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Every Buddhist household needs one
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Davee Evans
by Davee Evans When I saw this clock created by artist Bertrand Planes, I thought every Buddhist household needs one. I’d put mine right by the door, so I couldn’t miss it as I left for work each morning. It’s so easy to forget that our time is limited. Each day blends into the next,…
The Buddha at Work – The Joy of Effort!
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Jon Rubinstein
How amazing is Stevie Wonder? Check out this performance from 1973. I like to imagine myself watching this at age 3, but chances are I was watching Sesame Street. So what in the heck does this have to do with the Buddha at Work? Here’s what I said last month:
Dharma Poetry: Octavio Paz
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Paul Griffin
by Paul Griffin The tantric teachings on the subtle or energetic body were an aspect of the dharma to which I responded very strongly when I first discovered Buddhism. Why? Two reasons. First, I found that I basically lived my entire life in my head, like so many other modern human beings. To practice embodiment, to…
The Charter for Compassion: Karen Armstrong’s Vision
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Jon Rubinstein
by Jon Rubinstein I’ve been writing elsewhere about the Charter for Compassion which launched on November 12. The Charter is the fulfillment of Karen Armstrong‘s 2008 Ted prize and comes from Armstrong’s observation that every religion, without exception, shares a central tenet: “The Charter will proclaim a principle embraced by every faith, and by every…
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