11/10/2011 For the past two nights, I’ve had strange and powerful lucid dreams. Most of the time when I sleep, I dream simple, silly dreams. Sometimes I see my meditation students in the dream plane, and we sit together or go on interesting journeys. Once in a while I get…
My article “Taking Refuge” was published in Awareness Magazine, in the November/December issue with the angels and holiday theme. Learn about this powerful Buddhist practice, and how it can help you today. If you cannot find a print copy, don’t worry – you can check it out online here: http://awarenessmag.com/november-december-2011/november-december-2011-page18.html …
We meditate, we practice mindfulness, we pace ourselves – and yet, sometimes we still find ourselves in a severe flare of pain. For many us, the first instinct is to push through it. Our thinking becomes muddled by pain, and we forget about pacing. Next to go is our practice…
I’m completing the missing chapters of “Peace with Chronic Pain” and this is an excerpt from a work in progress. The agent wanted me to include my personal experience with pain, so this is from the chapter, “My Experiences, My Labels” Please post a comment and let me know your…
The results of daily spiritual practice are tough to see. We meditate each morning, practice mindfulness throughout the day, we give our full attention to our projects, and we meditate again in the evening. Like trying to watch your hair grow, we just don’t see the minute changes. Once in…
Rama, Dr Frederick Lenz We live in very interesting times. It’s not every lifetime we see our Teacher in the physical world, and even less often, we get to see our Teacher at the beginning of a new lineage. Rama, Dr Frederick Lenz is an American Buddha, who showed the…