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    The Buddha's Teachings in Four Lines Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 28 Mar 2011
    Pamela Gayle White and Khedrub Zangmo, from Week 4 of their ongoing Tricycle Retreat,  "Letting Go." PGW: In the path that the Buddha taught, which goes from confusion to awakening, letting go is an integral part. This is beautifully summed up in just a few words of the Buddha's teachings where he says, Refrain from all harmful destructive behaviorPut genuine goodness into practiceTrain and tame your mind completelyThis is the Buddha's teaching More »
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    Me Against The World Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 24 Mar 2011
    Pamela Gayle White, from Week 3 of her on going Tricycle Retreat, which she is leading along with Khedrub Zangmo. More »
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    The Fearless Examination of Samsara Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 18 Mar 2011
    I have been quite struck by this month's Tricycle Retreat, "Letting Go." The retreat leaders, Pamela Gayle White and Khedrub Zangmo, while being very gentle and soft-spoken, are definitely "no nonsense" teachers that cut straight to the heart of the human condition in their presentation of the Buddhadharma. In their Week 2 teachings, "The View" Pamela begins the talk with a discussion of why we practice in the first place. She explains that through the study and practice of Buddhism, we can become less of a nuisance and more of a benefit, both to ourselves and others. She explains that if this is our motivation, then we can confidently work towards awakening and let go of the defects and faults that impede us. More »
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    Buddhas and Distraction Junkies Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 14 Mar 2011
    Pamela Gayle White and Khedrub Zangmo, from Week 2 of their Tricycle Retreat, PGW: At some point we should look at the difference between the view of someone who is completely awake, a Buddha, and the view of someone who is confused, like the rest of us. Is there a difference? What might that difference be? More »
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    April Retreat: Sharon Salzberg on the Five Hindrances Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 14 Mar 2011
    Last week I had the privilege of attending some of the taping* of the April Tricycle Retreat: Sharon Salzberg on the Five Hindrances. The Five Hindrances are classically described as negative mental states that interfere with meditation. Sharon Salzberg in this retreat will speak of how they play out in our lives generally as well. They are translated in different ways, but generally speaking they are: craving, including attachment or clinging to sensual and other pleasures aversion, including anger and resntment sleepiness, inclduing boredom and laziness restlessness, including fear and anxiety doubt, lack of confidence and mistrust of the teachings More »
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    Watch: Meditation Instructions for Beginners Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 11 Mar 2011
    Pamela Gayle White and Khedrub Zangmo are wrapping up the first week of their Tricycle Retreat, Letting Go. You can follow that link to visit Week 1 of the retreat, which contains two videos and supplementary readings and the discussion with the teachers. (You'll have to be a Tricycle Community Supporting or Sustaining Member to join in the three weeks that follow.) The second video, which contains 25 minutes of meditation instructions for beginners, has proved so popular that we're re-posting it here. Enjoy! More »