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True Love and the Secrets of Happiness with Lama Benkapa

2008-08-10T14:17:00.004-07:00

Saturdays in Aug and September
True Love and the Secrets of Happiness with Lama Benkapa

8 extraordinary evenings examining the true meaning of love and the secrets of happiness according to the greatest teachers who ever lived. Join Q & A discussions, make new friends and learn how to meditate. bliss nectar refreshments by Angel Anik

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Class One, Part 1 of 2

Class One, Part 2 of 2

Topics of class 2: Death, Where things really come from, Three Principles of the Path, Renunciation, Bodhichitta, Emptiness, How to Start a Meditation Practice, Mindfulness
Class Two, Part 1 of 2

Class Two, Part 2 of 2

email response

2008-06-10T17:13:00.002-07:00

i only know a little bit,
only a little bit wise,
but wanting to become
better a little bit every day.

i have spent a lot of time thinking
of all the various motivations
people can have about saying or
doing things. and one major conclusion
is that i can never really know whether
someone is doing something motivated by
love and compassion or selfishness and hatred.
and another conclusion is that any one
person, object or situation can be seen
in infinite different ways,
all of which can be considered
right or wrong depending on
who is looking.

what i do to correct the situation is,
learn a lot about it from many different
angles to see the equality of opposing angles.
usually seeing through another persons eyes
is the biggest help. like a mother looks through
their childs eyes to understand the crying means
they're hungry. an american can look through
any 3rd world human's eyes and see they
would wish to have what we have.
we can help them to grow as strong
as we are, which teaches them value
of compassion through action.
when our child misbehaves,
we don't kill them.
sometimes we spank them.
we never kill them.
we might lock them in their room.

because we all learn from a person's actions
much more than their words,
if we react with selfish, hatred and violence,
we teach others to react with violence.
the world becomes more and more violent.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/spending.htm
it's no wonder we'll be attacked more and more.
we're setting the example for the world.
do you want that?

if we react with understanding, compassion and patience,
we teach others to react with compassion and patience.
the world becomes more and more patient and compassionate.

the greatest people who ever lived, gandhi, jesus, buddha, mother theresa, muhammed, moses, einstein
all exemplified empathy, understanding, patience, love and compassion.
we all want to be like them in some way or another,
but we're a bit afraid to be like them for one reason or another.
and that's what each have to investigate.
why are we afraid to become free and to have all the love
in the world for everyone, including our enemies.

i don't any solution no one else has thought of.

i know that all folks i'm speaking with are the same as
everyone in wanting to be happy and not wanting
to experience suffering. i can empathize with
them, with fear of being killed, freedoms taken away,
not having enough food, and endless other fears.
i can also empathize with them in that they want
peace in the world, and that some might think
peace comes from a bullet. or fear of a bullet.

i do know what everyone thinks to the degree that it always
breaks down to somewhere on the
spectrum towards a selfish motivation,
to try to get one's own happiness at the exclusion
of others.
or of an altruistic attitude of trying to get one's
happiness inclusive of everyone on the planets
happiness.

unlike most people, i feel that getting someone to agree with me
can be a form of vanity. therefore, whether you agree with me or not,
is far less important than, my intention of checking with you,
because i cannot read your mind,
and i don't want to judge you one way or another,
is simply, as a fellow human working to be more compassionate,
to check up with you, and ask if your motivation is
more selfish, excluding others in your wishes and prayers,
or more altruistic, seeking an equal standard of living and
happiness for every being on the planet?
by the truth of those who are considered to be the
greatest examples of living truthfully on the planet,
are we evolving or devolving?

we used to have the right to think what we want in this country
that right is not being protected becoming less and less the case.
those that speak of the harm people do to others are punished.

this republic is becoming more and more fascist.
it is not a democracy.
elitist zillionaires, prefer you and all their serf
workforce to remain ignorant. they dictate
what you learn in school, and what you see
on tv. they prefer you didn't know what their
plans are. it's much easier to manipulate, attack and control a bunch of
sleeping, stupid, divided people than people who are wide awake,
super intelligent, and resourceful, and especially united.

