Tag Archives: tibetan buddhism

I’m a doctor, not a bricklayer

Posted on 24 February 2012 by

Lent began on Wednesday the 22d. I said the Daily Office but did not attend any services. (I was amused and appalled that a local Episcopal church, my own denomination, described their service as “Ashing & Holy Communion”. I thought … Continue reading →

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All Buddha, all the time

Posted on 19 March 2010 by

It was in late January that I finally started meditating seriously.  I took refuge as a Buddhist almost two years ago, and it’s taken me this long to get down to a consistent daily practice.  By “meditation” I mean what Zen … Continue reading →

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Neato cool article–

Posted on 22 October 2009 by

–on Halloween and Teh Spooky from the Tibetan Buddhist perspective: Gathering of Ghosts and Demons. It talks about female practitioner Machig Labdron and the practice of chod, offering one’s body as food for the demons and ghosts.

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Flame from a distant altar

Posted on 18 September 2007 by

I’ve come to a conclusion about something:  If there’s any religion that can substantiate a claim to be The One True Religion in the World, it’s Buddhism. I know that’s a pretty strange thing for me to say, an Episcopalian … Continue reading →

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