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Part 2: Honesty Dharma Speech Part 2 Another way you can tell if others are putting the Buddha’s teachings into…

Part One: Harsh Speech How can you tell a Dharma practitioner—someone who puts the Buddha’s teachings into use—from someone who…

Some folks say Buddhism is a religion. And it has many of the trappings of religion: large hierarchical institutions, canonical…

‘Gathering Circle’ —A Buddhist Practice The most common group activity participated in by practitioners of Vajrayana Buddhism is a  gathering…

Garden Variety Depression and Anxiety can be helped by Mindfulness-Awareness Practice The Buddha, in the second of his famous Four…

Could Unequal Compassion have been the Roots of my Depression and Anxiety? For the last two blog posts I have…

How I Ended my Chronic Anxiety and Depression with Buddhist Practice Part 2 The most transformation teaching I received during…

How I Ended my Chronic Anxiety and Depression with Buddhist Practice Part I In my early thirties, after having spent…

Tibetan Mandalas: Are they really what you think they are? Encountering Tibetan Art In the late 1990’s my Mom and…

Pema Osel Ling Retreat Center Imagine yourself in a stunning temple below towering redwoods. You are surrounded by men and…