Inspiration Sundays

** * Blog Post 26:  ** Telling Lies? Yes, Papa! * * * * * "One of the Five Precepts in Buddhism is that we not speak false words; we don't ...

** * Blog Post 25:  ** Of Lama Chopa and Happiness * * * * * "Lama Chopa is the highest yoga tantra sadhana." This piece is extracted from ...

** * Blog Post 24:  ** Deja vu... woowoo or phoophoo? * * * * * "Deja vu moments are conditioned from a previous life's existence. They are ...

** * Blog Post 23:  ** What The Nagas Tell Us About Our Practice * * * " Tadyatha Om Tathagata Bhagawan Naga Raja Shvara Atisthana Atisthit...

** * Blog Post 22:  * *I Don't - What Breaking Vows Is About (Part 2 of 2)* "What it means to take our vows and the importance – and ways – o...

** * Blog Post 21:  * *I Do - What Vows Signify (Part 1 of 2)* "What it means to take our vows and the importance – and ways – of repairing b...

** * Blog Post 20: Hello, Namaste, Tashi Delek... what's all this? * "As human beings, we are seldom taught to recognize and acknowledge the d...

** * Blog Post 19 :  ** Practicing On Purpose With Purpose * "Real dharma practice will always hurt the illusive "us," the ego. The result of...

** * Blog Post 18: How to Heal your Inner World * "Healing your inner world means that you are supposed to grow. The point of healing is to le...

** * Blog Post 17: How to NOT make Life a Living Hell * "Hell does not necessarily mean taking rebirth in Hell. It means that our life can be ...

** * Blog Post 16: Is success and striving for results just an ego-trip? * "With modern technology, particularly with social media, we sometim...

** * Blog Post 15: What is the dignified way to Go With The Flow? * "Many Buddhists are attracted to New Age spirituality because they would ...

** * Blog Post 14: Combining Our Inner and Outer Paths * "The three principal aspects of the path are Renunciation, Bodhicitta, and Right View...

** * Blog Post 13: Why Practice Buddhism? * "We are all here to grow together and to help one another. In the human realm, what we need is to culti...

** * Blog Post 12: Who Wants Enlightenment? * "The goal of refuge (in Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha), is to be in touch with all beings and to b...

** * Blog Post 11: Determination Is a Virtue… Or Is It? * "When people shower you with praise, you must always see that the reality of it is that it...

** ** * Four Immeasurables for 2020 / 2021 * "May all beings be free from suffering and its causes." As 2020 draws to a close, we mig...

** ** * What is this "Guru-thing" really? * "Something so simple, such as listening to a dharma teaching, can shape a great difference...

** ** * Reflections on Enlightenment and the Way * "Many of the past masters have tried to explain enlightenment. But, like climbing ...

** ** * Becoming a Peaceful Warrior * "We have to accept inconveniences as part of our practice. Doing so is what roughs and rubs off ...