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    Surrender to This Exact Moment Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 03 Nov 2010
    In the Vajrayana, we see that our difficulties with relative reality stem from our attitudes and beliefs, rather than from relativity itself. We are called to see each arising of our day not as a threat, but as an opportunity—a chance to open our arms, lay down our weapons, and surrender to this exact moment of our life.You could ask, Why are we called to become so intimate with our relative situations—with every personal encounter, every job, every relationship, every emotion? It is because, from the viewpoint of Vajrayana, “ultimate truth” is found in the relative, and nowhere else. Relative truth—our lives experienced nakedly, with no overlay—always arrives as a fissure in the fabric of our conceptual world. Reginald A. Ray, from "The Vajrayana Journey is an experience of love, power, and freedom." (Winter 2010) More »
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    Real wisdom isn't found in universities Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 27 Oct 2010
    In his Week 4 teaching, "Active Engagement," from his Tricycle Retreat "The Challenge of Change: Living Skillfully in an Uncertain World," Larry Rosenberg tells us real wisdom isn't learned in school. He says: More »
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    Real Wisdom vs. Wise Words Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 26 Oct 2010
    In Week 4 of his Tricycle Retreat, "The Challenge of Change: Living Skillfully in an Uncertain World," Larry Rosenberg discusses the Buddha's exchange with his son, Rahula. The exchange concerns skillful speech: Will what I say be beneficial to the person I'm speaking to? And if it turns out that it isn't, it's also ok to feel remorse: More »
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    Week 4 of Larry Rosenberg's Tricycle Retreat, The Challenge of Change Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 25 Oct 2010
    It's the fourth and final week of Larry Rosenberg's Tricycle Retreat, The Challenge of Change: Living Skillfully in an Uncertain World." Watch a clip here: http://vimeo.com/15844053 You can watch the entire teaching here—but you have to be a Tricycle Community Sustaining Member. More »
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    Larry Rosenberg: Practice! Practice! Practice! Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 22 Oct 2010
    A retreat participant in Larry Rosenberg's "The Challenge of Change" retreat has a comment and question about helping others. The commenter concludes: One of the first things I read about Buddhism, and that appealed to me greatly, was the prohibition on proselytizing. But I also understand that a natural expression of compassion is to want to ease others' suffering, when possible. Any advice about how to walk this tight-rope? Larry responds: Yes, simple: Learn to be light unto yourself! You can't give people something that you don't have. Of course some words of encouragement, verbal dharma, can be of help by putting the current pain in a wider context. Practice! Practice! Practice! Practice! Practice! Practice! And have a good weekend. More »
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    Larry Rosenberg's Tricycle Retreat: Discouraged People Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 21 Oct 2010
    A participant in Larry Rosenberg's Tricycle Retreat comments: You make so many things that we hear about move from the abstract to "real" in the sense that now I can truly understand and can use that wisdom in my life. Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could really talk to the discouraged people, not just in the oil spill area but all over this country where negative change is endemic. Now what I imagine you saying is, can't you talk to the discouraged people you meet this way?  Yes, I could. And Larry replies: Yes, oil spill is one example of a general challenge. Start by being fully aware of what the painful event brings up; not for, not against; clear sustained attention. Of course this will probably be a series of challenges over time. More »