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Are you happy? Is your heart joyful?
Ok. When will you be happy?
What will make you happy?
Achieving? Relationship? Control? Money? Others?
These are all the outward reflections. On the other hand happiness is an inward state.
When you reach the reason for happiness, when you achieve it, are you happy in the same way as you have anticipated?
Posted in Chanting & Meditations, tagged breathing, compassion, healing, health, Zen, Buddhism, Religion & Spirituality, chanting, tibet, spirituality, relationships, inspiration, Religion and Spirituality, Lama Surya Das on April 26, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Upaya's Zendo Green Tara
Here is a track from Lama Surya Das‘ Chants to Awaken the Buddhist Heart with Steven Halpren
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFwFM2FmU9Y
I’ve been listening to this MP3 a lot this month. Mostly listening to the Heart Sutra.
http://www.wildmind.org/mantras/figures/greentara – Click here for an explanation of the chant.
If you have a favorite chant that you use on the cushion, please leave a comment and share with us!
Much happiness and peace,
Jen
Posted in Classes, Resources, tagged Being with Dying, breathing, Buddhism, compassion, Dharma, health, Jack Kornfield, Joan Halifax, mindfulness, Upaya Institute and Zen Center on April 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Joan Halifax with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, at the XIVth Mind and Life Institute conference, 2007, Dharamsala (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Jack Kornfield, Roshi Joan Halifax, Dan Siegel, Rick Hanson
Phenomenonal!
I’d love to go back to Seattle but I cannot lie, the Vegas conference carries the biggest bang!
I think if you could make it to any of these conferences you would learn a tremendous amount from these giants in the fields of mindfulness, science, therapy, spirituality, and more…
http://facesconferences.com/mindfulness-conferences/phoenix-mindfulness-conference/
http://facesconferences.com/mindfulness-conferences/seattle-mindfulness-conference/
http://facesconferences.com/mindfulness-conferences/las-vegas-mindfulness-conference/
Posted in Mindfulness & Buddhism, tagged inspiration, meditation, Mettā, mindfulness, Religion & Spirituality, Religion and Spirituality, Sharon Salzberg on April 26, 2012 | 3 Comments »
“At times like these, when someone’s suffering seems to have no end, when it is too much to bear, we can lose faith in our ability to make any difference at all. But it is exactly at these times when faith is most needed. How do we cultivate a faith that enables us to take positive action in the world against even overwhelming odds? Where can we place our faith that enables us to work to make a difference — especially when it seems that no matter what we do, it’s not enough?”
~~Sharon Salzberg, Faith: Trusting Our Deepest Experience.
