How to connect with the dispeller of all fears, Tara? Hosted by NB Seattle shortly before our annual Tara Drupchen, Stephanie Johnston and Julia Linderova will teach about the symbolic meaning and ancient technique of the Tikse method for Khdiravani Tara (Green Tara) and offer studio sessions to learn how to draw Green Tara and use this as a practice to connect with the dispeller of all fears.
The author recalls lessons on work and mindfulness learned while working in the kitchen at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, and shares some favorite tips.
What seems to be the key to all Buddhist practices is the training of the mind. This training falls into three categories: Discipline (Sila), Meditation (Samadhi) and Wisdom (Prajna). Hosted by Nalandabodhi Montreal, please join Lama Rabten during this 3-day Retreat with teachings about these Three Higher Trainings in order to penetrate the true nature of reality and free ourselves from the fundamental ignorance that causes suffering.
How to teach about enlightenment to others? According to tradition, for the first seven weeks after his enlightenment, Buddha did not teach. Then, encouraged by Indra and Brahma, he gave his first teaching on the Four Noble Truths at the Deer Park in Sarnath. Buddha taught the truth of suffering, the truth of the origin of suffering, the truth of the cessation of suffering, and the truth of the path of liberation.
Please join Nalandabodhi Vancouver and Lama Rabten Tshering for a celebration of these First Turning Teachings, which laid the ground for the entire Buddhist teachings and path.
While planning a “small change” to the home, the author receives an unexpected jolt of insight.
An early school experience prepares the way for the author’s later understanding of the Buddhist philosophy of the two truths, relative and ultimate. Included is a contemplation exercise to try.
