Essays
Recent essays I have written on different topics. All my essays are available in the archive.
The Careless Hand
The Nature of Mind
During Monday night´s discussion Matt said he hoped our current class would talk about the nature of mind. So I thought I would write something on the topic here, so I will have something to show when the topic comes up. Tibetan Buddhism draws a distinction between mind (sems) and the nature of mind (sems-nyid) . I don't know that there is a orecise defintion, but the distinction is the difference between what the mind appears to be and what it actually is.
Deity Meditation
Lama Gursam visited Baltimore the weekend of August 1st to 3rd in 2025. On the last day he gave a talk on deity yoga, the meditation practice where you visualize a deity in front of you, or yourself as a deity. These are my notes from his talk. They have been edited to read like a transcript, but they are notes and only the highlights from his talk.
Practicing Gratefulness
Lama Gursam visited Baltimore the weekend of August 1st to 3rd in 2025. While here he spoke on gratefulness as a meditation practice. These are my notes from his talk. They have been edited to read like a transcript, but they are notes and only the highlights from his talk.
Guru Yoga Meditation
Khenchen Konchog Rinpoche composed a brief guru yoga meditation on the founder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage, Jigten Sumgon. These are my notes from his talk. I have put the English text of this meditation at the end of my notes.
Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Times
This are my notes from a talk given by Khenchen Konchog at the Nepali Hindu-Buddhist Center on June 21, 2025. This is not a transcript and there are gaps in them, but I hope they are clear enough to give some idea of the talk.