A Facebook friend posted a music video by Izzy Kamakawwiwo’ole. Brudder Izzy was singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Izzy is/was a proud Hawaiian who died too young. His songs exude a pride of native place. So I’ve been sitting here…
News, Personal Observation, Samsara
We Are All Boston
by Greg •
Last week we were all glued in horror to our television sets, radios, or twitter feeds. After the elite runners crossed the finish line and the hobby runners were coming down the home stretch explosions rang out. Two IEDs kill,…
Personal Observation
Coming out of some closets
by Greg •
Let’s Come Out and Be Real I’ve been playing about being a simple Buddhist on this blog. I have never intended to hide anything from anyone, but I have had a tendency to compartmentalize everything in my life. That in itself…
Teachers, Video
Piers Morgan Interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
by Greg •
CNN’s Piers Morgan interviewed His Holiness the Dalai Lama on April 25, 2012.
Samsara
Science, Dharma, and the Big Bang
by Greg •
A few minutes ago Palyul teacher Jetsunma Akon Lhamo published a tweet that claimed, “Imagine! The iron in our blood and planet both came from a dying STAR. A SUN! We consist of that. #Science #QuoteJAL” (http://bit.ly/QGvnZg) I sat back…
Dharma Centers, Featured, Travel
Respite for a Worried Mind
by Greg •
The morning air is cool and the grass is damp as a heavy mist blankets the surrounding hills. Thinking about the first quiet night in you can’t remember how long you make your way across the lawn to the main…