Getting overly concerned with rebirth just means we're not paying attention to the issue of suffering. We're still trying to find answers to the wrong questions, instead of staring in the eyes of Duk…

For me personally, this has been something I have battled with for years, but now it is an easy thing to accomplish.

I'm curious what types of meditation "you" do, at what intervals, etc. I am trying to develop a routine to reach certain goals. I know that everyone's routine will be different, and what wo…

I really have had this goal to be tri-lingual. I know English, took 4 years of college French (but just need to talk) and just started Spanish. I keep hearing that it takes like 5 years to get fluent…

@zen_world, I don't know but I think its the mind that is looking which has unconditional awareness.

@zen_world, I don't know but I think its the mind that is looking which has unconditional awareness.

If its conditional then the 'object' dies or you die. The only reliable love is unconditional.

The Karmapa didn't forbid him from teaching. According to what I read, he forbid him from representing the Kagyu tradition in his teaching. He was still free to teach as a free agent, which he did.

I deal with on and off depression myself. It got pretty bad there for a while. There wasn't just one thing that helped me start my journey out of the depression and I still deal with minor bouts of…

when was the last time you heard about a Zen terrorist?