetic body of an US through the alchemy of coming together. The alchemy is activated in the midst of another. But, [...]
Guided Meditation Offering to the World Beat Sangha tonight. I hope the sharing was all good and that it did not cause discomfort or confusion. I felt inspired to share a bit about my understandings of sitting praktis and the realizations, insights and “right view” that I’ve had the fortune to [...]
In conversation with Friends, KALYANAMITRAS
…moving through the gateways and deep moments of transformation
All of us
on our soul path journeys
hearing the call of the gateway
which we are walking towards…
Transformations
Here
Now
This conditions arising
to experience the healing we took birth for…
the healing of embracing one’s spiritual identity
the healing of self-definition and self-love
the healing of Being the One
& reconnecting to [...]
BALI FLOWER OFFERINGS
Beautiful, visually nourishing picture!
Inspired by the Peace & Dignity Celebration at the World Beat Center.
Listened to the runners and took in the visual inspiration of the ceremonial
offerings and prayers which surrounded us throughout the night.
Maybe it’s because I’ve got all these niches and statues and bowls and things which I can use for [...]
Auspicious Path offered dharmic insight into the praktis of sitting (sitting meditation). Her generous sharing inspired me to think about how sitting (meditation) praktis, is not just a Buddhist or Hindu or Eastern tradition, it is in fact a tradition and gift cultivated from all peoples, from all places on Earth. This act of truly [...]
ON BLESSING & PRAYING UPON EATING
The following poem is called The Five Contemplations, praktised in the Plum Village tradition and recited before meals.
This food is a gift of the earth, the sky, numerous living beings and much hard work
May we eat with mindfulness and gratitude so as to be worthy to received it.
May we transform [...]
I’ve been casually pulling a card each day from the Don Miguel Ruiz “Four Agreements” deck given to me by a dear friend of a friend upon their visit to the house one day.
I finally opened the deck after several months and was nicely surprised by how the Four Agreements are expanded upon through the [...]
Been feelin’ a bit…
hesitant and inward recently
…and today, got a sense
that i don’t need to be more
inward that i usually am
because i can seed my universe with the intentions
to craft the reality that i seek…
for tomorrow’s meeting
for the meetings that will follow
for the naropa application that will be sent out (before january 2009 hopefully)
for the [...]
