Bubble Bath Awaiting

The picture above was the photo I used for the flyer about the Festival of 1,000 Lights & Flowers.
I don’t have long to write, a bubble bath awaits my attention, but I wanted to share the blessing of yesterday. The festival ended up being a wonderful event that took place after dark at [...]

Tibetan New Years

Happy Losar, the Tibetan Buddhism New Year. Tonight our temple is sponsoring the “Festival of 1,000 Lights & Flowers”. You can read about it by viewing this poster. On Losar, when someone does something that is meritorious (which is a big part of the path) such as kindness to others, generous offerings, prayers and so [...]

Trying to Understand

The picture above was taken by a dharma friend Christine, who has the most amazing eye.  These are vases filled with auspicious substances, prepared to be placed into a stupa before it’s sealed.  If you’re wondering what a stupa is, please visit www.stupas.org and read about the stupas of Kunzang Palyul Choling.  These vases were [...]