Buddhism
Rocky Mountain Why? — Susan Kaiser and Seth Greenland
10:39amSusan
Hey Seth, did you see McCain is going to visit the Dalai Lama in Aspen today? Do you think he’s a seeker?
10:40amSeth
I think he wants to discuss the four noble truths, and how he can use them to beat Obama.
Mindfulness, attention and kindness. — B. Alan Wallace
The world of language and definitions is free and open to innovation. So, while I deeply appreciate the fact that you are including kindness and compassion in your meditation training, the statement that “Attention training without kindness and compassion just isn’t mindfulness.” has little basis in the Buddhist tradition.
5Jul2008 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
A Powerful Teaching — Trudy Goodman
On June 9th, my birthday, this unknown girl touches my heart. She evokes the compassionate teaching of all the special kids who are different somehow: we don’t have to be afraid of what we don’t yet understand — we don’t have to be scared of shrieks and groans — or of our own minds and hearts.
29Jun2008 | Trudy | 0 comments | Continued
Why can’t all children have what we do? Trudy Goodman
I had seen raggedy five year olds taking care of skinny babies and blind babies and begging children crippled from polio and moms with TB and, and, and…
14Jun2008 | Trudy | 4 comments | Continued
Mother of Thousands - Trudy Goodman
Mindfulness is about balance: being aware of one’s own experience while being sensitive and attuned to our impact on others. In our lives, we are continually falling out of balance. . .
5Jun2008 | Trudy | 5 comments | Continued
Mindfulness is not neutral. Diana Winston
Mindfulness is a matter of remembering to be mindful, and then shifting our attention to a more receptive and open state where we’re fully present with things exactly as they are. But what happens when you’re fully present as you’re committing a bank robbery?
29Apr2008 | Diana | 3 comments | Continued
Memo to China: The Customer is Always Right - Susan Kaiser Greenland
Because of the Olympics, hearing from millions of customers that we are not happy could in fact have an impact on Chinese government policy - probably not this week, but eventually.
26Mar2008 | Susan | 0 comments | Continued
The Middle Way of Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama - Susan Kaiser Greenland
Faced with complex issues, factionalized supporters, and a high-stakes game both Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama chose to play to the highest common denominator.
20Mar2008 | Susan | 0 comments | Continued
American and Chinese Co-Dependence: A Bad Relationship - - Susan Kaiser Greenland
Why then was China conspicuous by its absence from the State Department’s annual list of the world’s most egregious human rights violators?
18Mar2008 | Susan | 2 comments | Continued
I'm starting to like her myself.
Great line that. 
Susan, sorry not to get back to you earlier.
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