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Bonus Bulletin 25 April – Kadampa Buddhism

On April 6, we celebrated the NKT Day with a morning workshop called: “Prayer, it’s ‘nice’!” We learned that we can pray anywhere, anytime, and for all living beings. Prayer creates peace in the world. We also read special dedications to Geshe-la, our precious Rounder, Teacher, and Spiritual Guide, watched […]

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Amoghasiddhi Essence of Lifeforce: Modern, Success-Oriented and Profound Practices of the Karma Buddha Family

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No One Like Me | Lion’s Roar

Question: I recently moved to a Buddhist retreat center where I am pretty much the only person of color. I knew that going in, but it’s been more difficult than I expected. I love the practice and don’t want to leave, but I feel uncomfortable and miss my own people […]

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5 Hidden Fears That May Be Secretly Sabotaging Your Life

“Sometimes what you’re most afraid of doing is the very thing that will set you free.” ~Robert Tew I like to say I don’t regret much in life, because I know I’ve always done the best I could and have learned from every experience. But I’d be lying if I […]

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Wisdom Dialogues Series from Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom

Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW) has just concluded their Wisdom Dialogues series, a “journey into the heart of wisdom and emotional understanding.” Spanning six episodes, this series provided insights into cultivating wisdom, managing emotions, and “becoming your own therapist,” as Lama Yeshe encouraged.  In this final chapter, “Touching […]

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Building a Buddhist Chatbot (NORBU-AI)

Summary: Brother Lim Kooi Fong shared the inspirational story behind NORBU, a pioneering Buddhist AI chatbot designed to promote mindfulness and spiritual growth through open dialogue. He was inspired by the Dalai Lama’s call to spread the Nalanda tradition of Buddhist learning through open discourse. This led him to create […]

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How Mindfulness Can Help Us Heal White Fragility

Welcome back to the third article of my series on mindfulness for racial healing.  It’s been encouraging to have received positive feedback about the first two articles. The resilience, maturity, and courage it takes to endure through the initial discomfort that arises when we talk about race and racism is […]

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Looking Deeply / Entering The Field

By Sr. Chan Tu Nghiem Entering the field, The path of mindfulness is before me.  Making mindful steps In the forest of life, I feel Thay is walking beside me. Entering the field, The path of kindness is before me.  Smiling at life, The good and the bad, All acceptance, […]

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Zen Teachings from the Ceramics Studio

One of the first arts I trained in as part of living at Chozen-ji was ceramics. One weekend morning in 2018, I made my way back to the ceramics studio. There, I found several Dojo members puttering around and happy to show me the basics.  It would take months, if […]