Buddhism in the West, has been impacted by Western ideas, directly and indirectly, at the hands of both Western interpreters and Asian exponents. [...]
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I once imagined that if I found the right teacher, the right path, and that if I tried really, really hard to get ‘it’ ‘right’ .. and that if I could understand what apparently I did not yet fully understand .. [...] The Buddha was a master communicator, and what has passed for Buddhist teaching is an exquisite chameleon, adapting to meet the needs of many people, cultures, and eras. [...] You could write a book to unpack the idea of the wild. In fact there have been several. I am thinking in particular of Gary Snyder’s Practice of the Wild. Join us for a retreat to learn ways to open to the simplicity of living from the innate and naturally wild capacity of mind. [...] Buddhism, Conscious Leadership, teacher abuse, ethics, and Precepts. Among the community of teachers from several Buddhist traditions that I am a part of, there is a topic of dicussion that is frequently revisited. This is the subject of teacher misconduct, particularly in the areas of the sex and power. Misconduct in this instance means [...] For a person with a hammer, every problem is a nail. For a person with an open mind, every problem is going to suggest the most appropriate perspectives, skills, and strategies. [...] Everything is alive, like Allen Ginsberg’s Footnote to Howl. Everything’s holy, everything wholly, everything’s whole. Which is not to say that it’s perfect just as it is, and that there isn’t a job for you to do. [...] A silent meditation retreat in California over the New Year holiday. We will use the healing process of vipassana, or insight meditation. It will integrate techniques that help you truly bring meditation practice into your everyday life. Beginners are welcome. Meditation is not something to isolate you from the world. It is something to [...] How will you survive the economy and climate change? Some say it will take a miracle. But the miracle is the mind itself and the flexibility with which we make meaning! My work as a meditation instructor and coach affirms it every day. [...] Retreats at Manzanita Village are open to all. They weave together the teachings and practices of the Buddhist Traditions with the timeless themes of Peace-Making and Non-Violence, Social-Justice, Personal Integration and Creativity. Retreats follow the traditional forms of monastic practice, blending Theravada (Vipassana) practice with Thien (Zen). [...] |
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