Spiritual Materialism
True spirituality is not a battle; it is the ultimate practice of non-violence. We are not regarding any part of us as being a villain, an enemy, but we are trying to use everything as a part of the natural process of life. As soon as a notion of polarity, of good and bad develops, then we are caught in spiritual materialism, which is working to achieve happiness in a simple-minded sense, on the way to egohood.
Barbara Bash calligraphs these words from the Vidyadhara's will
Meditation and the Fourth Moment
The experience of egoless insight and nowness, or the fourth moment
Foreword to The Rain of Wisdom
...the older I get, the more of a Kagyü person I become. -CTR
Remembrance
My first perception of Khyentse Rinpoche was that of a wonderfully loving grandfather.
The Question of Magic
As far as tantra is concerned, magic is working with the real world on a completely ordinary level. Magic is completely relevant to our world, our life and our path.
Touch and Go
Chögyam Trungpa's Epic Journey to the West
Sound and Noise
Roshi's Teachings on the Sandōkai
The Samadhi of the Guru
This is a 2007 recording of Susan Edwards reading her piece, The Samadhi of the Guru, on KGNU Radio in Boulder with music by Thomas Lenk.
Journey to Taktsang 57 Years Ago
The Sadhana of Mahamudra was completed at Taktsang in Bhutan on September 6, 1968. Here, in his own words, is the story of traveling to Taktsang and receiving the sadhana.
The Dawn of Enlightenment
The Star of Bethlehem
Remembering and Rejoicing in our Connection
Rejoicing in our connection
20 Years of Tributes from the Mahasangha
Contribute your poems, stories and tributes to this ongoing collection
