Blog Profile / IDP Blog
| URL : | http://theidproject.org/blog | |
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| Filed Under: | Religion / Buddhism | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1671 | |
| Posts / Week: | 12.5 | |
| Archived Since: | November 5, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
So Much Dharma in the Drama
I was telling a Buddhist teacher about the latest drama in my life, and the farther I got into my twisted tale of miscommunication and projection, the bigger his smile got. "This is great!" he enthused. "You've got so much to work with!"
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Dismantling Pain & Suffering
Sometimes waves of sadness crash over us that are so heavily charged it feels as if there will never again be any room in our hearts for any sort of happiness or peace of mind.
Whenever anger arises our tendency is to try and rid ourselves...Show More Summary
The New Catholic Pope's Vision of Inclusivity
Pope Francis, the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, recognized that non-Catholics, including atheists, humanists, and other secular folks, can still have a moral compass. "We must meet one another doing good," he said on Wednesday.
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Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda
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Patience, Part 997 and Counting
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What Is Merit?
One of the stickier concepts from Indo-Tibetan Buddhism that is difficult to translate, both into the English language and in Western culture, is “merit” ( Tib.
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Faithful Intelligence
Science and spiritualitypossess common constraints causing a dualistic interplay between both perspectives.
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read moreThe Wheels of the Hearse Go Round and Round
Whenever I manage to get a driver’s license, I want to drive a Hearse with a baby crib in the back. It will serve as an apt reminder of the constantly turning nature of birth and death.
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What's Your Aspiration? Be Honest.
I’ve been contemplating my aspirations for practice. Why do I meditate? Why do I practice the precepts? Do I have faith in the path of the Buddha? Do I feel compelled to attain enlightenment?
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Dharma Connect: Tornado in Oklahoma
A tornado in Oklahoma killed dozens of people this evening and flattened whole neighborhoods in certainly the most destructive tornado in decades. Winds faster than 200 miles per hour were recorded, and at one point, the tornado measured over two and a quarter miles wide as it ripped through a suburb of 55,000 people.
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Dharma Connect: Bodhi-Buddin
When the Buddhist path becomes a template for bypassing it becomes essential to loosen its tight grasp as an absolute illusion catering to a ”save one//save all” salvation & notice it as an alternative approach, flowing toward some wholesome realness at its best. There seems to be an epidemic going on where in our access to availability &
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Dharna Connect: Boddhi-Buddin
When the Buddhist path becomes a template for bypassing it becomes essential to loosen its tight grasp as an absolute illusion catering to a ”save one//save all” salvation & notice it as an alternative approach, flowing toward some wholesome realness at its best. There seems to be an epidemic going on where in our access to availabilit
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Dharma Connect: A Compassion Recession?
As the recession drags on in European Union countries and austerity measures affect more and more people, the newly poor aren't finding sympathy but are being blamed. Rather than feeling sympathy (or empathy) for others, people are trapped...Show More Summary
The Shambhala Principle Reviewed
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has just published his fourth major book, The Shambhala Principle, and I’ve been lucky enough to spend a good deal of time reading and rereading my now-wrinkled advanced readers’ copy over the past few months....Show More Summary
Advice to Graduates
“Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all." -- Gautama Buddha Congrats to all.
Adive to Graduates
“Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all." -- Gautama Buddha Congrats to all.
Ecosystemic Liberation: David Loy's New Take on the Bodhisattva
In the opening paragraphs of his new blog post at HuffPo, Zen teacher and author David Loy very accurately spells out the activist burnout many engaged citizens feel, Buddhist or otherwise.
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A Prayer of Thanks
A friend of mine became interested in attending classes at IDP because, she said, she wanted to find something that had a se
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Know Your Inner Hooker: 5 Ways to Work with Shenpa
We all get set off from time to time--we think, hear, see, smell or taste something that we really, really like or we really, really dislike...and suddenly we’re hooked.
Once we’re hooked, it feels as if the armor we normally try to hide behind has been stripped away and now we’re left wide open, exposed, and vulnerable. Show More Summary