by Readingsforu | Jun 8, 2023 | Blog
The master said, “Do not listen with your ears but with your mind. Do not listen with your mind, but listen with your vital force. Ordinary hearing does not go beyond the ears; the mind does not go beyond its symbols. Your vital force is not wanting but waiting....
by Readingsforu | Apr 5, 2023 | Blog
Three Short Teachings By Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche: Thoughts and the Mind Like waves, all the activities of this life have rolled endlessly on, one after the other, yet they have left us feeling empty-handed. Myriads of thoughts have run through our minds,...
by Readingsforu | Dec 8, 2022 | Blog
If you are alert to the Creative, you will meet with good fortune nowThe Creative is at work; change is in motion in a dynamic, creative way. This hexagram signals a time when the fundamental creative power of the universe is available to you. An...
by Readingsforu | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog
During my daily meditation today I opened my new pocket book, Teachings of Buddha to the following very important message for all of us on the path: Verses on the Faith Mind, by Sen-Tsang, the third Zen Patriarch. The Great Way is not difficult for those of us...
by Readingsforu | Sep 9, 2022 | Blog
Difficulty at the Beginning DIFFICULTY Other titles: Difficulty at the Beginning, The Symbol of Bursting, Sprouting, Hoarding, Distress, Organizational Growth Pains, Difficult Beginnings, Growing Pains, Initial Obstacles, Initial Hardship DIFFICULTY AT...
by Readingsforu | Sep 9, 2022 | Blog
Reading Hexagram 4 at mid-life ( AARP cards already arrived in the mail) should be a thorough resounding embarrassment. This reading frequently comes when one has been provided sage advice but refused to apply the lesson to the situation. Youthful folly implies no...
by Readingsforu | Sep 8, 2022 | Blog
This is one of the most challenging to comprehend readings in the I Ching. The Army? How obtuse! Right? What does it convey to you? I have received this reading at times when I was preparing for a confrontation or meeting with a dysfunctional team or individual. Most...
by Readingsforu | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog
11. Tài (Pervading) Peace Through relating correctly we have achieved peace. Maintaining peace requires inner discipline. Interpretation: Share good fortune with others. Peace after difficult times. Be flexible but true to yourself. A time of peace, prosperity and...
by Readingsforu | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog
Hexagram 11-Peace In the aftermath of two of the more contentious battles breaking we have cause to rejoice and rest in Peace. Readers of my other website Durham Cool will be heartened to hear more about Durham NC news now that President Obama has not granted the...
by Readingsforu | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog
Hexagram 13 Fellowship with Others Reading from today after 1.2-hour meditation, early this morning. Critical that we clear our minds, via meditation or mantra before framing the question and asking same during the tossing of the I Ching Bronze coins. The best...
by Readingsforu | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog
Those who are steadfastly balanced, humble, and in harmony with the Sage inherit everything under the sun. Fire above the sky shines far — symbolizing the vastness of the territory of wealth. To develop virtue and repress evil is in accordance with the will of...
by Readingsforu | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog
This reading is a strong antidote to the ego’s desire for a quick remedy to life’s most compelling challenges. Often it is a difficult to discern between the voice of the sage(higher self) and the cunning mimicry the ego manifests on a moment by...
by Readingsforu | Sep 5, 2022 | Blog
This is a frequent reading for me. Those with heavy doses of internal creativity (“Fire” in the Tibetan Bon Shaman tradition) often receive this reading when confronted with a difficult choice or significant obstacle. The Oracle counsels us there are two...
by Readingsforu | Sep 5, 2022 | Blog
17 — Following — 17 HEXAGRAM NUMBER SEVENTEEN — FOLLOWING Other titles: According With, Acquiring Followers, Adapting, Adjusting, To Accord With, To Accompany, Concordance, Conformance to The Work, “Learn to serve in order to rule. Quit...
by Readingsforu | Sep 3, 2022 | Blog
A challenge to improvement that which has been spoiled through neglect can be rejuvenated with effort. Receiving this hexagram is an indication that there is a defect in the attitude of oneself, another or one’s society that requires correction. For me this...
