Category Archives: Mahayana

Words – a musing

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

A long time ago, the people of the Eastern hemisphere chose to investigate and explore consciousness and its relationship to reality. Many thousands of years have passed since that initial plunge, resulting in a variety of “answers,” word-forms and concepts. … Continue reading →

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Meditation: unity, unified

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Heart-mind. Bodhimind is a translation of bodhichitta; and although there are many levels of meaning to the terms bodhimind/bodhichitta, they all have two factors in unity and unified: heart and mind. Heart is universal, is open and genuinely interested. Mind, … Continue reading →

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What is mind?

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

A few of us will be doing a short meditation retreat on the nature of mind. A statement from Je Tsong Khapa came to my mind with a smile: “the nature of mind so difficult to penetrate,” and was followed … Continue reading →

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Contemplate “the continuum basis”

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak
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Meditation: may all beings …

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

may all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness; may all beings be free from suffering, from suffering; may all beings awaken the wisdom that is within; may all beings live from equanimity. Beginning with “our” little song invoking … Continue reading →

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