A contemplation on the power of art and creativity, and even language itself, to express and signify what is essential and unnameable.
We’ve stocked up on toilet paper and grocery staples, and figured out how to stay in touch with our communities via Zoom. Like after a death loss, we are left with the question “now what?” We wonder when, and how, things will change in the post-pandemic “new normal.” We are fearful and anxious, with more questions than answers.
A father’s meditation practice resonates in this contemplation of the Four Reminders of Buddhist dharma. Bonus: an analytical meditation exercise to try.
The ḍākinī Niguma’s Vajra Lines of Self-Arising Mahāmudrā presents four flaws that make it difficult to recognize mind’s nature. The main practice of Mahāmudrā is to allow these four flaws to be free in themselves.
Growing up, I thought a spiritual path would rescue me from my boring life. I wanted to have a “special” spiritual experience. But fairy tales are for children.
