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• Safe word
• “Samaya,” a multimedia Buddhist performance piece, premieres in New York next week
• “Samaya,” a multimedia Buddhist performance piece, premieres in New York next week
• July 6: Celebrate Compassion Day — and the Dalai Lama
• Safe word
• I Can See Clearly Now!
• Questioning Positive Thinking

Safe word Posted: 18 Jun 2012 09:00 AM PDT Domestic relationships of all sorts might work a lot better by having a safeword in case an argument starts to hurt someone too much. To disrespect a safeword would be grounds to dissolve the relationship. It's got to be that … Continue reading → Read More @ Source A Teaching From Zen Master Jinen This is the first in a series of teachings by my teacher, Zen master Jinen-san. *English subtitles with this video (Click CC). If you liked this, you may enjoy www.youtube.com www.themystictraveller.com Video Rating: 4 / 5 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

“Samaya,” a multimedia Buddhist performance piece, premieres in New York next week Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:01 AM PDT Samaya, a multimedia music and performance piece inspired by the images and energy of Buddhist Tantra, will be performed at the La Sala Experimental Music Space in Brooklyn from June 28 to July 1. Blending contemporary music with movement, live vocal performances in English and Tibetan, and projected imagery and animation, Samaya is inspired by writer and director Harry Einhorn's visits to Tibetan monasteries in India, where he was struck by how performing arts are integrated into religious practice. "My goal is to bring this type of embodied and celebratory performance to the wider western culture, and inject some pure dharma into the experimental theater scene in New York City and the West in general; not just for practitioners in a center, but for general audiences as well," Einhorn said. The music in Samaya was written by Einhorn and Philippe Treuille. This is their third collaboration — their most recent production, Heart Sutra, was performed at venues around New York City, including the Rubin Museum. This time, Einhorn and Treuille are joined by motion-graphics artist Peyton Skyler. Samaya will be performed three nights only — Thursday, June 28 at 8PM; Friday, June 29 at 8PM; and Sunday, July 1 at 2PM at La Sala, at 53 N 3rd St. in Brooklyn. Tickets are available here; admission is $ 10 for students and artists and $ 12 for general admission. For more information about Samaya, visit the production's website and blog. Read More @ Source ช็อคโกแลต Chocolate - Rooftop Fight Scene 5 Zin and Zen enters the Tiger's den. Video Rating: 4 / 5 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

“Samaya,” a multimedia Buddhist performance piece, premieres in New York next week Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT Samaya, a multimedia music and performance piece inspired by the images and energy of Buddhist Tantra, will be performed at the La Sala Experimental Music Space in Brooklyn from June 28 to July 1. Blending contemporary music with movement, live vocal performances in English and Tibetan, and projected imagery and animation, Samaya is inspired by writer and director Harry Einhorn's visits to Tibetan monasteries in India, where he was struck by how performing arts are integrated into religious practice. "My goal is to bring this type of embodied and celebratory performance to the wider western culture, and inject some pure dharma into the experimental theater scene in New York City and the West in general; not just for practitioners in a center, but for general audiences as well," Einhorn said. The music in Samaya was written by Einhorn and Philippe Treuille. This is their third collaboration — their most recent production, Heart Sutra, was performed at venues around New York City, including the Rubin Museum. This time, Einhorn and Treuille are joined by motion-graphics artist Peyton Skyler. Samaya will be performed three nights only — Thursday, June 28 at 8PM; Friday, June 29 at 8PM; and Sunday, July 1 at 2PM at La Sala, at 53 N 3rd St. in Brooklyn. Tickets are available here; admission is $ 10 for students and artists and $ 12 for general admission. For more information about Samaya, visit the production's website and blog. Read More @ Source mahakala prayer For any further teachings or explanation to the practice of the Protector please contact nearest Karma Kagyu buddhist centre. Video Rating: 4 / 5 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

