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DHARMA QUOTE of the WEEK-written by Ven. Lobsang Gyatso, translated by Ven. Dr. Gareth Sparham Posted by Paul DiSegna on August 8, 2016

UNDERCOVER DALAI LAMAOne day the Dalai Lama went to Ganden accompanied by his security agent Kumbula. They went in ordinary clothes on ordinary horses and left Lhasa traveling east. When they got to the ferries they met with an elderly man heading back home from Lhasa where he had taken a load of wood on a donkey. The Dalai Lama entered into a con...

ZEN QUOTE of the WEEK - The Poetry of Zen Posted by Paul DiSegna on August 5, 2016

WHO SAYS MY POEMS ARE POEMS?Who says my poems are poems?They aren't poems at all.Only when you understand my poems aren't poemscan we talk poetry.—Ryōkan Excerpted from:The Poetry of ZenTranslated and edited by Sam Hamill and J.P. Seaton, page 159.

FEELING THREATENED BY PEACE-by Pema Chödrön Posted by Paul DiSegna on August 3, 2016

FEELING THREATENED BY PEACEThe peace that we are looking for is not peace thatcrumbles as soon as there is difficulty or chaos. Whetherwe're seeking inner peace or global peace or a combinationof the two, the way to experience it is to build onthe foundation of unconditional openness to all thatarises. Peace isn't an experience free of challenges,...