Medicine for the Sick
The Dalai Lama: We should have this [compassion] from the depths of our heart, as if it were nailed there. Such compassion is not merely concerned with a few sentient beings such as friends and…
Category: Buddhism
With Gratitude for Amy Schimdt
I am happy to be able to introduce friends to Dipa Ma in our “Facing the Future” class beginning next week: Because Dipa Ma was able literally to see through the stories of the mind,…
Stephen Batchelor’s Gotama: A Dissenter, a Radical, an Iconoclast
Stephen Batchelor has been exploring for quite some time a Buddhism with overt religiosity stripped away. His thoughtful, engaging project reminds me of a similar one undertaken by John Dominic Crossan regarding the historical Jesus….
Facing the Future: Resources for Resistance and a Rebirth of Wonder
Dipa Ma’s greatest gift to me was showing what was possible—and living it. She was impeccable about effort. People with this ability to make effort are not disheartened by how long it takes, how difficult…
Keep It Simple
If you are mindful, you can choose with wisdom how to respond. If you are not mindful, your life is run by reactivity. It’s up to you. –Munindra, teacher of Jospeh Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, &…
The Buddha Is Hanging with the Groundlings at the Globe Theatre
“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At…
“Surely, Thich Nhat Hanh Doesn’t Think that the Diamond Sutra Applies to Trump, ICE, and the Republicans!”
The Buddha said to Subhuti, “In a place where there is something that can be distinguished by signs, in that place there is deception. If you can see the signless nature of signs, then you…