“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none.
Spring Awakening Retreat Mar 25-Apr 1, 2012
Joshua Tree, CA
Together with the wisdom transmission of the Great Perfection, the joyous methods of chanting, loving-kindness, and compassion will be explored at the Institute of Metaphysics in Joshua Tree, CA. The precious gift of Noble Silence will be practiced outside of the teaching...
Lama Surya Das on humor, contemplative education, technology, and the secrets of Tibetan mindfulness
By Danny Fisher
originally printed by Shambala Sun
A dyed-in-the-wool East Coast guy, Lama Surya Das — Tibetan Buddhist teacher; founder of the Dzogchen Center in Cambridge, MA; and author of such bestselling books as Awakening the Buddha Within and Buddha Standard Time – will be making the trek way out west next month for a special mini-workshop at InsightLA in Santa Monica, CA. “The Secrets of Tibetan Mindfulness: Remembering to Remember,” to be held March 17 (tickets are still...
Buddha Standard Time with Lama Surya Das
reprinted from www.fireitupwithcj.com
We’re all given the same twenty-four hours a day. We can spend our time feeling hurried and harried, overwhelmed by chores and demands, distracted and burned out . . . or we can awaken to Buddha Standard Time, the realm of timelessness where every choice, every action, and every breath can be one of renewal and infinite possibilities. By learning to live in this dimension—Buddha Standard Time—we reduce the amount of stress in our lives and find greater focus, fulfillment, creativity, and even wisdom
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