Photo by Matthew Kane.You might think being healthy puts you in a good state of mind, but it’s the good state of mind that will keep you healthy in the long-term.
Photo by Samuel Zeller.In the part two of his series, Reginald Ray talks about how the body is not just the pathway to realization but the embodiment of enlightenment itself.
Philip Whalen died in San Francisco on June 26, 2002. Here are a selection of his poems and zen talks.
“In Kenya, a young African woman with AIDS wonders why America is so silent on the issue of the pandemic, and asks, ‘Does anybody know that we’re dying?”
Richard Gere sees his work for the Tibetan community in India as part of his practice on the Buddhist path. “The way to freedom is working through this,” he says.
“I’m certain that compassion is the only possible response to pain, yet I still sometimes become resentful when I or someone else is suffering.”
I first saw Philip from the wings backstage, he was directing a rehearsal, making some point with the actors. I was a freshman of seventeen.
Tibetan Prayer Flags. Photo by kychan.After living in eastern Tibet for a year, I can see the ways my picture of “home” was accurate, and also how the reality of Tibet is much more complicated.
“Social and cultural factors impact our health profoundly, both positively and negatively.”
Buddhist psychology is based on the notion that human beings are fundamentally good. Their most basic qualities are positive ones: openness, intelligence and warmth.
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