By Debra Greenfield Recently, my husband and I experienced a sudden and dramatic event that forced us to look at our practice, and how we integrate it into our daily lives. It’s pretty easy to be mindful when everything is going along just so, our relationship, family, work and spiritual life just rolling along peacefully. […]
by Debra Greenfield A conversation with Zen Monk, addiction recovery worker and Buddhist chaplain, Venerable Thay Kobai Whitney of the Plum Mountain Buddhist Community in Aberdeen, Washington. I first met Ven. Kobai after reading about his work with recently released inmates at his Plum Mountain Buddhist Community, and learning about his Buddhist Recovery meeting in […]
When: Mondays 7:30pm – 9:00pm Where: Woodinville Universalist Unitarian Church, 19020 NE Woodinville Duvall Rd, Woodinville, WA (map) Venue: Portable B – www.wuuc.org Contact: Gary at gary@tomlinsongroup.net When I first heard about Buddhist Recovery, it was just after a visit to Seattle by Kevin Griffin, promoting his new book “A Burning Desire”. There were several people at his talk that wanted […]
by Debra Greenfield In Buddhism we talk a lot about suffering, or “Dukkha”. It is important to realize in this practice that Dukkha is something we will all experience, simply because we are in this human form. In every moment of our existence there will be Dukkha, and there will also be joy. What makes […]
