Twin Peak’s Agent Dale Cooper is my favorite Buddhist character is Western culture. Here is the scene in which Agent Cooper uses the “Tibetan method” in order to figure out who exactly out of a group of suspects is in need of further investigation. In this scene, a Lynchian classic, the so-called Tibetan method involves…

Kutiman, an Israeli musician and producer, cut together a bunch of “bedroom musician” videos from You Tube for a project he’s calling Thru YOU.  It is strikingly complete and mature for the internet mash-up meme, and it avoids coming across as a mere gimmick or novelty.  He’s blowin up!  Check out this first video and…

Each week two-three members of Hardcore Dharma do a presentation about our assigned readings.  Last week’s selection in Training the Mind by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche was about Point Three of the Lojong Slogans: Transformation of Bad Circumstances.  Some of the most famous slogans emerge in this grouping, the most notable, catchy yet ego-catching  being the oft-quoted “Drive…

Worried about the recession and how money relates to your practice?  We get some tips from NY Shambala Center’s Master Teacher Eric Spiegel as a part of our Sit Down, Rise Up Guest Lecture Series. Having worked on Wall Street for 22 years, Acharya Spiegel has a unique insight into our current economic crisis.  He…

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