Go Beyond with singing

This is a spiritual message given by Tina Turner with beautiful music by Dechen Shak-Dagsay and Regula Curti. The message is wonderful and deserves to be heard by everyone. "Nothing lasts forever, No one lives forever. A Flower fades and dies when the pass of the spring comes. Embrace the fact of life is the greatest love.

Heart Opening

“Your shoulders, arms, neck and ribs can either be a restrictive cage for your heart or an undulating, comforting protector.” The summer before my marriage broke up, I cried a lot in yoga class. It didn’t happen until we lay down for final relaxation. Then tears would pour out of the sides of my eyes. It was almost as though I wasn’t crying, but leaking, and it happened every day for the whole summer.

The Jewel You Carry with You

Even beyond diamonds and rubies, the most valuable gem is the compassionate, loving nature of your own being. Sakyong Mipham on uncovering this treasure. One of my favorite texts is an ancient instruction given by a high lama to the prince of Dege, a kingdom in eastern Tibet. The lama told the prince, who was about to become ruler of the huge kingdom, “In order to become successful in this world, you need three qualities: wisdom, compassion, and courage.

'Born into Brothels', Understanding and Sympathy

Born into brothels is a movie about seven children who have ages ranged from 9 to 15 years and live in brothels at the red light district in Calcutta, India. Zana Briski, a western woman who first went to India in 1995, and three years later she began living with prostitutes in order to photograph them because as she thought that she could not do it as a visitor, she had have to stay with them, live with them and understand their lives.

Anger: What is it? and Why

Anger is one of the most misunderstood and overused of human emotions. First, anger is a reaction to an inner emotion and not a planned action. Second, anger is easier to show: everyone gets angry. Third, the feelings underlying the anger reaction make us feel vulnerable and weak; anger makes us feel, at least momentarily, strong and in control.

Can Men and Women Be Just Friends?

It's been decades since the witty romantic comedy "When Harry Met Sally" explored the still debatable question: "Can women and men be friends?" Some people say "No way!" Heterosexual men and women can't be true friends. Blame the hormones! Attribute it to spousal jealousy.

Practice vipassana meditation in jail in India

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Vipassana meditation is a precious treasure of Buddhism that helps countless people to find out their true nature, from ancient time up to now and future as well. This practice is an essential and basic method in Buddhism, regardless tradition one follows. Siddhārtha Gautama based on this practice to attain Buddhahood, became a Buddha in this world, the Enlightened One who had left a great legacy to human beings. His teachings are very helpful for those who want to get out of sufferings, get out of restlessness in their lives. Everybody, regardless class, gender, caste, and condition, etc. can benefit from practicing the Buddha’s teachings, applying Dharma into one’s daily life.
Knowing and experiencing benefits from practicing Vipassana meditation, a Jail Management Board in Bihar State, India gave their prisoners an opportunity to practice Vipassana meditation. They held a 10-day course Vipassana meditation at meeting hall of the jail. This course created positive changes in prisoners beyond expectations of management board. Many prisoners transformed their habits, their thoughts. Most emotional scene is the time of saying goodbye to teachers, some prisoners hugged their teachers in tears. To know more about this special Vipassana meditation course, please watch the following video clips: