March 3, 2009

• Meditation without failure

  I am proud to introduce a breakthrough in personal consciousness that will put “The Secret” to shame. (…)

February 15, 2009

• Who Cares about Buddhist Monks?

  Who cares about Buddhist monks, really? (…)

January 12, 2009

• Understanding Tibetan Buddhist Meditation

  One of the most recent places that Buddhism made a big impact is Tibet. Now by "most recent" I mean about a thousand years ago, when Padmasambhava brought Buddhism from India to Tibet. (…)

January 8, 2009

• Doing a Vipassana meditation retreat

  At last count, I've done over 20 Vipassana meditation retreats. I did my first in 1983. (…)

December 30, 2008

• Tips for Successful Buddhist Meditation Retreats

  I've done approximately 40 Buddhist meditation retreats. (…)

December 23, 2008

• Learn Buddhist Meditation Techniques

  When I first began Buddhist meditation in 1970 it was very difficult to find Buddhist books or Buddhist meditation classes or Buddhist retreats, or any other information that would help me get started with a daily Buddhist meditation practice.  If you mentioned the name "Dalai Lama," people thought you were talking about some sort of restaurant that serves sandwiches for South American pack animals. (…)

December 20, 2008

• Find a Buddhist Meditation Center

  If you're exploring Buddhist meditation, and really want to take a deep dive into meditation, then you have got to go on a Buddhist meditation retreat. (…)

December 14, 2008

• Find a Buddhist Therapist

  I decided I needed a Buddhist therapist.
  It was 1987. (…)

December 9, 2008

• The Buddha was not enlightened

  Okay, it's time to talk about the "e-word," a word with almost as much baggage as the n-word, the c-word, depending on where you live and who you hang out with. (…)

December 1, 2008

• Tibetan Buddhist Meditation is the Best

  Tibetan Buddhist meditation can seem tremendously exciting, especially if you've tried more familiar types of meditation from the Theravada tradition, like watching your breathing, or the Zen lineage where you merely sitting facing a blank wall. (…)

November 28, 2008

• Buddhist Sayings, Buddhist Thoughts…

  When I got serious about Buddhist meditation, I completely redecorated my apartment. (…)