Gary Sanders Ordains as a Temporary Monk {Podcast}
Gary walks us through some of the aspects of this process, such as wearing robes all of the time (including while he slept), eating only two meals a day and shaving his cherished beard.
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The One Track Mind
I think of it as the one track mind because I find that every thing is resolved easily when I don’t stray far from it. In the spaciousness of this mind events unfold and go on their way. I laugh when I have to and cry when we have to. Everything is experienced completely without rejecting anything or running towards anything. Thoughts are a natural consequence, to be seen and let go.
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In The Beginning There Was Hara: Learning How to Breathe
Before I knew anything about Buddhism or Zen, I learned how to breathe from the Hara.
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What to Do When You are Avoiding What You Need to Do
By Leo Babauta I challenge you to do a test before you read the rest of this post. (well...
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The Psychedelic Future of American Buddhism
The future of Buddhism here is with the young and many of them are open to psychedelics as an adjunct to meditation or as a distinct psycho-experimental practice.
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