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June 2023

June 13, 2023

The Awakened Heart

What I’m referring to as “the Awakened Heart” is the concept of Relative Bodhichitta. if...

June 08, 2023

I Was Wrong About Brad Warner and Angel City Zen Center

Way back in early 2022 I wrote an article about famous Zen teacher Brad Warner....

June 08, 2023

Actions to Avoid (recorded talk)

This is a talk that I gave at the Rime Buddhist Center. Sixteen Actions to...

June 07, 2023

A Teacher Appears….?

I go to Washington DC every year for work. Or at least that’s the plan...

December 2022

December 14, 2022

Lojong (recorded talks)

I did this series of talks on the subject of Training the mind. I hope...

December 12, 2022

A common question, “How did you become Buddhist?”

The question comes up once in a while. It’s natural for it to come up...

December 10, 2022

The Dhammapada (recorded talks)

I did this series of talks on the classic Buddhist text “The Dhammapada.” I taught...

December 05, 2022

Bodhi Day 2022

Bodhi Day is a holiday that commemorates the Enlightenment of the Buddha and the start...

November 2022

November 22, 2022

The Suffering of Covid-19

One night while I was teaching my Dhammapada class for the Rime Center, I noticed...

November 14, 2022

Way of the Bodhisattva (recorded talks)

This is a series of talks I gave from Shantideva’s “Way of the Bodhisattva” I...

November 07, 2022

Lha Bab Duchen, Festival of Descent 2022

Lha Bab Duchen is one of the four great Buddhist holidays in the Tibetan tradition....

October 2022

October 14, 2022

Make Friends With Your Mind (recorded talks)

This is a series of talks I gave based on the text “Faith in Mind”....

October 08, 2022

Ten Non-Virtues

“Though we think we want to be rid of suffering, suffering is exactly what we...

October 01, 2022

Contemplating Impermanence

This is part of a series of teachings from Jigme Lingpa’s Steps to the Great...

September 2022

September 19, 2022

Stanzas of Mind Training (recorded talks)

This is a series of talks on “The Eight Stanzas of Mind Training” I hope...

September 07, 2022

Upcoming Online Class: The Dhammapada

Upcoming Class Announcement. The Dhammapada: Buddhism Unplugged. I’m teaching this class in November. Live on...

August 2022

August 31, 2022

Boundless Heart (recorded talks)

I taught a class at the Rime Center called “Boundless Heart” This was an exploration...

August 09, 2022

Dzogchen’s Seven Mind Trainings

There is a teaching in the Dzogchen Buddhist tradition that I want to share with...

August 05, 2022

Training in Equanimity

“Equanimity is understanding what it means to stand in the midst of all experience with...

July 2022

July 31, 2022

Chokhor Duchen 2022: The Festival of Turning the Wheel

Chokhor Duchen is being celebrated on August 1st this year. It is a holiday that...

July 15, 2022

Training in Joy

“Joy has its roots in mindfulness, which sensitizes us to our world of the moment....

June 2022

June 25, 2022

Buddhism for Beginners

Many people develop an interest in Buddhism, but it can be hard to know where...

June 23, 2022

Training in Compassion

“Compassion has the power to bring harshness and cruelty to an end; compassion heals our...

June 16, 2022

What’s Meditation? (short answer)

Whenever I teach a meditation class I always ask the people what they think meditation...

June 10, 2022

Saga Dawa Duchen: The Great Occasion 2022

Saga Dawa is considered a holy month in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar. It’s said to...

June 09, 2022

Loving-kindness and Compassion

Loving-kindness and Compassion are two attitudes that we can develop. Learning to embody these attitudes...

June 02, 2022

The Essence of Buddhism

At the Rime Center we do a chant every Sunday called Supplication to the Buddha....

May 2022

May 30, 2022

Saga Dawa 2022: The Month of Merit

Saga Dawa is a holy month in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar. It’s a lunar calendar,...

May 24, 2022

The Most Noble Way of Living in This World

The path of Metta is a radical path. Boundless kindness is outside of our normal...

May 22, 2022

Training in Kindness

“Each moment of cultivating the psychological gesture of kindness rather than the impulse of abandonment...

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