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Be There Now: A Review of Cynicism and Magic by Chogyam Trungpa
In 1974 while I was playing Star Trek in a cardboard box Enterprise, taking chess lessons, and watching Super Friends, a Buddhist Master Teacher was giving the opening series of lectures at the Naropa Institute (now Naropa University) which he had just founded. These teachings covered the vast ground of […]
Read MoreThe Second Noble Truth of the Waffle House Shooting
This isn’t about guns. This is about the tragedy that goes way beyond the AR-15 used to kill four innocent people. This is about the first and foremost thing this shooting should do – which is break our hearts wide open. This is about me. This is about you. There […]
Read MoreIf I Were a Rich Buddhist
High on the list of my favorite literary characters is Tevye, the world-weary spiritual optimist from a series of short stories by Sholem Aleichem called “Tevye and His Daughters” who became more popularly known as the central figure in Fiddler on the Roof. Carefully balancing surly come-backs and a soft […]
Read MoreThe Problem
“What is the problem?” I hear that. You hear that. We read it in the comment section – an area where problematic people define the problem with other people by becoming a problem. We ask it, late at night when the only clarity the chaos of the world gives us […]
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