Lama Surya Das' WEEKLY WORDS OF WISDOM
"Here is the essence of meditation practice and letting go, which implies letting come and go-- letting be. Catching yourself before things catch you. I try to remember that I am the cause of all of my suffering, due to the habits and conditioning of my own mind; for it's not what happens but what you make of it that makes all the difference."
Posted July 19, 2011
Empowering Our Nation: The Importance of the 2011 Kalachakra for World Peace
Last week I sat in front of the Dalai Lama of Tibet at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., where he was leading the 2011 Kalachakra for World Peace and heard him talk about the union of wisdom and compassionate action, and how being an honest and caring person is more important than mere external religiosity or parroting prayers and mouthing platitudes. He said:
We must be 21st century Buddhists, not just ritual faith and belief Buddhists -- and live our values in our daily lives, combining...
Today I was very fortunate to sit in front of the Dalai Lama of Tibet here in Washington D. C. where he is leading the 2011 Kalachakra for World Peace. His Holiness spoke about the union of wisdom and compassionate action, and how being a fine person is more important than mere external religiosity and platitudes. He said:
We must be twentieth first century Buddhists, not just ritual faith and belief Buddhists-- and live our values in our daily lives, combining the development of modern scientific knowledge with timeless wisdom understanding. Self-discipline is the real answer to bringing...
This is a beautiful and cool video of freedom to watch this independence day weekend; and it's only 8 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBYPlcSD490
The Huffington Post, June 19, 2011
Among all the substances we misuse and abuse, the greatest is time. Time is life; we squander it at our peril. Killing time deadens ourselves.
Almost everyone I encounter complains that they don't have enough. But where did it all go? Why aren't our labor-saving devices and faster means of travel and communication liberating us? Or at the very least, providing us with more leisure to accomplish the things that we want and need to do, or letting us simply slow down and enjoy what we've worked so hard for?
Does anyone have time today? I do! During the 40 years...
"Life in Buddha Standard Time" The Huffington Post, June 4, 2011
The fourteenth-century Christian theologian and mystic, Meister Eckhart, said:
To reach the now, where one is present to oneself and to God therein, I say to you, be awake.”
It's so simple that it's complicated.
People often ask me: How can I make time for meditation, yoga, prayer, and retreats when there is no time? Should I get up earlier? Stay up later? Work faster or less? What about my family and relationships? How do I create spiritual space for myself?
But there’s an underlying question: How can I give anything...
