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Sean
With America’s “crazy tree” in full bloom over public discussion of health care reform (and everything else we’re afraid of in a society that is facing it’s biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression), the... More »
Sean
Clipped from my blog: http://www.dharmamonkey.com/wp/?p=652 Every seeker longs for that moment of ultimate realization -- the great ah hah! moment that makes the difficult path worthwhile. After seven years of searching inside and seeking knowledge... More »
Sean
In last Saturday’s Washington Post, Karen Armstrong, a respected expert on comparative theology, reminds us that compassion is the cornerstone of each of the world’s major religions. All the great religious sages insist that compassion... More »
Sean
Clipped from my blog: http://www.dharmamonkey.com/wp A couple of years ago, I heard an interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama where he discussed global economics from a Buddhist perspective. Aside from topics of interconnectedness... More »
Sean
With the Summer Olympics now upon us, I’ve turned the question of Tibet over in my mind a hundred times, trying to reconcile the grievous actions taken there by the Chinese Communists with the fact... More »
Sean
At one point during a recent conversation with friends, someone made the insightful remark: Sean, that may all work well and good for you and the other 350 million Buddhists on the planet, but not... More »
Sean
There is a part of me that is thankful for the Tibetans in Lhasa, Kathmandu, Dharamsala, the remote areas of Tibet and the other parts of the world who are so willing to take a... More »
Sean
Taken from this month’s issue of Mandala is the brief article below by Jampa Gendun, resident teacher at Buddha House is Adelaide. Gendun’s is a common theme I hear from my yoga teacher, meditation teachers... More »
Sean
I took dinner to a friend’s house last night, and when arrived at his condo building, there wasn’t a single parking space within two blocks. So I parked illegally on the corner, knowing full well... More »
Sean
Assume a sweeping, almost radical political movement were to take hold in this country. What would it look like? And what would it feel like? What if tomorrow, people in America decided that this nation... More »
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