i think the main thing we have to do to correct the problem,
is always to educate ourselves.

i learned yesterday that we could have 1.50 gas within a year,
if we tapped our alaska reserves, but due to an agreement with
saudis that could collapse the dollar and kill our economy, we don't.
and that we told saddam that we wouldn not invade his
country if he went into kuwait, then used that as an excuse to invade.
that the prices of oil are set by fascists, not market forces, and are
a tax that we pay them to pay off third world country debts,
while disempowering us.
most shared video on the internet:
The Energy Non-Crisis

i learned a lot about who runs the world from this video.
skip the first third if you don't want to see how a lot of christian religion
resembles many other religious traditions.
ZEITGEIST--THIS VERSION IS NOW OLD! -SEE THE FINAL, "REMA...

i learned 9/11 could very well have been a good thing for
those who make money off of war.
Loose Change 2nd Edition Recut

i learned a lot of history of those who run our country
had strong ties from nazi germany and racism.
and usually fund both sides of wars to make more money
for themselves.
ENDGAME- ALEX JONES - Blueprint for Global Enslavement

i learned that very wealthy people can devise methods, to extract
more and more money from us, treating us like just another
product to extract as much profit out of us as possible.
America: Freedom to Fascism - Director's Authorized Version

i don't like to live in a world of fear.
you don't either. don't be afraid,
educate yourselves. understanding
removes fear. after we understand,
we can help others understand.
if we don't understand,
we can't help others understand.
we can't be of benefit to the world
without understanding and compassion.
so it's really up to us, not bush or
terrorists or democrats or republicans
to make the world better.
it's always up to us.

Meditation: Mind Changes Body and Health

2008-04-22T14:40:00.001-07:00

...largest decrease in oxygen consumption ever recorded

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 1-06-08 at the Three Jewels

2008-01-07T15:33:00.000-07:00

Simplest Synopsis of All the Worlds Problems & Solutions

2008-01-06T18:32:00.000-07:00

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 12-30-07 at the Three Jewels

2008-01-06T03:27:00.000-07:00

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 12-24-07 pt 2 of 2

2008-01-06T03:26:00.000-07:00

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 12-24-07 pt 1 of 2

2008-01-06T03:24:00.000-07:00

Lama Marut Bhagavad Gita at Yoga Shala

2008-01-06T03:23:00.000-07:00

Lama Marut no Dharma no Fun at The Three Jewels

2008-01-06T03:22:00.000-07:00

Teddy Rappin at the Three Jewels

2008-01-06T03:21:00.000-07:00

Ven. Puntsok Heart Sutra at the Three Jewels

2008-01-06T03:15:00.000-07:00

Claudio Firenz Johnny-O @Three Jewels

2008-01-06T03:12:00.000-07:00

The Three Jewels New York

2008-01-06T02:58:00.001-07:00

United States of Amrita Flyer

2008-01-06T02:13:00.001-07:00

Buddha Stars Desktop Wallpaper

2008-01-06T01:56:00.000-07:00

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 12-16-07 pt 1 of 2

2008-01-06T01:30:00.000-07:00

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 12-16-07 pt 1 of 2

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 12-16-07 pt 2 of 2

2008-01-06T01:29:00.000-07:00

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 12-16-07 pt 2 of 2

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 12-9-07 pt 2 of 2

2008-01-06T01:26:00.000-07:00

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 12-9-07 pt 2 of 2

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 12-9-07 pt 1 of 2

2008-01-06T01:06:00.000-07:00

United States of Amrita with Benjamin Worden 12-9-07 pt 1 of 2

Power of Ten

2006-09-26T08:40:00.000-07:00


proving emptiness, though sometimes we think we are the center of the universe, we are both really nothing at all compared to the macro of all there is and unfindable through the micro analysis. A film dealing with the relative size of things in the universe and the effect of adding another zero

