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Buddha of the week, courtesy of Dharma Dave S, Maloneki, and boingboing.net Pears grown in the shape of a buddha. Whoa!

“We can practice as Bodhisattvas in one moment and practice as devils in the next moment…We can have characteristics of the Bodhisattva at any time.”  -Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara Last night saw the launch of a new Heartcore Dharma Ongoing Studies Series on Monday nights with a lecture by Village Zendo co-founder and master Zen…

A few months ago Triumurti community founder Purna Steinitz delivered a rare public talk at the IDP on the topic of practice in relationships.  Since then “Crushed by Love” has been one of the most downloaded episodes of the IDP Podcast, and it is now available in transcript form, downloadable here.  If you haven’t had…

Question of the Day: I came across this interesting piece about the 2009 MTV VMA’s last night: Kanye West took the mic out of the hands of Taylor Swift as she was accepting an award, and went on a massive ego-maniacal rant. The audience was shocked and appalled; Kanye got booed for the rest of…

“There is something suspect about our inability to enjoy anything.” –Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, founder of the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. Pioneer of contemporary Buddhism and meditation master, Trungpa Rinpoche was my parents’ teacher and my teacher’s parent (figure out that lineage tree). He had a way with one-liners, and his one-liners were deftly inserted into the…

My husband and I have a motto that we try to keep in mind when ever we go on a trip: “Don’t let the plans get in the way of the journey.” It’s a line from an episode of the Nickelodeon cartoon “Avatar: The Last Airbender” during which our heroes join up with a band…

photo shot by the author in williamsburg, nyc What would Sid do? Before Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment at age 35 he was a confused twenty and thirty-something looking to learn how to live a spiritual life. He had an overbearing dad, expectations for what he was supposed to do with his life, drinks were flowing,…

If you’re in New York City tonight and would like to commemorate 9-11 in a Buddhist fashion, Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki will be releasing paper lanterns off of Pier 40. The Reuters FaithWorld blog has the story. I’ve always found the paper lanterns to be a powerful gesture. Thanks to Evelyn for the heads up on…

Remembering September 11th today. A 9/11 Quote for us to meditate upon: “Aware of the suffering created by fanaticism and intolerance, we are determined not to be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. Buddhist teachings are guiding means to help us learn to look deeply and to develop…

“You Lie,” Obama. Would any congressman dare to disrespect President Bush this way, even though he actually lied in front of congress many times? Hey guys, remember WMD? I can’t imagine so. Joe Wilson of South Carolina called the president a liar, and well, the President was actually and factually telling the truth about immigrants…
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