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Learning to meditate

Posted on Jan 5th, 2008 by Phil : Teacher Phil

Basic meditation instruction from the head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche .

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Cleaning the window

Posted on Jan 29th, 2007 by Phil : Teacher Phil

  Today I decided to forgo driving and actually walk to the post office to deliver a card for a sangha member and fellow refugee who is suffering from severe bronchitis in the hospital.  I... More »

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How the brain rewires itself

Posted on Jan 23rd, 2007 by Phil : Teacher Phil

This week's TIME issue is about The Brain , and you can't talk about that juicy organ without talking about many of our favorite pastimes, meditation.  One article, How the brain rewires itself , has... More »

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The Four Reminders

Posted on Jan 8th, 2007 by Phil : Teacher Phil

From the Nalada Translation Committee The Four Reminders Even after years of dharma practice, it is still quite likely that we will adhere to a strong belief that the world is solid and unchanging. Clinging... More »

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Sangha

Posted on Dec 18th, 2006 by Phil : Teacher Phil

For the past few weeks I have been going to the San Antonio Shambhala Meditation Center and have loved it!  When I moved back to San Antonio I never thought that there would be a... More »

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Bill Clinton in San Antonio (updated)

Posted on Dec 11th, 2006 by Phil : Teacher Phil

Update :  Former Congressman Ciro Rodriguez defeated seven-term Republican Henry Bonilla in a runoff election Tuesday, adding another Democrat to Congress.  Thanks Bill! This past weekend I had the fantastic opportunity to hear Bill Clinton... More »

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Buddhism behind, beyond prison walls

Posted on Dec 9th, 2006 by Phil : Teacher Phil

From the Houston Chronicle -- LANSING, KAN. — Lama Chuck Stanford began visiting a small group of Buddhist inmates in Kansas six years ago. "Then word got around that I was doing this," Stanford says,... More »

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Free Meditation Timer Software

Posted on Dec 2nd, 2006 by Phil : Teacher Phil

One of my Zaadz Goals is to meditate daily and, not to toot my own horn too loudly, I have been doing quite well :)  One of the things that I had difficulty with was... More »

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