”Our subject tonight is transcendentalism — the awareness of eternity in the present… As I’m sitting talking to you, I’m watching a squirrel. I’m sitting here in the Dodge van and I’m watching this cute little guy hop back and forth, apparently oblivious to our technologically-oriented civilization. He’s out there in his world, a world…
Computer programming is a field in which you use analytic techniques very similar to techniques that Buddhists have used for thousands of years to refine the mind. It is a wonderful career for people who are drawn to meditation. Computer Science is talk 12 of 27 in the Tantric Buddhism series. © ℗ 1990, The…
Selfless Giving (PD1) Selfless giving is friendliness. It’s an attitude towards life, a reverence for life. And it is one of the highest of all ways. Where do you start? Well, you start with the heart. Download all talks in this series (Free MP3 audio)
“Most people enjoy the feeling of complacency. They’ve learned to like the feeling of sitting down in front of the television set, of lying on the beach in the sunshine, of driving around in their car without anything to do, of talking endlessly for hours with others about trivial subjects — in other words, no…
“Mysticism is the study of energy, the study of power. Power itself is simply a word to try to describe attention, awareness. Power is the ability to translate, that is, to shift from one level of attention to another.” “In mysticism, the first course of action is to do away with imprinting —…
What the teacher does is teach the spiritual aspirant to compact their life, strengthen it, get all the junk out of it, and learn to be happy, free, and strong. Gradually the metaphysical teacher guides the student to step into other dimensional realities to stand and gaze with awe and wonder at the universe. Metaphysics…
In Buddhism, we call Enlightenment the natural state. But with billions of human beings on Earth thinking and acting, it is difficult for us to even quiet our minds. We are all incarnate Buddhas and we seek our own innocence. Find out how we can become more aware of our true nature and reside in…
“There are two sides to self-discovery as in most things — an outer, more popular side and an inner side. Today I would like to tell you about the more esoteric aspects of reincarnation. The esoteric teaching of reincarnation is that it’s happening all the time. At every moment we’re going through a change. Our…
Everything is transient – meaning it does not last. We are transient in this life. Everything and everyone we know will change their current form. This knowledge gives us the freedom to go and do what we truly want to do. Transience is talk 22 of 27 in the Tantric Buddhism series. © ℗ 1990,…
Seeing (PD6) What is seeing? Well, seeing is a direct, immediate knowledge of something. It does not imply any kind of judgment or moral system or philosophical outlook or religious viewpoint. Seeing is seeing. Download all talks in this series (Free MP3 audio)
In Buddhism, we seek that which is ineffable – that which cannot be seen with the eyes or felt with the hands. We seek to find the still center in the middle of all the turning worlds, simply because we like that, we know that’s where we belong. Buddhism is talk 11 of 27 in…
“In Zen, we study the will. We learn how to cultivate it and we learn to use it in specific ways — to accumulate will. It is something that you can accumulate, just like money…” “Will is assertion and you begin by learning to will small things. The first thing to will is meditation….