The Mark Otter-edited Issue #4017 of the Nonduality Highlights contains quite a lengthy selection from a talk by Pema Chödrön, the wonderful Tibetan Buddhist nun and senior student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. The excerpt deals mostly with something called shenpa, which is usually translated as attachment, but which she imbues with a meaning ( Read more... )

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist lama who also paints very striking, abstract art. He was featured in the current issue of Buddhadharma, and a small excerpt from an article he wrote on his abstract painting begins with some striking points about meditation and the nature of mind.As Buddhists, we are taught that the natural state of ( Read more... )