In this meditation we are invoking a very powerful archetype: the mountain. This is a meditation practice I love. It is a very special one because it is effectively a union of a body scan and visualization practice. …
For everyone, the year 2020 has been chaotic, destabilizing, and even ruinous. The breakout of the coronavirus pandemic changed the whole world almost overnight. It has acted as a catalyst to turn minor issues into major problems. Political instability here in the US was another factor in this mess. …
Recently, the FBI foiled a plot concocted by right-wing militiamen, where they intended to capture the governor of Michigan and take down the state’s elected leadership in an audacious act of insurgency. …
George Floyd. Breona Taylor. And now, Rayshard Brooks. Yet another preventable tragedy has unfolded before our eyes. The list of names of murdered Black Americans has become a mantra against egregious abuses of police power, and lives extinguished because of skin color. The “American Dream” has been a nightmare for…
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A pandemic unlike anything we’ve seen since the Spanish flu of 1918 has scourged the entire world without discrimination, spreading quickly and causing massive suffering and disruption across the globe…
Rediscovering Meditation & the Art of Painbending
It’s 2020 — and it feels like stepping into a new sci-fi saga. Our society sits on the cusp of a new chapter of the Information Age. We have immense technology now, social interactions have massively evolved in just a decade, and the…
America’s legacy in the world has been severely tarnished by a madman, using his office to enrich himself and his family, and engaging in secretive missions abroad through his personal fixers like Mayor Giuliani. Foreign policy is no longer decided based on American values, but Trump’s own priorities, and support…
A Game with an Aim: Mastery of Foreign Languages
For a change of pace, we are taking a break from the Sangha and discussing the smash-hit language education app Duolingo. For the uninitiated: Duolingo is a free app that teaches foreign languages, in accessible, bite-sized chunks. It offers lessons over…
Illuminating Kadampa Buddhist Gatekeeping, Policing and Ostracism
If he were here today, what would the Buddha teach about conduct with one’s foes online, in this unique landscape of the 21st century? Would he chastise those who smear and troll their opponents in defense of one’s group? Or would he encourage…
How Virtual Reality Revitalized My Spiritual Life
For the past several months I have been wholly consumed by the trials of moving. While this was not my first big move — I have shuffled around several times, both across states and within them — this has been by far the…
