Nestled in the breathtaking Canadian Rockies, MRC is in the Columbia River Valley surrounded by the Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. It is a wonderful spot for going out and exploring nature as well as turning inward exploring your mind.
“The whole purpose of mindfulness is to bring us back to this tiny spot of the present nature of ordinary mind.” (Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche). MRC offers many opportunities to take a break from the busyness of daily life, experience the present moment more vividly and practice mindfulness of body, speech & mind.
Starting with the experience of boundless love for a child, a single father cultivates unconditional love for all beings amidst the joys and challenges of parenting, and offers a contemplation exercise to try.
Don’t you wish you were Tara – the symbol of our fearless, loving heart? In her Mitra Talk our dear Mitra Lee Worley, who is like the embodiment of feminine power herself, will introduce us further to Tara. Let’s meet and greet her together.
As we face and grieve losses related to the pandemic, the author offers questions to contemplate for help in adjusting to the “new normal” and moving forward.
How can reading a kungfu book lead to a leap into a Buddhist path and becoming a translator, while working in the world of high-tech business along the way? Tracy Tan shares how ancient wisdom is found in practice, beyond words.
