Bardo of Becoming

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June 4, 2021

// by Andrew Holecek If you are well trained, your first after-death experience will be the luminous bardo of…

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Strong Mental Health In Five Practical Steps

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May 30, 2021

By Blake D. Bauer Step 1:  Express Your Emotions Honestly and Kindly Our mental wellness is intimately connected to…

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Peace

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May 12, 2021

By Katharine Kaufman This morning, right after the sun, I scraped ice off windshield and drove East, past black…

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Self-Compassion ‘Is’ Self-Protection: A Guided Practice

May 11, 2021

By Ann Saffi Biasetti // The word self-protection may feel elusive and hard to wrap our mind around as…

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Communication is the Key to Happiness

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May 10, 2021

In this video, meditation master Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche, a meditation master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition,…

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Freedom within the Dimensions of Silent Retreat Practice 

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May 6, 2021

by Janet Solyntjes // Do you associate the practice of mindfulness meditation with freedom? How is freedom discovered within the form of a meditation retreat?  This article…

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The Power of Yin

April 6, 2021

As we look forward to hosting an online retreat with long-time friend of SMC Sara Avant Stover next month,…

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The Buddha Turns the Wheel of Dharma

March 31, 2021

By Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown (Excerpted from Article in Bodhi Magazine, October 2002) After the awakening, a radiant Buddha remained…

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Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche on Taking Care of Your State of Mind at Home

February 16, 2021

In this video, meditation master Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche, a meditation master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition,…

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First, Do No Harm: The Need for Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness

January 7, 2021

By David Treleaven, Ph.D. // Trauma is big in the news these days. So is mindfulness. On first glance,…

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We’re in This Together: Heartbreak and Healing in Difficult Times

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September 22, 2020

By Loden Nyima Published September 2020; updated December 2021 & March 2022 I wrote this article from a friend’s…

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Gelong Loden Nyima on Buddhism and COVID-19

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August 6, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, with all its myriad forms of suffering, concurrent with the climate crisis, systemic injustices,…

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