by Readingsforu | Sep 3, 2022 | Blog
CONTEMPLATION Kuan has two meanings in Chinese, either “contemplation” or “setting an example” This explains why in some interpretations you will find reference to the first part of the work (purification) has been done. Now it is time...
by Readingsforu | Sep 3, 2022 | Blog
You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days, when we were strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the...
by Readingsforu | Sep 3, 2022 | Blog
When you receive this reading reflect on the type of things you take into your body and mind. Observe the people you draw to you and are drawn to. When we stray from our practice of equanimity and balance by grasping for and to passion, fear and anxiety (see...
by Readingsforu | Sep 3, 2022 | Blog
Hexagram 21 THE CORNERS OF THE MOUTH (PROVIDING NOURISHMENT)Give proper nourishmentto yourself and others. The image of this hexagram is that of an open mouth. It comes to remind us that the nourishment of our bodies and spirits is important and merits...
by Readingsforu | Sep 2, 2022 | Blog
35 — Advance of Consciousness — 35 You progress like the rising sun. The brighter your virtue, the higher you rise. Judgment Legge: In Advance of Consciousness we see a prince who secures the tranquility of the people presented on that account with...
by Readingsforu | Sep 2, 2022 | Blog
Hexagram 40 Deliverance A change in attitude delivers you from difficulty This reading, Hsieh, signals the beginning of a deliverance from danger, tensions, and difficulty. The I Ching counsels us, through this reading, on the cause of the deliverance and how one...
by Readingsforu | Sep 2, 2022 | Blog
42. I / Increase Hexagram 42 Above Sun, the gentle wind Below CHêN The Arousing Thunder Powerful improvements are underway This reading comes to let you know this is a time to act when the universe is behind you in all of your benevolent ventures. Please...
by Readingsforu | Sep 2, 2022 | Blog
My consultation today focused on overcoming obstacles. Often, as you will find with other readings referencing similar lessons, the Universe (Sage) teaches us in many different ways about the battle of ego dominance vs. Higher Self guidance. ...
by Readingsforu | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
49 — Metamorphosis — 49 HEXAGRAM NUMBER FORTY-NINE — METAMORPHOSIS Other titles: Revolution(s), Transformation, Skinning, The Bridle, The Symbol of Change, Molting, Leather, Skin, Molt, Cut Off, Changing, Radical Change, Overthrowing. Judgment...
by Readingsforu | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
Hexagram 50 The Caldron Ting Hexagram 50 The Caldron denotes a powerful time to continue or nuture noble causes. In the case of working on what is out of balance or static, the counsel is to create an open space for the Higher Self to do the work. Creating...
by Readingsforu | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
Still your emotions through meditation Receiving this hexagram is a sure sign you need to quiet your “emotions” and impulses as they are preventing you from seeing clearly. This is the EGO talking and clamoring for a quick and “easy”...
by Readingsforu | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
Those who persevere make continuous progress The image most commonly associated with this reading is that of a tree growing on the top of a mountain. If this tree grows too rapidly, wihout properly rooting itself, it becomes susceptible to being torn up and...
by Readingsforu | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
The Marrying Maiden is also interpreted as Propriety Making do In relationships, desires lead to misfortunes. Behave with discipline and balance When you receive this particular Hexagram, the connotation is innate imbalance. You hold a subordinate position in a...
by Readingsforu | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
Hexagram 57 is a good reading to explore for all in this fast paced world . This was a reading with all fixed lines . What does all fixed lines denote? No changing lines or all fixed is the oracle’s way of getting the point across in emphatic fashion. Ears...
by Readingsforu | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
Hexagram 55 Abundance A moment of great influence is at Hand. Prepare wisely and act accordingly. When we think about our influence in this world we know it naturally ebbs and flows, right? If this is the case when the universe is cooperating and we are receptive to...
by Readingsforu | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
My reading and interpretation this week is on Hexagram 58, The Joyous Lake: The ancient Taoists emulated the behavior of the Lake to practice achieving tranquility in the disturbance. Regardless of the changes, we can make our hearts like a lake to discover how the...