ben kramer debates at ven. wangpo and others at namgyal monastery

2006-06-16T15:05:00.000-07:00

debate 1
debate 2
debate 3

ven. phuntsok - how to practice to remove the problems in the world

2006-06-16T14:42:00.000-07:00

part a:
MeditationWedAp2606A.mp3
part b:
MeditationWedAp2606B.mp3

michael brannan on serving the lama

2006-02-06T02:55:00.000-07:00

jesse fallon on getting to dmu

2006-02-04T16:24:00.000-07:00

benjamin worden on breathing

2006-02-04T16:06:00.000-07:00

earle birney playful meditation

2006-02-04T14:41:00.000-07:00

will duncan mercedes bahleda meditation

2006-02-04T14:37:00.000-07:00

darcy jones purity

2006-02-04T14:30:00.000-07:00

ben kramer/brian pearson debating truth of paper squirrel

2006-02-04T14:24:00.000-07:00

dvora tzvieli desire wisdom

2006-02-03T02:53:00.002-07:00

kendra rickert getting to dmu

2006-02-03T02:53:00.001-07:00

anik lamirande meditation power

2006-02-03T02:53:00.000-07:00

giselle ansselin finding the edge

2006-02-03T01:16:00.000-07:00

brian pearson busy mind antidote

2006-02-03T01:11:00.000-07:00

giselle ansselin reason to teach

2006-02-03T01:05:00.000-07:00

guy wheeler happiness

2006-02-03T00:50:00.000-07:00

daniel aitken surrunder dependence

2006-02-02T18:43:00.000-07:00

brian pearson euphoria of meditation

2006-02-02T18:36:00.000-07:00

rob haggerty reason to meditate

2006-02-02T18:28:00.000-07:00

rafael cervantes tibetan

2006-02-02T18:22:00.000-07:00

nes chew on serving others

2006-02-02T18:14:00.000-07:00

ven. lobsang nyingpo on ordination vows

2006-01-16T13:04:00.001-07:00

andres cordero como se siente para ensanar?

2006-01-16T13:04:00.000-07:00

karl straub on teachers and serving

2006-01-15T03:50:00.001-07:00

ian thorson on teachers and happiness

2006-01-15T03:50:00.000-07:00

ben kramer on faith, emptiness and skepticism

2005-12-12T14:56:00.000-07:00

ben kramer on faith, emptiness and skepticism

immortality?

2005-11-24T17:28:00.000-07:00

sick of suffering find love

2005-11-24T17:25:00.000-07:00

surf meditation

2005-11-24T17:23:00.000-07:00

practice like the x games and kick death's ass

2005-11-24T17:11:00.000-07:00

now is the time

2005-11-16T20:41:00.000-07:00

now is the time

please join the cause

2005-11-16T20:19:00.000-07:00

please join the cause

be the sun

2005-11-16T04:55:00.000-07:00

be the sun

forgive, not forget

2005-11-16T04:31:00.000-07:00

forgive, not foget.
love is for-giving,
love isn't for-getting.

seeing things only one way vs. millions of possible perspectives

2005-11-16T04:22:00.000-07:00

seeing things only one way vs. millions of possible perspectives

all want us to be happy

2005-11-16T04:09:00.000-07:00

all want us to be happy

no separation

2005-11-16T04:00:00.000-07:00

no separation

give the highest and get all you dream of

2005-11-16T03:50:00.000-07:00

give the highest and get all you dream of

focus on me vs. focus on others

2005-11-16T03:41:00.000-07:00

focus on me vs. focus on others

give up the minimum and go for the maximum

2005-11-16T03:28:00.000-07:00

give up the minimum and go for the maximum

stop wasting time and do the highest thing

2005-11-15T17:21:00.000-07:00

stop wasting time and do the highest thing

focus

2005-11-12T23:26:00.000-07:00

on the highest thing
don't waste your time
on anything else,
this life is gone in an instant.