Most people have aspirations for peace and clarity in their lives. Most of us have many aspirations for lots of things! But it’s one thing to have an aspiration (a…
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Settle into your sitting position. • Close your eyes, either partially or completely. • Soften the muscles in your face and around your eyes, your shoulders, arms and hands, your…
The Buddhist tradition emphasizes Sunyata, or radiant and infinite openness/emptiness. The Bodhisattva (awakened/ing being) epitomizes the union of wisdom and compassion with an unselfish attitude manifesting as actions in the…
Take a few deep breaths Now let the breath become shorter and calmer Pay attention to wherever you feel the breath. It may be at the nose tip, the chest…
When Siddhartha Gautama realized enlightenment and release from the grasp of greed, hatred and confusion, among many things he had an entirely new perspective on the uses (and also the…
This week choose and practice one or more of the basic tenets of Nonharming described below. This will greatly strengthen mindfulness. Work with that precept daily and with meticulous care…
Most of us want something! We may want happiness, peace, clarity, joy, excitement, enlightenment and so on. We might even want an end to wanting. Buddha taught that we can…
(Adapted from “Awakening the Buddhist Heart” by Lama Surya Das) This exercise is devoted to setting aside one day to devote to Right Speech. We will commit to using speech…
It is important to understand that these are guidelines for your practice, not rules. Attitude: • Don’t expect anything: Just sit back and see what happens. • Don’t strain: Don’t…
Protection, Reassurance, Blessing, Fear Not Abhaya in Sanskrit means fearlessness. Thus this mudra symbolizes protection, peace, and the dispelling of fear. It is made with the right hand raised to…
