Lama Tsultrim Allione: The Feminine Principle.

By elephantjournal.com on Jul 3, 2009

I'm not quite sure why this video has been entitled: The Divine Feminine on youtube, given the non-theistic nature of Buddhism...but it sounds nice. I am sure that Lama Tsultrim Allione is, with Dr.…

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Crestone Colorado: When Silence speaks ~ Via Jeff Finlin.

By elephantjournal.com on Jul 1, 2009

Crestone, Colorado in Peril Crammed in between the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the San Louis Valley, The small town of Crestone, Colorado rings with the essence of peace and natural wonder. You can…

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Boulder, Colorado—ranked the fittest, smartest, most bikeable city in the US—is lookin’ pretty good for 150.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2009

Boulder, Colorado, turns 150 years old. 1859 ~ 2009... ...And we're just getting started. I was born and raised in Boulder...and then, like so many hometown yahoos, never thought I'd come back once I…

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Book review: Happiness is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life (Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D.)

By Todd Mayville on Jun 29, 2009

Happiness is an Inside Job by Sylvia Boorstein Review: Todd Mayville for elephantjournal.com In this paperback reprint of Happiness is an Inside Job, Sylvia Boorstein uses the meditative parts of Buddhism's Noble Eightfold Path…

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Lojong #9: If You Can Practice Even When Distracted, You Are Well Trained. ~ via Linda Lewis.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 28, 2009

- When we meditate, usually it is our discursive thoughts that are the main distraction. When we see the “stuff” that can arise in our mind, identifying with the seeing rather than the mental…

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Book review: The 12-Step Buddhist: Enhance Recovery from Any Addiction (Darren Littlejohn)

By Todd Mayville on Jun 28, 2009

When I first came across this book, I couldn't help but wonder how Buddhism and the 12-Step program with its definite Judeo-Christian foundation would connect, particularly in regards to the Higher Power talked about…

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Sangha, Schmangha ~ via Nadia Ballas-Ruta.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 27, 2009

Growing up as the first ethnic kid in the neighborhood put me in an interesting position.  I was the first in my family to be born in America, and the first in the neighborhood…

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Blessings: a documentary re: 3,000 remarkable Buddhist Nuns. Tsoknyi Rinpoche. ~ via Corey Kohn.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 27, 2009

"I think what you learn from nuns is strong determination, and to never give up," says Tsoknyi Rinpoche III—a Tibetan Buddhist teacher popular with Western students and the abbot and patron teacher of a…

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Mindful Dining. Book: “Oryoki and the Oryoki Chant”

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 24, 2009

“Oryoki and the Oryoki Chant” from PKTC Publications is the first book on Oryoki, the monastic way of eating that was introduced to the West by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. The book also contains the…

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Book review: The Art of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its History and Meaning (Denise Patry Leidy)

By Todd Mayville on Jun 22, 2009

This informative and readable book is an eloquently done academic study of Buddhist art throughout the Asian continent.  However, just because it is academic does not mean that it is boring; in fact, it…

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I don’t believe in Reincarnation. Am I still a Buddhist?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 16, 2009

I grew up in a Buddhist family. As the Dalai Lama says of Buddhism, Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned. - His Holiness the Dalai Lama In fact, the Buddha himself said…

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Discovering Your True Nature ~via Nadia Ballas-Ruta.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 15, 2009

Several years ago, I read in a book that at one of the Mind/Life Conferences with the Dalai Lama and various scientists and doctors, the topic of self-hatred came up. The scientists asked His…

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Surviving the Workplace by Nadia Ballas-Ruta.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 9, 2009

When I graduated from law school, I knew for a fact that I did not want to be a lawyer.  The concept of being a lawyer was something that made me feel so uncomfortable.  Struggle…

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Compassion vs. Sympathy by Nadia Ballas-Ruta.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 6, 2009

Four years ago, my mother passed away from a rare kind of cancer.  This occurred                                                              within six months of being diagnosed. She was in great health so her diagnosis came as  a huge shock. After she…

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Music and Spiritual Practice: Four Excerpts via Poligraf.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 4, 2009

Music and Spiritual Practice: Excerpt #1 via Poligraf Music has been an essential part of my life since the end of the 80s. The adventure began during the second of my four years of…

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Everyday Buddhadharma with Linda Lewis: Buddhist Lojong Slogan #8: Always Maintain a Joyful Mind.

By elephantjournal.com on May 30, 2009

Obviously, it’s easy to be happy when things are going well—when we have “reasons” to be happy.  This is known as conditional happiness—happiness due to positive conditions.  But in any given life, mishaps and…

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Bill Moyers on: The Story of Stuff & Daniel Goleman, who I met with Nawang Khechog last week.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on May 30, 2009

Goleman at Google, TED, Bill Moyers...on emotional, social, business & social intelligence. Plus, music & interview re: Free Tibet with Nawang Khechog, who's just about all better since his life-threatening car accident in India.…

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Karma, Love & The Path to Enligtenment by Nadia Ballas-Ruta

By elephantjournal.com on May 26, 2009

Once you learn the law of karma, your life is forever changed.  At least, that was the case for me.  I remember reading that every action I take creates a ripple effect and the results…

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Being Mindful While Being in the World, by Nadia Ballas-Ruta.

By elephantjournal.com on May 24, 2009

Whenever someone asks me how I first discovered Buddhism, I tell them the following: "Richard Gere".  That usually brings a laugh but it is seriously how I first came to know about Buddhism.   I…

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Everyday Buddhadharma with Linda Lewis: Lojong Slogan “Of the two witnesses, hold the principal one.”

By elephantjournal.com on May 15, 2009

Atisha's Buddhist Lojong Slogan #7 “Of the two witnesses, hold the principal one.” It is said in all the Buddhadharma texts that Prajnaparamita is the mother of all the Buddhas. What does this mean?  It…

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