Category: Articles

  • AUTHENTIC GENDER EQUALITY

    In ACTIVISM by Kim Roberts6 Comments I live a short drive away from what was, until recently, known as the sex-change capital of the world: Trinidad, Colorado. As more people explore the option to alter their biology, gender issues have surfaced in so many ways it’s hard to recognize certain facets of culture we used to take for…

  • How can we best prepare ourselves for death?

      That’s the same way, actually. In a way, the way you prepare others for death and the way you prepare yourself for death is more or less similar. You have to see what would work and what would not work for yourself. It’s important that as a practitioner facing death you try to prepare…

  • Your Policy

    [How to let a reader know from a one-sided conversation on the phone what the person at the other end is saying.  The obvious ploy would be to have the recipient of a phone call continuously repeat what the other is saying. But this may abrade the reader with such an obvious and redundant repetitive…

  • The Heart Sutra

      A New Translation from the Chinese by Hanh Niêm with Commentary ______________________________ Prajna Paramita Hridaya – Heart of Perfected Wisdom The Bodhisattva Avelokiteshvara, Practicing the perfection of wisdom, going deep within, Was illuminated and perceived that All five skandhas are empty of intrinsic existence. Thus being at one with all things, Experiencing things directly…

  • Each Morning You Awake…

    Each morning you wake and begin your inner story about the day ahead.  Much of this story is a repetition of the thousands of stories you have spu in your life. What if you could birth a new story, completely untouched by your old stories?  Would it take you somewhere you have not been before? …

  • Tofu Sushi Bowl

      Ingredients 100g/3½oz firm tofu, drained 50g/1¾oz sushi rice 25g/1oz frozen soya beans low-calorie cooking spray 4 radishes, thinly sliced ¼ small cucumber, halved lengthways, seeds removed, cut into thin matchsticks ¼ small carrot, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks 3 spring onions, thinly shredded 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds 1 tbsp Japanese pickled ginger,…

  • Bardos

    ‘Live and let die’, a reflection on the summer camp Summer Camp 2018:  I had my first experience of the Bodhicharya summer camp this August. It was a life changing experience in many ways. The theme of the camp was ‘Bardos’, which translates to transitions. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, who I’ll refer to as Rinpoche from…

  • Generating Water from a Backpack

    One of the most vital resources on the planet may soon be readily available in your backpack.A professor of mechanical engineering is leading a research team to develop a lightweight, battery-powered pack that can harvest water from the air—as many as 10 gallons per hour— even in arid locations.The nanofiber-based harvester could help address modern…

  • 5 Reasons Jews Gravitate Toward Buddhism

    In Jewish and Buddhist circles, there is the story of the Jewish woman who schleps to the Himalayas in search of a famous guru. She travels by plane, train and rickshaw to reach a Buddhist monastery in Nepal. When she gets there she’s shvitzing and exhausted but she is committed, and thankfully she is wearing…

  • Radish Achar मुलाको अचर

    Ingredients 2 cups of small pieces of radish 1/2 cup of sesame seeds 1 teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon of pepper 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric Juice of 2 lemons 1 teaspoon of mango powder 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder 1/2 teaspoon of fenugreek seeds Process Cut the radish into small pieces.  Bleach in salt water…

  • Honoring the Child’s Unique Song

    An excerpt from Dr. Jaiya John’s book Reflection Pond: Nurturing Wholeness in Displaced Children. A compassionate guide for professionals and caregivers. EACH OF US is born with an essence–a distinctive nature or character. An inclination peculiar to us alone pulls us toward some things and away from others. While we commonly understand this as personality, this truth has…

  • Faith and Reason,

    In my book, Scratching the Itch: Getting to the Root of Our Suffering, I hypothesized the reason for there being so many instantaneous enlightenments reported when reading about the life of the Buddha or of Zen Master Benkei.  I said that people back then were more open to blind faith, to the promise of religion. …

  • Packaging With Principles

    Packaging with principles: the compostable plastic bag Home

  • THREE REASONS WHY AN ANIMAL MAKES THE BEST MEDITATION PARTNER

    REAL PEACE IS POSSIBLE – WHEN WE ALLOW EACH OTHER ROOM TO BE THE BEST WE CAN   Blog  THREE REASONS WHY AN ANIMAL MAKES THE BEST MEDITATION PARTNER THREE REASONS WHY AN ANIMAL MAKES THE BEST MEDITATION PARTNER In ANIMALS by Kathleen Prasad12/16/20154 Comments You see, in my work with animals and Reiki over the years, I began…

  • The Ringu Tulku Archive

      The Ringu Tulku ArchiveTHE RECORDED TEACHINGS OF RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE ABOUT TOPICS COURSES ARCHIVE Account THE ARCHIVE Welcome to the archive of audio and video recordings. These teachings are only accessible to members, except for the ‘Public Talks’. Find out more about becoming a member here. Organise Results by: Most Recently Added Date Oldest-Newest…

  • An Indian Piece

    Six in the morning and the heat was already rising in waves from the earth. Runnels of sweat ran down the faces of the two passengers swaying to and fro in the rickshaw.  Crows cawed ominously and flew down from the trees, scavenging the streets for carrion. A cow ruminated at the side of the…

  • Harriet Tubman

    A story of overcoming fear in your workplace, and in your heart. Excerpted from Jaiya John’s new book of healing, Your Caring Heart: Renewal for Helping Professionals and Systems. Online where books are sold. Harriet Tubman was a baaad woman. She didn’t play. One story I appreciate telling about her (creatively adapted, of course) is a story of…