Mindfulness in words — trying to make an internal commentary of what one is doing — is just a kind of illusion.
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Unbiased compassion, by Dalai Lama
Short video by His Holiness the Dalai Lama about unbiased compassion.
The Buddha in Medieval Europe? – The Getty Iris
I find the unexpected connection between this medieval manuscript and the Buddhist tradition during the Angkor period fascinating. It reminds me of how small the world really was and is…
Sound and Noise, by Suzuki Roshi
Short film by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi – Sandokai – Sound and Noise
Compassionate Ethics in Difficult Times, by The Dalai Lama
His Holiness talks about ethics and compassion…
Tantric View of Nonattachment, by Francesca Fremantle
When we are happy we usually do not want to hear anything about detachment, because the little self likes being involved in pleasant experiences and thinks it would spoil the fun…
Don’t Take Your Life Personally
Mindfulness or awareness is knowing, isn’t it? It is a direct knowing, immanent here and now.It is being fully present, attentive, to this present moment as is.
Teachings of a Buddhist Monk
Spiritual life is not about becoming someone special but discovering a greatness of heart within us and every being…
Modern practical teachings from an American monk living within one of the oldest Buddhist traditions…