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April Film Screenings at the Rubin Museum of Art
March 6, 2014
by Kestrel Slocombe
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Journey of the Blue Buddha (2006, Canada, Tetsuya Itano and Aerlyn Weissman, 47 min)Wednesday, April 2, 1 pm, $15, free for Museum membersWith its message of natural healing, human connection and right living, Tibetan medicine is all...

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Journey of the Blue Buddha...

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In Other News...Happiness advice from the happiest man alive
March 5, 2014
by Lydia Anderson
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The happiest man alive, Matthieu Ricard, has a new TED Talk on what else—happiness! Find a link to his talk and a teaching at Shambhala SunSpace. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be leading the United States Senate in prayer tomorrow. Via... read more »
The happiest man alive, Matthieu Ricard, has a new TED Talk on what else—happiness! Find a link to... read more »
In Other News...find the heart, manage stress, get unstuck
March 4, 2014
by Kestrel Slocombe
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The Heart of Mindfulness - Marina Illich writes, “A Sioux saying has it that the longest journey we’ll ever make is the journey from our head to our heart. As an Ivy League-trained academic, some part of me still winces when I... read more »
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Discover the heart of generosity
March 4, 2014
by Kestrel Slocombe
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By Barbara Bonner. Reposted from The Huffington Post....

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By Barbara Bonner. Reposted from ...

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Meditations Illustrated - An Offering to the Spirits
March 4, 2014
by Kestrel Slocombe
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The wonderful enoughness of reality is revealed in haiku form for this week’s Meditations Illustrated by Mike Medaglia.

The wonderful enoughness of reality is revealed in haiku form for this week’s Meditations...

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Everyone Comes to Meditation Practice for the Wrong Reason: A Conversation with Psychoanalyst Barry Magid
March 3, 2014
by Kestrel Slocombe
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Barry Magid is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst practicing in New York City, and the founding teacher of the Ordinary Mind Zendo, also in New York. He is the author of Ordinary Mind and Ending the Pursuit of Happiness. His newest book is entitled ...

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Barry Magid is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst practicing in New York City, and the...

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