OTHER POSTS
Rohr: Jesus and Buddha
In many ways, Jesus and Buddha were talking about a very similar process of human transformation. Pain is the foundational teacher of transformation for both of them, which led to compassion in Buddhist language and love in Christian language (I accept the common definition that our suffering is the degree of resistance we have toward […]
“Take Five” – Dave Brubeck
Named for the uncommon quintuple time (5/4) it’s written in, “Take Five” is a classic, performed here by Dave Brubeck and his Quartet. Hakuna Matata
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Why Matthieu Ricard is one of the happiest monks alive
Originally published on the yoga blog. Matthieu Ricard has been a Buddhist monk for some 40 years since he left his life as a molecular geneticist in the 1960′s. He left it all behind to live a life of renunciation in the Himalayas. It was during this time, he says, that he learned how to be […]