July 6: Celebrate Compassion Day — and the Dalai Lama Posted: 18 Jun 2012 06:00 AM PDT Via the FPMT. July 6 will mark the 77th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and to celebrate, the day has also been designated by the good folks at the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) as "Compassion Day." As Michael Ium, Compassion Day coordinator for the FPMT explains: Compassion Day arose out of three main desires: establishing a joint celebration for the FPMT North American community; honoring the birthday of His Holiness, and cultivating compassion through both internal and external practices. Our hope is that Compassion Day is a celebration of compassion in every aspect of our lives, and a way for us to connect and support each other. Our main objective is for individuals and dharma centers connected to the FPMT in North America to make Compassion Day a special celebration, whether that is through the creation of a gift for His Holiness, having group meditations, or offering community service. Of course, we would welcome involvement from any individuals or groups who also wish to honor His Holiness, or celebrate compassion in their own ways! Right now we are in the final planning stages, and hope to ramp up the momentum in the month leading up to July 6th. There are three main aspects to Compassion Day: Rejoicing, Compassion in Action, and Meditation. For more on how to participate in the these, visit the Compassion Day website and/or the day's Facebook page. Read More @ Source

Safe word Posted: 18 Jun 2012 02:00 AM PDT Domestic relationships of all sorts might work a lot better by having a safeword in case an argument starts to hurt someone too much. To disrespect a safeword would be grounds to dissolve the relationship. It's got to be that serious. A safeword is sort of like a "block" at Occupy general assemblies. It means [...] Read More @ Source

I Can See Clearly Now! Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:00 AM PDT Sometimes we see the bigger picture and sometimes it's just the glasses on the end of our nose! This morning as I reached for my reading glasses I caught sight of the smears on the lenses. Usually I smooch the glass clean with a bit of my robe fabric, not taking the time to do a proper job. But today I went and washed my glasses with shower jell, which was to hand, and hey presto I can see clearly now! But seeing clearly is a matter of perspective. Sometimes taking in the bigger picture and sometimes zoomed in close. What's in focus? Objects, over there and people over there are an obvious focus point. But what if, instead of gazing exclusively at objects, one takes in the space around. Negative space as it is termed. Not only around objects but between the object and ones own body? And between oneself and other selves. Somebody said the other day that it is the spaces between that unite not create division or distance. Read More @ Source Zazen - A Guide to Sitting. A brief explanation of zazen-often called sitting meditation. Filmed at the Kokusai Zendo in Kyoto, Japan. This clip is from The Zen Mind by EmptyMind Films. Produced & written by Jon Braeley. Video Rating: 4 / 5 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Questioning Positive Thinking Posted: 17 Jun 2012 03:00 PM PDT Behind all of the most popular modern approaches to happiness and success is the simple philosophy of focusing on things going right. But ever since the first philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome, a dissenting perspective has proposed the opposite: that it's our relentless effort to feel happy, or to achieve certain goals, that is precisely what makes us miserable and sabotages our plans. And that it is our constant quest to eliminate or to ignore the negative – insecurity, uncertainty, failure, sadness – that causes us to feel so insecure, anxious, uncertain or unhappy in the first place. Extracted from The Antidote: Happiness For People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking, by Oliver Burkeman. See The Guardian article Happiness is a glass half empty. The above article was linked in a comment recently. I've found the message so compelling and true I've thus elevated it to the front page. And if that wasn't enough about questioning happiness I came across this video animation titled Smile or Die which takes a critical look at positive thinking! The method of conveying the argument using words and images on a white board suits me down to the ground. As I see it the underlying issue in both the article and the video is a common mistaken view about the use of the mind. But this is a tricky subject when you get right down to it. Magical thinking and the like is one thing however there is the power of the good which benefits beings. We would call that spiritual merit. I'm deeply sorry if questioning positive thinking has left you disturbed. My way of seeing through this positive/negative is to re-affirm the wisdom of looking up which is too often confused with thinking positively. Looking up is a direction which has no goal. Read More @ Source Tibetan Odyssey - Kumbun Stupa (57) Inside Kumbun Stupa in Gyantse, Tibet, on July 7, 1999. Circling clockwise around the stupa, we encounter more statues and wall paintings of various Tibetan Buddhist deities. Some of these are the Green Tara and the White Tara, the Maitreya Buddha (Future Buddha), Avalokiteshvara (Embodiment of Compassion), and Vajrapani (Protector). Video Rating: 0 / 5 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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