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Mahamudra and Dzogchen: Thought-Free Wakefulness
The ability to dissolve thoughts is essential to attaining liberation, says renowned Dzogchen teacher Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche. Devotion and Pure Perception are two principles that lie at the root of Vajrayana practice that lead beyond confusion to thought-free wakefulness. Meditation training, in the sense of sustaining the nature of mind, is a way of being…
Basic Goodness or Original Sin?
Buddhist psychology is based on the notion that human beings are fundamentally good. Their most basic qualities are positive ones: openness, intelligence and warmth.
Poems & Zen talks of Philip Whalen
Philip Whalen died in San Francisco on June 26, 2002. Here are a selection of his poems and zen talks.
Kobun Chino’s Trailer
Reginald Ray writes a remembrance of Zen master and famed calligrapher Kobun Chino Roshi, who died tragically with his young daughter in July, 2002.
Relaxing with Suffering
"I'm certain that compassion is the only possible response to pain, yet I still sometimes become resentful when I or someone else is suffering."
Taming the Mind, Transforming Ourselves
Traleg Rinpoche describes the techniques of Buddhist meditation, explaining how working with our passions requires attention to one's body and thoughts.
Buddhists in the Boardroom
Do big business and Buddhism mix? Samuel Fromartz talks with three entrepeneurs who’ve tried to combine spiritual values and business success.
Entering the Marketplace with Helping Hands
Fred Kofman, a leading organizational theorist, argues that the essential spirit of business is not greed and self-advancement but compassion, even love.
The Red Coat and the Teaching of Impermanence
“In that moment, I discovered a love for her that had nothing to do with my own preconceptions.”