In this dharma talk, we’re asked to focus on what’s hiding in the closets we call compassion, relationship, friendliness and joy. Using Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra as a platform, this talk […]
Release and Manifest for 2012
The newDharma Community bid farewell to 2011 and ushered in 2012 with a New Year’s Eve Release Ceremony and Meditation. Over forty folks, of all ages and backgrounds, from the […]
Zaltho Foundation | Seeds of Peace
Founded in 1994 by Claude AnShin Thomas, the Zaltho Foundation, headquartered in Belmont, Massachusetts (with a meditation center in Mary Esther, Florida) is a spiritually-based foundation committed to ending violence […]
If You Want to Be a Rebel, Be Kind
The police had declared Monday, November 14th of 2011 as the day of the raid on the Occupy Oakland encampment. It was the first Occupy site to call for a […]
Relationships as Spiritual Practice
Original post on elephant journal September 19, 2011 by Jay Gaddis, “Relationship as Spiritual Path.” One of the biggest chances for us to practice, and, arguably, the only reason to practice […]
Into the Light of the Dark Black Night
“Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise. Blackbird singing […]
An Education in Mindfulness
Original post from Mindful Schools Web site written by Megan Cowan, posted October 19, 2010. Three things are needed to be a good student 1) Show up to class 2) Do […]
Meditation & Climate Change
Original article by Gibran Rivera, posted in IISC (Interaction Institute for Social Change) blog, February 1, 2011. If you want climate change to stop, meditate. In this article by Gibran Rivera, […]
Nurturing My Spirituality Through Fasting During Ramadan
“The thing we tell of can never be found by seeking, yet only seekers find it.” –Bayazid Bistami Written & Contributed by Soha Al-Jurf It’s the final week of […]
Perfecting Spiritual Balance
Original article A Perfect Balance by Gil Fronsdal & Sayadaw U Pandita in Tricycle magazine’s winter 2005 issue. Finding balance within ourselves is a tricky business. Lean too far over […]
A Child Lost Is a Victim Gained
A practitioner and long-time meditator, Troy “Kogen” Williams lives inside the walls of San Quentin prison. His connection with one of our community members allows us to post this new column […]
IPP | Breaking the Cycle
The Insight Prison Project (IPP) works with people who are incarcerated in the California penal system with a bead on transforming their lives and through them the lives of people […]