October 31, 2011 by Elle McSharry
How can we become good listeners? What might it mean to really hear and be open to ones own thoughts and feelings, and how is listening related to a spiritual path?
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Tags: American Buddhism, Buddhism, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, emotional reactions, emotions, listening, meditation, mindfulness, mindfulness bell, music
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August 12, 2011 by Mark Power
Why do we feel especially triggered by family relationships? How can we transform challenging moments with our family and use those triggers effectively on our path?
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Tags: Buddhism parenting, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, emotional reactions, emotions, family and Buddhism, Mark Power, mindful gap, mindfulness, nonjudgmental awareness, relationships, right view, Western Buddhism
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July 22, 2011 by Nancy Hom
How can the artistic method help us get out of our own way when manifesting positive, creative action in the world?
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Tags: Buddhist art, creative process, emotions, Ground Hog Day, loving-kindness, Nancy Hom, Western Buddhism
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December 9, 2010 by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
“If we can be fully present in the space of any emotion in its naked, raw state without conceptualizing it, then we stand a chance of transcending our dualistic mind, right then and there.”
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Tags: awakening, compassion, emotions, guns, journey, path, patience, Pulp Fiction, spiritual friend, temperament
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August 16, 2010 by Mark Power
In his earliest teachings, the Buddha taught that the “wheel of action” begins with sweeping the shrine room floor, with mindfulness and awareness, of course. We sweep the floor mindfully and we accumulate something called “merit.” Sounds like a goodMORE…
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August 7, 2010 by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
The difference between partial freedom and true freedom, a look at how our storylines and reactive patterns come into play, and why Buddhism is spiritual in nature, not religious.
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Tags: aggression, anger, Buddha, Buddhist, emotions, freedom, path, patterns, religious, self-knowledge, spiritual
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