by Readingsforu | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
Hexagram 58 the Joyous Lake (Twee) Pleasure ORACLE: The surface of the marsh is still; the inner marsh seethes with life, Beside it friends sit and talk, The conversation is easy but the communication between them is deep, Success if you keep to your course....
by Readingsforu | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog
The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind) Consistent correctness turns every situation to your advantage. The image of this hexagram is that of a gentle wind dispersing storm clouds. A wind that changes direction often, even a very powerful one, will disperse nothing-it,...
by Readingsforu | Dec 28, 2021 | Blog
I highly recommend sitting for this Loving Awareness Meditation. You may sit down on a meditation cushion or in a chair with your feet touching the ground. This essential bhakti meditation is the essence of Ram Dass and his root Guru, Maharaji, Neem Karoli Baba....
by Readingsforu | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog
Dearest Supporters, We have a big announcement and a BIG ASK this #givingtuesday! Over the last decade, you have helped The Pureland Project reach thousands of Tibetans across the plateau. The gratitude we accept from communities on behalf of our donors is immense....
by Readingsforu | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog
padmamalla From the point of view of Buddhism and Buddhist practice, the discovery of the true nature of mind must be established for Buddhadharma to be fully practiced. However, this does not mean that any meditation practiced before such realization arises is...
by Ann Esckilsen | Apr 11, 2019 | Blog
Forgiveness by Anne Ruth Eskilsen Gandhi said, ” the weak can never forgive that forgiveness is the attribute of the...
by Readingsforu | Apr 8, 2019 | Blog
The lessons come to us over and over until they are truly heart felt, in the feeling center of our being. Last evening I was pumping gas at a convenience store near my home. When I was just about finished pumping gas, a gentleman approached me and introduced...
by Readingsforu | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog
Krystal Aranyani Exercises to connect on a deeper level with your Beloved. The sacred joining of feminine and masculine. We are demonstrating the exercises, it’s best to do each for at least 5 minutes. Thank you to my Beloved @KoiFresco for making this video...
by Ann Esckilsen | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog
My Left Footed Buddhist Journey Before I began my Buddhist practice, it was as if my left foot was stretched out behind me, rooted in the past while my right foot was outstretched in front of me, standing in the future, thereby preventing any recognition, let alone...
by Readingsforu | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog
The study and practice of yoga are not complete without Patanjali and the Yoga Sutras. Durham NC is indebted to Bryan Carey, teacher/owner of Patanjali’s Yoga Studio Durham for leading many of us to the study of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Yoga Sutras of...
by Readingsforu | Mar 31, 2019 | Blog
“We will keep fighting. We are not defeated.” An overview of the London 60th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising On Sunday 10 March we marched alongside hundreds of Tibetans through the streets of London to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1959...
by Readingsforu | Dec 30, 2018 | Blog
Jyoti (Jody Kessler) has been practicing yoga for over 30 years, and she is a certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher. She is also a performing songwriter and recording artist, a leader of devotional and ecstatic chant, and an ordained Interfaith Minister. A...
by Readingsforu | Dec 24, 2018 | Blog
Assumptions or misconceptions “subject matter experts” often make: They have the respect of their (followers, students, and readers) because they forgot more about the subject than anyone else knows. They do not think with “Beginner’s...
by Readingsforu | Dec 16, 2018 | Blog
ཁྱེད་རང་དགའ་ཤོས་ཀྱི་གཞས། your Favourites Song· translator from Tibetan to English online བོད་གཞས་ཟེར་ན་འདི་འདྲ་ཞིག་དགོས་ལི་རེད།...
by Readingsforu | Dec 10, 2018 | Blog
Are you looking for clarity in an area of your life?Would you like to feel lighter, peaceful and breathe easier?Do you want to quiet those voices of doubt in your head? A session with Lorri can help. “ My intention while reading your cards is to allow Spirit to speak...
by Readingsforu | Dec 8, 2018 | Blog
Robert Thurman is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University. He’s also the president of the Tibet House U.S. He is the co-author of Love Your Enemies. His other books include Infinite Life: Awakening to Bliss Within and Inner...
