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December 2013

Dreams of Church, Revelations, and Bhagavan Das

My wife and I woke this morning and while laying in bed we started to talk about our dreams, nothing unusual there. I told her about my dream of being back at…

December 2013

Are Dzodgchen, Mahamudra, and Moksha Essentially the Same?

Namaste. I recently posed this question to someone who I know and love in the Dharma community. He has been a devotee and practitioner since before I was…

December 2013

Rainbow Bodies and Catholic Study

I recently found an article about a Roman Catholic priest who is also an expert in Tibetan Buddhism. He has read and traveled extensively in Tibet, Nepal and…

December 2013

Nirakara Tattva

!( you come to rest on Kali's lap, all your wrong ideas about Her are removed. You see Her as she really is. You can't see Her with the physical eye. In…

September 2013

Hanuman's Devotion

![512iYEVxtHL._SY346_]( read a graphic novelization of Hanuman's time in Lanka last night, and I loved it. ( is beautiful, easy to read, and leaves the…

August 2013

A book review of The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness

![The Joyous Cosmology]( Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness by Alan Watts, oh man, where do I begin? I found the words of Alan…

August 2013

Shri Dhanvantre

![Shri Dhanvantari]( Shri Dhanvantari Shri Dhanvantre, the celestial healer, the deity of Ayurveda, the easer of pains, and an incarnation of Lord Vishnu…

July 2013

Hanuman Ji

!( Sri Hanuman How do I express this in words when words fail me? Sanātana Dharma,The Eternal Law, has become a part of me like not even my Christianity did,…

June 2013

Maa Durga

My wife recently read a very nice article in Yoga Journal about meditating upon Durga, the Hindu goddess. This brought me to a meditation sitting before the…

June 2013

Living Forever

!( Who Wants To Live Forever A friend of mine said this to me: > Lets do it. Lets live forever. I need a thousand lifetimes today so I'm going to believe they…

June 2013

Loki's Puzzle

!( Loki stone carving. As the clouds slowly gave way to moonlight and stars, Loki shook off the snow and smiled. Sitting alone in his mountain retreat his…

June 2013

What (Who) is Chenrezig to me?

!( night a friend asked me to describe Chenrezig to him. So I tried like this: > To me, Chenrezig represents the open path to Buddha Nature. He said, 'say…

June 2013

Chenrezig Practice

!( The Buddha of Compassion Ok, enough of this messing around... I am going to commit myself to a Chenrezig practice in full. Mantra, meditation,…

May 2013

In Adoration

The gods are as real as you or me, I assure you of this fact*. They deserve your adoration and acknowledgement, your practice and meditation, but they cannot…

April 2013

A Modern Shiva Poem

!( Lord Shiva, in meditation. Namaste to He who is the speaker and the listener Namaste to He who is the writer and the reader Namaste to He who is the driver…

March 2013

Sri Ganesha

I wanted to add this because so many people ask me about Sri Ganesha. !( "Sri Ganesha") A diagram of Sri Ganesha

February 2013

Your Advocate

!( trees are singing to you, listen. A blooming flower is more worthy of our gaze than all the stars in the sky. Dig your bare feet into the earth. Feel the…

December 2012

More Alan Watts goodness...

Currently watching this, and I think you should, too. ![Embedly Powered]( "Powered by Embedly") via YouTube

November 2012

Sri Garuda and the Tigress

![]( "Sri Garuda and the Tigress") Sri Garuda and the Tigress From above the clouds he heard her call. The sound was ferocious and fearful all at once. If…

October 2012

Knowing Sri Ganesh

![]( "Sri Ganesha") Sri Ganesha Gayatri Mantra Aum Bhur Bhuvah Swah, Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi, DhiyoYo Nah Prachodayat. Oh God, the…