I am in the 50th year of teaching Dharma (teachings/practices for waking up) having offered my first 10-day retreat in Elysium House in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, located in the foothills of the Himalayas of India in 1974. …
A Reflection on Dharma Teachings and Personal Dana (Donations)Read More »
We need find practical ways to save money to stop or slow down the slide into fuel poverty. …
The Buddhist tradition has a beautiful, long love affair with the tradition of dana – a Pali word meaning generosity, donation, gifts, the practice of offering support. …
Dharma, Dana (Donations), Teachers and the RetreatRead More »
In August 2000, a meditator at the Spirit Rock Meditation Centre, Marin, California, kindly gave me a copy of The Power of Now (price $21.95) by Eckhart Tolle that had been published the year before. She told me she had bought a dozen copies to give to her friends. She wrote on the inside cover:
“Thank you, Christopher. I am grateful for your guidance and your support in my awakening. May this book be a blessing to you. It is changing my life.” …
Eckhart Tolle is on the Rich Man’s List. Is this the price of enlightenment?Read More »
