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Amending Ratna Aspiration – HIGHLIGHT
Invoking Money to Wash Debt Clean ~ in the playful manner of our lineage of poets. Primordial Rigden, Shiwa Okar of the Basically Good, Gesar Norbu Dradul, commander of fearless troops King Ashoka of generous riches, Milarepa, conqueror of karma… To you I offer clouds of love and devotion. Come ... continuePosted June 19, 2010 by Jennifer Holder
Bardo List of Unemployment – HIGHLIGHT
For some time I’ve been telling myself that if I had the time I’d meditate more frequently. Given the opportunity and space, I’d park my butt on my meditation cushion and practice shamatha daily like a good meditation warrior. As an art director in a busy Madison ... continuePosted May 4, 2009 by
The Practice of Losing My Job – HIGHLIGHT
In November, I survived the first round of layoffs. To celebrate, I joined my coworkers at a Mexican restaurant for lunch. We filled a big table and most of us are under thirty, so the waiter served us free Tequila shots. I remember the way we ... continuePosted April 10, 2009 by Jennifer Holder
Karma and the Economy, by Acharya Eric Spiegel – HIGHLIGHT
How are we to understand what is going on right now in the world? How can so many people be suffering and there be no direct culprit? As I have been contemplating this crisis and watching (and living) the enormous suffering that is it’s ... continuePosted April 7, 2009 by Eric Spiegel
On Warriorship and the Economy, by Eric Spiegel – HIGHLIGHT
Over recent months the world has been in economic turmoil. There continues to be a sense of not knowing what will calm things or how to make them “right” again. It is likely that a fair number of people in the sangha have lost ... continuePosted February 20, 2009 by Eric Spiegel
The Impact of the Economy: Shambhalians in Financial Distress
Recently I posed a question on Sangha-announce. I asked: Are any Shambhalians in financial distress? And, if there are any, what might we have in place to alleviate such distress? In what part of our organization would this element of vicissitude be addressed? Suddenly I became the ... continuePosted February 1, 2009 by Phyllis Segura