Photography, Travel, Buddha Dharma, Samsara

Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche included Boulder and Crestone as part of his U.S. tour in August. I was able to attend the long-life Pema Tse Nyingtik empowerment at the Boulder Theater and see the Yangsi again during his visit to Tsoknyi Ripoche’s month long retreat in Crestone. On both occasions I was impressed by the power of his presence, [...]

I recently watched “The Cove” a documentary directed by Louie Psihoyos of Boulder which was clandestinely filmed at the costal town of Taiji, Japan. This was one of the most touching and well made documentaries I have seen in some time. On the outside, to the public, Taiji is a tourist town where all the [...]

Back in October I covered the Mind & Life Conference with His Holiness in Washington, DC. Adam Engle and the people of Mind and Life Institute pulled together an interesting group of educators, scientists and Buddhist teachers to discuss meeting the challenges of our educational system for the 21st Century. They included scientists like Richard [...]

I just returned from a month long retreat with Tsoknyi Rinpoche in Crestone, CO. It was a great integration of practice and teachings. During the first week Rinpoche gave three empowerments from the Chokling Tersar cycle of teachings – a Guru Rinpoche,  Vajrasattva and a Tara. (here’s a link to more on Chokgyur Lingpa http://www.choklingtersar.org/library/Chokgyur_Lingpa_Life.pdf) For [...]