July 29, 2011 by Jack Elias CHT
How should we respond when our children reject Buddhism? Is it enough that our children receive the spirit of Buddhist teachings and not the “letter”?
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Tags: American Buddhism, Buddhist parents, children and Buddhism, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, family and Buddhism, Generations of Western Buddhists, good enough parents, Jack Elias, Suzuki Roshi
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July 22, 2011 by Nancy Hom
How can the artistic method help us get out of our own way when manifesting positive, creative action in the world?
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Tags: Buddhist art, creative process, emotions, Ground Hog Day, loving-kindness, Nancy Hom, Western Buddhism
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July 14, 2011 by Lynne Marvet
How can performance artists follow the bodhisattva path (the intention to care as much about others’ happiness as we care about our own)?
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Tags: Buddhism artist, clowns, Clowns Without Borders, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Lynne Marvet, Marpa, MeeMee HeeHee, Milarepa, misunderstood artists, performance art, puppets, science of mind
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July 7, 2011 by Joan Sutherland
What is the connection between the life of an artist and the way of the bodhisattva? What can exploration of koans teach us about being fully engaged on the Buddhist Path? How does responding to a koan help us embody the Dharma?
Throughout July and August we’ll be talking about Buddhism, art, and creativity.
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Tags: Bodhisattva, Buddhism art, Buddhism creativity, Buddhism emptiness koan, Buddhist art, Buddhist artists, dharma, dharma art, embodying the Buddhist teachings, impermanence poem, Joan Sutherland, Zen koans
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