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July 2024

July 01, 2024

Awakening is a Verb

The one we call the Buddha wanted to understand suffering and it’s causes. He tried...

June 2024

June 15, 2024

The Dharma I Learned From Inside Out 2

We see our "selves" as something real, something that is important and fixed. The most...

June 08, 2024

Suffering: The Broken Wheel

“The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have...

June 01, 2024

Karma

“A practitioner who has spent time reflecting on karma will engage in as many positive...

May 2024

May 24, 2024

Impermanence

“Practicing impermanence has the immediate benefits of bringing greater joy and appreciation to our lives....

May 21, 2024

Holding the Questions

I think asking questions is central to Buddhism. Many other religions are all about giving...

May 17, 2024

Precious Human Life

We are lucky to be here. We don’t always think that way because our lives...

February 2024

February 01, 2024

Where Are We Going?

Where are we going? “If we want to understand ourselves and help all beings get...

January 2024

January 15, 2024

Me and Master Seung Sahn

I'm about to do a series of writings about Compass of Zen and I thought...

January 11, 2024

Make Your Life Meaningful (Dharma Talk)

Make Your Life Meaningful “Now that I have this great ship, a precious human life,...

January 01, 2024

The Compass of Zen Teaching

“Experience your true self and help this world.” -Zen Master Seung Sahn Compass of Zen...

December 2023

December 13, 2023

Attachment, Hatred, and the Darkness of Unknowing

"In my native land waves of attachment to friends and kin surge, hatred for enemies...

December 11, 2023

Make Life Meaningful

"Now that I have this great ship, a precious human life, so hard to obtain,...

December 11, 2023

Four Thoughts That Change The Mind

The preliminaries are our support for practice. We need a solid foundation for our mind...

October 2023

October 16, 2023

The Four Forces

I was reading a book called “Nectar of Manjushri’s Speech” by Kunzang Pelden and I...

October 15, 2023

Love and Compassion (recorded talk)

I gave this talk at the Rime Buddhist Center on 6 I talked about love...

October 10, 2023

Six Transcendent Virtues

In the Mahayana Buddhist tradition we are encouraged to cultivate six transcendent virtues, the paramitas....

October 01, 2023

Rebirth

Rebirth. This is a concept a lot of us struggle with sometimes as western Buddhists....

September 2023

September 21, 2023

Nagarjuna on Generosity

Generosity is one of the most important virtues in the Buddhist tradition. Generosity helps us...

September 20, 2023

The Tenfold Virtuous Path (feat. Nagarjuna)

In his “Letter to a Friend” Nagarjuna references a teaching called “The Tenfold Virtuous...

September 19, 2023

Nagarjuna’s Six Things to Recall

Nagarjuna lived in the first century. He’s sometimes called a Second Buddha because his impact...

September 18, 2023

The Buddha on Doubt and Free Inquiry

I was an atheist when I started exploring Buddhism 20 or so years ago. I...

September 15, 2023

Can You Help the Rime Center?

From the Rime Center website: The Rime Buddhist Center wants to be a positive force in the...

September 08, 2023

The Questions of Naga King Sagara

I’d like to explore a Sutra with you. This is a text called The Questions...

September 01, 2023

Transforming Adversity (recorded talk)

This talk was recorded at the Rime Buddhist Center. Transforming Adversity – Using Creative Methods...

August 2023

August 22, 2023

When Life Punches You In The Face (recorded talk)

This is a talk I gave at the Rime Center on 8 Dharma talk given...

August 15, 2023

The Awakened Heart (recorded talk)

This is a talk I recorded at the Rime Buddhist Center. Relative Bodhicitta: The Awakened...

August 01, 2023

Some Thoughts on Compassion

Cultivating an attitude rooted in compassion helps our well-being in various ways. The world may...

July 2023

July 15, 2023

How to Train While Dying (recorded talk)

This is a talk I gave at the Rime Buddhist Center. How to Train While...

July 01, 2023

Keep Me In Your Heart: A Meditation on Death

One day I was asked to give a talk about death at the Rime Buddhist...

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