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Meditation Timer


I found this very interesting and maybe useful tool for meditation. I normally use my mobile phone as a timer, but at times I receive sms or phone calls and I get distracted. So maybe this is more helpful. Meditation Timer (Taken from www.audiodharma.org. Please give donation support to this spl ...>

Buddha’s Words on Metta (Loving-kindness) Meditation and its Benefits


There are plenty of instructions by meditation teachers about how to practise Metta (loving-kindness) meditation. But what are the actual words of Buddha on it?I have posted here two scriptures on Metta meditation and its benefits spoken by the Buddha. The two suttas are Karaniya Metta Sutta (Good ...>

Loving-Kindness Meditation for Chronic Low Back Pain - Results From a Pilot Study


Loving-Kindness Meditation for Chronic Low Back Pain Results From a Pilot Trial Purpose: Loving-kindness meditation has been used for centuries in the Buddhist tradition to develop love and transform anger into compassion. This pilot study tested an 8-week loving-kindness program for chron ...>

Mind your own business


Mind your own business(Article source: www.theage.com.au)Megan GressorNovember 24, 2006 Concentrate on every little action to reduce racing thoughts and stress. It is said to boost performance and wellbeing, decrease anxiety, depression and chronic fatigue, and have beneficial effects on conditi ...>

Thousand-Hands Buddha


This is a performance by a Chinese group. They are depicting Kuan Yin (Avalokiteshvara), the bodhisattva of compassion, with 1,000 arms and 11 heads. It's a really beautiful performance. If it stops and starts while you're trying to play it, that's because it's ...>

Anniversary


This Sunday, November 26th, is my five year anniversary as a monastic.  I was ordained 11/26/01 at 11:30am Eastern Time.  I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to live the monastic life...or at least as much of a monastic life as one can live in modern America while working. Here is a ...>

From Russia with Love


Just in time for vodka martini Monday, we are pleased to announce our newest reseller, Blogus. The Russian feed search specialist is expanding its offering to provide feed management and advertising services via the FeedBurner platform in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Russian-speaking Israel. Bl ...>

How to Generate Bodhicitta by Venerable Lama Ribur Rinpoche - Part 3 of 3


(Photo credit acknowledgment: http://www.flickr.com/photos/peturgauti/279303557/)Contents* Preface and Short Biograpy (part 1)* The Seven-Point Cause-and-Effect Instruction (part 2)* Exchanging Oneself and Others (part 3)EXCHANGING ONESELF AND OTHERSThe second method of generating bodhicitta is tha ...>

How to Generate Bodhicitta by Venerable Lama Ribur Rinpoche - Part 2 of 3


(Photo source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/madeiraarchipelago/20244382/) Contents * Preface and Short Biograpy (part 1) * The Seven-Point Cause-and-Effect Instruction (part 2) * Exchanging Oneself and Others (part 3) THE SEVEN-POINT CAUSE-AND-EFFECT INSTRUCTION Bodhicitta, the aspiration t ...>

How to Generate Bodhicitta by Venerable Lama Ribur Rinpoche - Part 1 of 3


How to Generate Bodhicitta by Venerable Ribur Rinpoche (Venerable Ribur Rinpoche passed away while at Sera Monastery, South India, on January 15th, 2006) Prayer for Ribur Rinpoche's Quick Return (Text Source: http://www.lamayeshe.com/otherteachers/ribur/hgb_1.shtml) Introduction The essence o ...>