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Astro-weather and updates on what's happening out there.
However, I feel very differently when it comes to the solstices. I am even quite reverent in regard to both the Winter and Summer Solstice and always observe them. To me they really are special times. This word “observe” is a funny one and I only began to understand this use of it by studying the Tibetan Buddhist calendar. In Tibet, until recently, they did not observe... read more
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dec 805:23 am
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON
A number of you have written asking for more interpretation of the coming Total Eclipse of the Moon on Saturday December 10, 2011 at 9:36 AM EST. I... read more -
nov 2911:24 pm
The Current Eclipses: A Vision
I am putting on my astrology hat on for a moment because once again we are in one of those intra-eclipse times and they don’t happen very often,... read more -
oct 2204:51 am
BASIC MIND TRAINING: A DIAGRAM
BASIC MIND TRAINING: A DIAGRAM Toward a general understanding of dharma practice. Here is a very general diagram of what can be involved... read more -
sep 1101:44 pm
Cutting the Cord
In my experience, one of the chief obstacles in learning to meditate was proper understanding of the word “relax.” Misunderstanding... read more -
aug 2103:42 am
INSIGHT GOING IN
Shamata meditation of the kind that the Zen and Tibetan Buddhists do has been taught for thousands of years and the meditation technique is actually... read more -
aug 1110:10 pm
Humpty-Dumpty Self
HUMPTY-DUMPTY SELF Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men, Couldn't put... read more -
aug 207:27 am
The Karmapa in New York
The Karmapa in New York [This photo where he is surrounded by body guards, Tibetan, local, and state department] As usual security around... read more
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