Spiritual Links
Here are some great spiritual teachers and links-
Gil Fronsdal’s teachings are a wellspring of knowledge and free.
And some of his recommended talks
Sylvia Boorstein, experience says a lot.
Dharmaseed.org is the preeminent resource for spiritual talks-
The divine abidings, are where we rest our heart!
Sharon Salzberg’s teachings on Metta are great.
Jon Kabat-Zinn a master of the art of meditation, teaches Google.
Pema Chodron’s teachings are profound!- Watch this Interview
Purchase her talks- True Happiness and Getting Unstuck and others, they are life transforming!
(available through itunes) or at- soundstrue.com
And of course.. H H the Dalai Lama
Tara Brach a true master and one of my all time favorite teachers. And her website- tarabrach.com
Check out- Radical Acceptance
Adyashanti, heres some of his video’s, also I highly recommend his talk- True Meditation available through itunes. And check out his website for lots of free writings, talks, and videos
including- What Is Enlightenment
Alan Watts is an original!
The Five Hindrances are not to be overlooked
Grafton Peace Pagoda
A pervasive but often invisible source of suffering in our culture is self-aversion. We are a busy culture, and we move through our life feeling anxious and dissatisfied, but not fully conscious of how we neglect or judge our inner experience. We suffer from a lack of belonging: to our own bodies, to each other and to the earth. When we practice Buddhist meditation, we learn how to listen deeply and hold our life tenderly.
Freedom and clarity is our natural state, the Dharma ( body of knowledge or truth.. ) points to what is already there- that we are all one and that love is the wellspring of our vitality. Liberation comes from removing the filters that our ego ( or the I ) has created, and simply seeing things as they are.
With the practice of body, mind and spirit we cultivate a way of life that strips away the delusion of the ego or separateness bringing awareness and love. Yoga
There are as many ways to self realization as there are people, we must all find and explore our own path. The Buddha didn’t teach Buddhism he taught a way of life-
"Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it." -Buddha
God Bless The Whole World check it out, a great site!
The Buddha didn't teach people what he had realized when he became enlightened. Instead, he taught people how to realize enlightenment for themselves. He taught that awakening comes through one's own direct experience, not through beliefs and dogmas.
