1. Everything is Transient During my last pain flare, for over a week I lived with the feeling of two nails shoved in my eyes, causing an intense headache. It would be easy to say the pain was constant since it bothered me enough to interrupt my activity several times…
[2025 April DCTB Mindfulness Tip] There are many Buddhist schools around the world who trace a lineage of physical teachers back to Buddha Shakyamuni. Their path is one of ancient footprints, each generation stepping into the grooves created by those who walked before them. Trikaya Buddhism is not one of…
While we each must walk the Path on our own, to fully embody spiritual growth, it takes a village. In many Buddhist books, there is the recommendation to go to an isolated mountain retreat – in other words, to leave everyone and everything and focus only on practice. It’s true,…
Buddhism is strong medicine. When applied correctly, it leads to the endless ecstasy of Awakening to our true nature. If misused, like most potent medications, it can lead to sickness and even death. So should we avoid the practice of Buddhism? It depends. Have you suffered enough to take the…
Unreasonable Joy: Awakening through Trikaya Buddhism Enlightenment is real. It exists right now, within you. Unreasonable Joy: Awakening through Trikaya Buddhism, points the way towards Enlightenment and liberation from suffering. We suffer through tragedies and the daily grind of eat-work-sleep, chasing happiness but finding fleeting pleasure. Built on the foundations…
Buddhism is a pathway to liberation from suffering. When people are cruel to others and to themselves, we find at the root of those actions one of three poisons: anger, hate, or greed – the endless desire for more. If we dig deeper into these poisons, we find they all…
In case you prefer to read rather than listen or watch videos, I’ve posted the transcript of my latest video below. I’ve been watching the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic unfold in both the inner and physical worlds. I’m sorry to say it appears this is only the beginning of what might…
During his teaching career, Rama ordained us as monks of the Rae Chorze Fwaz lineage of American Buddhism. In his book, Surfing the Himalayas, he introduces the enigmatic Master Fwap as the last living descendent of the Rae Chorze Fwaz, a Tantric Mystery School. Buddhist scholars have been quick to…
With instant access to news around the world, we are bombarded by all the horrible things people do to one another. The poisons of anger and hate are poured into our minds daily by the media, along with a good dose of greed provided by advertising carefully designed to inspire…
Between adventuring and resting, there was not much time to write while on retreat in Hawaii. On the plane ride home, I wrote until my hand could write no more as I tried to capture all the magical moments of this retreat. Traveling with a chronic illness is never easy.…
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