Supplementary Material - The Bardos in Everyday Life
Welcome to the Bardos in Everyday Life: Covid 19 Version support page. On this page, in sequential order (starting at the top with the most recent class) for each of the ten classes, you will find all the quotes, links to articles, references to books, additional material and anything else to assist you in this journey.
Is There a Dark Side to Meditation?
The recent article in The Atlantic by Tomas Rocha, “The Dark Knight of the Soul,” brings up a much neglected but very important topic around a dark side to meditation. With hundreds of studies (over 500 a year) coming out showing the benefits of meditation, there are surprisingly few endeavors...
Just When You Think You’re Enlightened
Andrew is a featured guest contributor in Buddhadharma Magazine. In this article, "Just When You Think You're Enlightened" Andrew writes that temporary experiences such as flashes of bliss or clarity can be encouraging moments in your practice, but only if you know how to handle them. If you...
The Power of Mindfulness
Everyday it seems there is another article about how mindfulness meditation is being embraced by people and institutions everywhere. From Silicon Valley to pro football to the Marine Corps , the power of mindfulness seems to be gaining some very real traction these days. There is even a new...
” Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition” featured in Buddhadharma Magazine.
Buddhadharma Magazine August 20, 2013 Andrew's book, Preparing to Die is in Buddhadharma Magazine. This book will help you prepare, and show you how to transform the greatest obstacle in life, death, into the greatest opportunity. About " Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom...
Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
Death is one of the most precious experiences in life, literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Yet after many years of teaching on death and dying, I am surprised that even for spiritual practitioners death remains a dreaded event. We dread it because we don’t know about it. We don’t look...
Reflections on Death from Tsoknyi Rinpoche
In this interview which is taken from the book, "Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition" by Tsoknyi Rinpoche. These reflections on death from Tsoknyi Rinpoche offer what to do for yourself and others to spiritually prepare for death and what to...
Repetition is Key to Developing a Meditation Practice
Accomplishment in any discipline involves repetition. If we want to build muscles, we don’t lift 10,000 pounds one time, we lift a few pounds thousands of times. Just as repetition is the source of necessary hardship for a piano student aspiring to be a concert pianist, it remains so for...
The Power and The Pain
Anyone engaged in genuine spiritual practice will face many challenges along the path. Whether it’s the frustration of feeling that you are unable to meditate, the physical aches and pains of sitting still, the sense of inadequacy or failure, or simply not having enough time, there are countless...