Category Archives: Mahayana

Impermanence

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Impermanence equals change. Because all things, people, societies, cultures, animals, systems, emotions, thoughts, beliefs (and anything else that can be named) are impermanent, transition, transformation, learning, newness, inventions and discoveries can happen. Because of impermanence death, birth, aging, seasonal changes, … Continue reading →

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Essential points on why the breath is a primary focus in meditation

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Some points on why breath regarding shamatha outer breath is light, as in weightless breath is unadorned, simple, and ordinary breath is continuous and a continuity Awareness, essential Being, mind, the nature of mind (all the same essence) {repeat each … Continue reading →

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Meditation: contemplate love again and again

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Garchen Rinpoche has a current series on YouTube on restoring love in one’s mind and therefore in the world. Why restore? The average human day has many ups and downs, emotions and thoughts, worries and stresses, joys and celebrations. A … Continue reading →

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“I, too, make this dedication”

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Many people are renewing aspirations and vows that benefit others and the world. Millions, maybe billions, of people are praying for the well-being of others and that this world-shared situation will foster awareness, compassion, equanimity, and positive change in the … Continue reading →

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84000

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

There are many important efforts necessary in the world today and many life-supporting, world-changing efforts to support. 8400 is one. The reason is not about Buddha or “Buddhism” but because understanding the Truth – the non-deceptive, underlying, incontrovertible Truth of … Continue reading →

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