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Seeds Of Compassion Gathering
April 11-15, 2008 Settle, WA
A 5–day gathering to engage the hearts and minds of our community by highlighting the vision, science, and programs of early social, emotional, and cognitive […]


Breathing Meditation

photo credit: code poet
I want to share with you this beautifully Insightful and funny story from Mandala magazine October/November 2006 (page 42-43).

LESSON FROM A LAMA: Breathing Meditation
By Linda Leaming
This winter, my husband and I traveled from Bhutan to Sikkim to visit the Khadu Sanphu hot springs. While we were there, we stopped to see […]


“The Pain Body”, Afflictive Emotions And Karma

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I am rereading Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth, and chapter 5 is about the pain-body. Since Tolle mentions karma, I was intrigued to find similarities between the pain-body and karma.
From A New Earth, chapter 5:
The voice in the head has a life of its own. Most people are at the mercy of […]


Being True: How To Tolerate, Forbear, Endure And Accept Difficult Life Circumstances

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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. — Lao Tzu
Six years ago a very difficult family situation made me very unhappy. I always find happiness in spiritual reading, so I read the book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal […]


Mantra Recitation And Visualization

The third day of the meditation course:
We were introduced to the most important practices in the Tibetan meditation tradition. I recommend that you attend a meditation class and get instructions from a qualified meditation master or teacher to get most benefits from this meditation.

Om Ah Hum
The practice of mantra recitation