Just wanted you all to know that I have started a newspaper entitled “The Everyday Meditator.” You can follow the link here: The Everyday Meditator

The purpose of the paper is to promote all types of meditation. EM uses input from many sources. From blogs to web sites, Facebook and Twitter postings to video/multi media sources and published articles, I try to use all resources available. There is no fixed “religious” undertone…

"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."

William Shakespeare

"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself."

Thich Nhat Hanh

Instititute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Meditation Boosts the Brain - Owen Nicholas

Ethical Technology

February 24, 2012

Science and meditation are two things that one might initially regard as having no more in common with each other as Chinese calligraphy and Italian pasta. Science, however, has recently examined the…

"Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's

ignorance."…

“The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgement.”…

They call him Daddy Monk and his children, over 3000 of them, are in 3 orphanages in three different countries. Master Hui Li vows to spend 5 lifetimes in service to the children of Africa and plans to build an …

By Lee Kane



Every day I find a little time for mindfulness sitting meditation, and as often as possible I practice mindfulness while walking, performing chores—taking out the garbage, shovelling snow, Tai Chi. Mindfulness is an important practice in virtually all schools of Buddhist…

I found this amazing article on one of my favorite practices, the beautiful art of “taking and giving”, Tonglen. This article explains in detail what the practice is and is extremely helpful. Pay close attention to the section entitled “Suggestions For the Practice of Tonglen.” This practice is another aspect of loving kindness and helps cultivate bodhicitta - the awakened heart of compassion and wisdom...

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By Lee Kane

I'm addicted to incense. I burn it morning. I burn it evening. I find it triggers something in me, a sense of peace, a sense of coming inside, but also a feeling of connection. Nearly all spiritual paths—secular or…

This is a wonderful teaching from Kybje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche from the monastery that I am affiliated with, Kagyu Thubten Choling. It is quite an article:

A Teaching by Kyabje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche

By Jeremiah Suarez



My favourite sutra is "Discourse on Advantages of Loving-kindness." Each day, I contemplate it. I clear my mind first and realize what's most important to me.  I want to walk the middle road, and live a life full of contentment and peace.  Having a peaceful…

By Sonic Mike



As a teenager skateboarding was my life. As I became less interested in competitive sports, the freedom of skateboarding and the lack of competition and rules was quite appealing to me. I skated throughout high school and eventually became pretty…

How I Found My Guru—and My Inner Guru

By Christel Gesell



Finding your own inner Guru

 At the age of 24 I was lost and had no direction in life, at first I thought I wanted to be a high-school teacher only to realize that I lack the desire to define concepts for which I do…

By Lee Kane

Today, I was listening to Mike Bullard, a Canadian celebrity talk show host on NewTalk 1010 with a comical bent. It was a long commute, and as usual he has me in stitches.

As much as he likes to appear crusty and cantankerous, he has a compassionate side that often shines through, as it did today.

He told the story of how he went down to the street…

By D. Sandy



A few months ago, I finally took the step I had been contemplating over the past few years as a practicing Buddhist. One of my elderly relatives who has constantly been my guide advised me to undergo the empowerment ritual saying it would lend more depth to my spiritual practice.…