The word “mindfulness” is peeking its head around many corners of western society, creeping into the conversations of business leaders, pro athletes, life coaches and the cognoscenti. No longer the exclusive domain of Buddhist teachers, this great little article from the New York Times discusses the origin of the term mindfulness from its late 19th … [Read more…]
The Sitting Project There is an amazing moment when someone says something and it registers and resonates in you in a way it never did before or you see something, as if with new eyes, freshly and alertly. This something may have been there all along but now you notice it for the very first … [Read more…]
Tibetan Buddhist Robina Courtin comes out the gates blazing and starts out her talk out discussing how the Buddha was more similar to a scientist like Einstein than a religious figure. For more info on Robina, http://www.robinacourtin.com/