This starts, like many of my stories do, with a very young me reading comic books. When I was about eight, I was reading a Superman comic, one in which Superman was explaining to Lois Lane that he is very selective about using some of his powers, such as super hearing and x-ray vision. If [...]
newDharma Talk | The Six Paramitas, Part Two
4 March 2012 by Leave a Comment
In this talk we review the meaning behind each of the six perfections, or paramitas, and the value of each. These virtues are not called the six perfections for no reason; the paramitas are what we are trying to cultivate as we learn about our own true nature, which opens up the path to Awakening. [...]
Remaining Human | A Buddhist Perspective on Occupy Wall Street
1 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
If we awaken from the American Dream, what do we wake up to? How do we get ourselves to sit up, place our feet on the floor, and go forward? Some of it is sheer trust that there will be something to stand on, even if the surface is unknown at first glance. Some [...]
Buddhism & the Environment
2 April 2011 by Leave a Comment
Our ability to develop as individuals is closely bound up with the environment in which we live; harmonizing that environment will have a positive effect on our spiritual practice.
