At our Lemonade Sangha Open Mike last Saturday morning we discussed the Four Opponent Forces in seeking purification. We do this instead of seeking forgiveness from an external source. There was a spirited discussion as...
Clock. At a recent Open Mike Session one of the participant shared an interesting article on TIME and some scientific reasons why it seems to pass so much faster as you grow older. Remember how long it was waiting for...
Covid-19 Virus. My feelings exactly. Just received my first COVID shot and scheduled my second at Kaiser. Their set up is impressive. One of my doctors was there with my records to make sure my postponed preventive...
“Everlasting Wondrous Appeal,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Aphantasia is the inability to visualize mental images or not being able to picture something in your mind. Since our tantric practice...
Albert Einstein. This excellent article by Brian Gallagher posted in “Nautilus” offers more insight into the thinking of Albert Einstein on religion I posted earlier. “Not long ago, I heard an echo of...
Dr. Tiller, a professor emeritus of materials science and engineering at Stanford University, tells us that “the term Psychoenergetics[1] was coined by the Russians in the Soviet era or 1950-1970. This was done...
Albert Einstein. I have always heard certain quotes attributed to Albert Einstein concerning what he believed about Buddhism including one that implied that if he were a religious man he would be a Buddhist. There does...
Article by Emily Esfahani Smith in the New York TImes, April 7, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has not just threatened the physical health of millions but also wreaked havoc on the emotional and mental well-being of...
David DeSteno Dr. David DeSteno, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University, recently noted that “science and religion seem to be getting ever more tribal in their mutual recriminations…” He...