by Readingsforu | Dec 8, 2018 | Blog
HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Teaching, Giving Instruction, Reason, Preaching, Transmission of the Dharma mudra, after a visit to the Sakya Dharma Center, 1976, SeaTac Airport, Seattle, Washington, USA Three Short Teachings By Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche: Thoughts and the...
by Readingsforu | Dec 8, 2018 | Blog
Watch the trailer for the Cumberbatch-narrated Thich Nhat Hanh documentary, “Walk With Me,” premiering on August 18 BY LILLY GREENBLATT| AUGUST 4, 2017 Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email this...
by Readingsforu | Dec 7, 2018 | Blog
This morning I started surfing YouTube in search of another orchestral arrangement of this song performed with Caetano Veloso. I found several comparable to this live to film version below from Pedro Almodovar and then a new discovery by this young singer from Spain....
by Readingsforu | Aug 14, 2018 | Blog
Ram Dass gathers with Sharon Salzberg and Krishna Das to talk about the love of the Guru. Krishna Das and Ram Dass share their experiences with Neem Karoli Baba and the quality of love he radiated. “People are afraid to really go for that love.” –...
by Readingsforu | May 28, 2018 | Blog
Susan Norton, MS, HLB is a certified shamanic practitioner in Peruvian shamanism. She trained with Alberto Villoldo and the Four Winds Society. This medicine path has changed my life in indescribable ways. When I found this work, my life changed forever...
by Readingsforu | May 26, 2018 | Blog
Listen to this recitation in its entirety, best in meditative stillness and receptivity, to this reading of the sublime, Golden Light Sutra. You may listen to the 2nd and 108 times while washing dishes or working on a project. I recommend one download the Sutra...
by Readingsforu | May 23, 2018 | Blog
Japi Hw 3 12-15th Pauris (stanzas) Hearing enables one to remember. To remember is to agree with the God inside of yourself; remembrance is beyond definition. Nevertheless remembrance is encoded in our DNA, and experienced in our whole being. No words can speak of...
by Readingsforu | May 8, 2018 | Blog
Neem Karoli Baba Neem Karoli Baba (Hindi: नीम करौली बाबा[2]) or Neeb Karori Baba (Hindi: नीब करौरी बाबा) (1900 c. – September 11, 1973), also known to followers as Maharaj-ji, was a Hindu guru, mystic and devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman.[3] He is...
by Readingsforu | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog
We are flawed, led by desire, quick change, running headlong in pursuit of what we think brings us happiness while forgetting that our true source of happiness is already present inside each of us. Yours truly is a special case for this and therefore all too often...
by Readingsforu | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog
“Don’t think of Buddhism as some kind of narrow, closed-minded belief system. It isn’t. Buddhist doctrine is not a historical fabrication derived through imagination and mental speculation, but an accurate psychological explanation of the actual nature of...
by Readingsforu | Feb 23, 2018 | Blog
Sharon Salzberg is coming to the Triangle “Sharon Salzberg is an amazing teacher, and her words … illuminate the way to love wisely.” – Jack Kornfield Sharon Salzberg is a central figure in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher and NY...
by Readingsforu | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog
2018 Hanuman Chalisa Chanting News from Jon Seskevich: In this Hanuman Chalisa newsletter I like to share recordings i’ve been listening and singing with. Here is a track from the Taos Hanuman CD and I’ve been playing it almost everyday, it is called...
by Readingsforu | Dec 7, 2017 | Blog
Every spiritual practice has important teachings on the subject of forgiveness. Many of us have the experience of forgiving another for what may be commonly considered modest intransgressions, but what about big infractions like murder, rape and or sexual assault? Not...
by Readingsforu | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog
Look (observe) at this painting for 10 minutes. Set a timer if you think the occasion warrants. Give the painting enough time to settle over your restless mind. Allow the image to elicit an emotion, any emotion will do. Allow this new or familiar emotion to...
