Sweeping the Shrine Room Floor
In his earliest teachings, the Buddha taught that the “wheel of action” begins with sweeping the shrine room floor, with mindfulness and awareness, of course. We sweep the floor mindfully and we...
View ArticleAmerican Buddhism & Psychotherapy: Building an Intimate Partnership
American Buddhism & Psychotherapy Part I: Building an Intimate Partnership If one of the goals of Rebel Buddha (the book by Dzogchen Ponlop) is to have a true merging of ancient wisdom with the...
View ArticlePsychotherapy as Preliminary Practice
American Buddhism & Psychotherapy Part II: Psychotherapy as Preliminary Practice Clients begin their journey in psychotherapy with similar intentions to the ones Buddha had when he set out on his...
View ArticleWhat would Rebel Buddha say to the American Psychotherapist?
American Buddhism & Psychotherapy Part III: What would Rebel Buddha say to the American Psychotherapist? Wherever there is ego-centered drama, there is suffering. –Dzogchen Ponlop, Rebel Buddha I...
View ArticleFamily Life as a Spiritual Path
From my perspective, family life and relationship are among the most obvious and paradoxical of paths on which to practice the dharma. Nowhere are we more triggered nor more loving. In one moment,...
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