Naropa University, a Buddhist center in Boulder , CO, announced it is establishing a new master’s program in Religious Studies with a Yoga Studies concentration that will offer rigorous academic and contemplative training in yoga through a combination of online coursework and in-person retreats. Naropa’s program is one of only a handful of graduate programs in yoga worldwide and blends the best of a traditional academic training in the history and philosophies of yoga with a deep engagement in the practical applications of yoga’s most transformative meditative practices.
The new master’s degree program is intended for yoga teachers and practitioners seeking to develop graduate-level expertise and linguistic proficiency in Sanskrit. It will prepare students for doctoral research in Indian yogic traditions, South Asian religions, and Indology. Those focused on modern postural yoga, such as sociology and anthropology will find the new program to be very valuable. The program is also suited for yoga teachers and practitioners who are interested in developing linguistic proficiency in Sanskrit and theoretical tools to enter the archive of India’s pre-modern Yogic traditions. We should ask ourselves with every purchase, 'Will this help me become a better person and the world to become a better place?' - Navin Jani
(public domain image from www.pixabay.com) In her book, Kindness For All Creatures, Sarah K. Beasley, challenges readers to apply Buddhist Wisdom to aging animal companions -
Every single act of kindness and compassion and feeling of solidarity that we have ever experienced comes from our Buddha Nature. - Tashi Nyima
The true meaning of karma is that we own our actions and the consequences of our actions. - Tashi Nyima
Yoga practice makes happiness stronger and suffering less frequent. - Victor M. Parachin
Even in the toughest of times, there is something for which you can be thankful. What can you give thanks for today? Did support come from an unexpected place? Did someone say exactly what you needed to hear? Did a robin stop and sing on your windowsill? Blessings come in many forms. You may even wish to begin a gratitude journal in which you record how each day blessed you. Gratitude heals at a very deep level. - Donna Miesbach
Like all of Europe, the Netherlands, long a bastion of Protestant Christianity, has seen it's numbers decline and dwindle. One of the most striking images of that new reality is the fact that a large Catholic church in the village of Afferden has been sold to a Buddhist group who have transformed it into a monastery and community center.
The Netherlands was predominantly Christian until the late 20th century. Since then there has been a steady decline in both Catholic and Protestant church attendance. While the nation is historically Protestant, the decline in adherence there has been more marked, such that today Catholics, representing around 23.7 per cent of the population, outnumber Protestant sects, representing some 20.1 per cent in total, according to a 2015 government survey. Over half, 50.1 per cent, of the adult population is not religious. Islam comprises 4.9 per cent of the total population, Hinduism 0.6 per cent, Buddhism 0.4 per cent, and Judaism 0.1 per cent. Read more and See photos at www.buddhistdoor.net. When we realize that our perceptions are just that - perceptions - we can become free of sticking and reacting to them. When we own perceptions as perceptions and not facts, we will become free from wrong views. - Tashi Nyima
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Victor M. Parachin ...is aVedic educator, yoga instructor, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of a dozen books. Buy his books at amazon or your local bookstore. Archives
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