by Readingsforu | Nov 30, 2017 | Blog
The Bright HourReceived a text from a friend reading a book and saw me mentioned as “Nurse Jon” and “Relaxation Jon.” What a big surprise for us both! This book is powerful, like one of Stephen Levine, or Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ Living and...
by Readingsforu | Oct 14, 2017 | Blog
What is Chi? Put simply, chi (qi) is that which gives life. In terms of the body, chi is that which differentiates a corpse from a live human being. To use a Biblical reference, it is that which God breathed into the dust to produce Adam. Chi is also the basis...
by Readingsforu | Oct 9, 2017 | Blog
Vajrasattva Mantra Vajrasattva signifies “diamond being” or “vajra-being”. By practicing daily his Dharma, the follower can avoid all evil thoughts, eliminate vexations and have unlimited happiness and wisdom. Vajrasattva practice is also a tantric meditation done for...
by Readingsforu | Aug 29, 2017 | Blog
My Left Footed Buddhist life Before I began my Buddhist practice, it was as if my left foot was stretched out behind me, rooted in the past while my right foot was outstretched in front of me, standing in the future, thereby preventing any recognition, let alone...
by Readingsforu | Jul 19, 2017 | Blog
The intention is to create and share their curiosity of life under the umbrella of the teachings of Ram Dass and the unconditional love of Neem Karoli Baba. For this gathering, the focus is on the message of being and growing on...
by Readingsforu | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog
Why meditate? https://youtu.be/F6eFFCi12v8 Sogyal Rinpoche ~ Meditation Is a Process of Coming to Know One’s Mind. This is the sixth part of teaching from Sydney, 5 February 2017. The first part of this teaching can be watched at https://youtu.be/-cb34Uj0MLY...
by Readingsforu | May 20, 2017 | Blog
Sometimes a return is a good thing for all of us. Perhaps this is the unifier our country needs, post you know…...
by Readingsforu | May 19, 2017 | Blog
Thanks to Durham resident, Buddhist Jennifer Falchi for keeping us informed on this upcomimg visit from His...
by Readingsforu | May 11, 2017 | Blog
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by Readingsforu | Apr 12, 2017 | Blog
Published on Dec 24, 2015 The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya Which Liberates Upon Seeing is located at the Shambhala Mountain Center in Colorado, USA. It was built to inter the ashes of Chogyam Trungpa, who died in 1987. In many Buddhist traditions it is common to build a...
by Readingsforu | Apr 8, 2017 | Blog
“Colin Thubron is the intrepid, resourceful and immensely talented writer who has made a career out of going to out of the way places and then writing brilliantly about them.”—Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World “Thanks to Thubron, we encounter a world...
by Readingsforu | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog
Saturday April 09, 2017 K. Sridhar is a virtuoso of one of the world’s most complex instruments, the Sarod. He masterfully blends two music traditions that coexist in India – that of the North (Hindustani) and of the South (Carnatic). A featured artist on Peter...
by Readingsforu | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog
by Readingsforu | Oct 27, 2016 | Blog
“Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.” ~ Joseph Addison Human life is so precious and brief. Take a moment to watch this video testimony...
by Readingsforu | Oct 10, 2016 | Blog
Each of us is blessed with some kind of wealth. Some of us have an abundance of spiritual, material wealth, a wealth of humor, a wealth of emotional intelligence, an abundance of grace, love, kindness, humility. Think of yourself. Consider your unique gifts that you...
by Readingsforu | Jun 30, 2016 | Blog
True joy is experienced by those who are strong within and gentle without. DISPERSION (Dissolution). This reading appears when there is harshness or rigidness in yourself or someone near. In our search for happiness and success, we are prone to...
by Readingsforu | Feb 11, 2015 | Blog
Hexagram 18 The two trigrams are Mountain over Wind. Decay is not an overnight event, it stagnates and infects areas vulnerable to attack. This problem is not new and requires us to give it our full attention in order to first detect the...
by Readingsforu | Feb 1, 2015 | Blog
This is the Reading I received this weekend. Where I have strayed from proper conduct is where I will place my focus. This is a very clear course correction for the heart that listens. The sage will aid us when we heed this sagely advice. Hexagram 13 Fellowship with...
