There’s pain and pain is inevitable, but misery is a choice.
newDharma Talk | In the Country of the Self
“I am very, very content to just be here and to work with what I have. And not try to figure out how to have another life, how to have some life other than the one that’s in front of me. It seems like that’s what we’re often trying to do. We’re trying to figure out, How do I hurry up through this particular moment and get to another one?”
newDharma Talk | february 2011
As human beings, we have a particular shared expression. We’re a different expression than a rose. We’re not better expressions; we are different expressions. And as human beings, the human family is one single expression. And so our experience, our ultimate experience of being fully connected with all that is has got to be the same. The only thing that makes a difference is our small minds trying to create specialness out of a situation that is most, most ordinary.
newDharma Talk | True Community
What are the things we need to do to really Be the Change we wish to see in the world? Solve political conflicts? Save the environment? And more than that, how can we show up as we are and be seen? Listen to this new Dharma Talk (from our June 2010 edition) to discover the value of being who you ARE in community.
newDharma talk | True Community
True Community (transcription of talk given by Rev. angel Kyodo williams, 2006) It’s funny how that happens…when everything is a metaphor for our lives. We do things in a certain […]
newDharma Talk | Being Natural
This talk was originally given by Rev. angel Kyodo williams in 2006 at the New Dharma Meditation Center in Oakland, California. The Center’s focus is dedicated to supporting the inner […]
fearlessYOGA Teacher Training | A Personal & Organizational R(evolution)
Next month, in April, we are holding our first ever, fearlessYoga Teacher Training (fYTT). We’ve written our curriculum and had it approved by Yoga Alliance, earning our certification as an official registered yoga school. This is an evolution that began almost 10 years ago.
the year of X
horoscope for america’s movement for justice In the East Asian calendar, commonly called Chinese Astrology, 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. The Tiger symbolizes strength and protection, a courageous […]