Judy Lief

Buddhism – Shambhala – Profound Treasury – Making Friends with Death

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Selected Articles

Articles on Lion’s Roar website:

  • How to Transform Anger in 4 Steps – April 26, 2016
  • The Why and How of Lojong, or Mind Training – April 11, 2016
  • Buddhist Teachings: Where to Start When Going It Alone – April 1, 2016
  • DIY Dharma: You Have Everything You Need – March 28, 2016
  • The more you give, the richer you feel – December 24, 2015
  • Biggest Love – March 14, 2016
  • A Buddhist’s report from the Paris Climate Conference – Dec. 18, 2015
  • The Dharma of Distraction – March 9, 2015
  • Buddha’s Daughters: An interview with dharma teacher and author Judy Lief – June 19, 2014
  • Journey to Awakening – May 5, 2013
  • This Morning – March 20, 2012
  • Keeping those who suffer in our hearts – March 11, 2011
  • When the Dharma Gets Personal – May 1, 2003
  • The Sharp Sword of Prajna – May 1, 2002
  • Kindness to Ourselves and Others – May 1, 2000
  • Take a Closer Look at the Journey from Birth to Death – March 1, 2000
  • Dead Again, and Again, and Again – January 1, 1994
  • The Middle Way of Stress – June 27, 2012
  • Sacred Slogans – November 1, 1993

Articles from Shambhala Sun (PDF formats)

  • Shambhala Sun, May 13, 2013. “Journey to Awakening” (PDF) — J. Lief
  • Shambhala Sun, July 12, 2012. “I Want to be Skillful” (PDF)— J. Lief.
  • Shambhala Sun, May 12, 2012. “Change” (PDF) — J. Lief.
  • Shambhala Sun, Sept 11, 2011. “Biggest Love” (PDF) — J. Lief
  • Shambhala Sun, January 8, 2008. “Fear and Fearlessness” (PDF) — J. Lief et al.
  • Interview with Judy Lief about The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma (PDF)


By Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

  • Shambhala Sun, July 12, 2012. “Glimpses of Mahayana” (PDF) — Chögyam Trungpa

 

 

Upcoming Events: Profound Treasury Retreat

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8th Annual PROFOUND TREASURY RETREAT at Saco, Maine 

June 12-24 at Ferry Beach Conference Center, Saco, Maine

 

Living Dharma: The Joy and Challenge of Joining Practice and Action

 

 

“Mindfulness practice is not just about what is happening to you individually and personally—it is about how much you are going to transmit your sanity and your insanity to the rest of the world.”—Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

 

“If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.”  Charlie Parker

 

Living Dharma

The Joy and Challenge of Joining Practice and Action

 

In these times of turmoil, it’s important to reflect on ways to bring our lifestyle and our actions into greater accord with the dharma.   If your life does not reflect your practice, what is the point of meditation and study?

 

The time spent in sitting meditation is much less than the time spent going about our everyday lives. Therefore, postmeditation practice is essential. The combination of meditation and postmeditation makes our practice complete—running through our entire life rather than something we turn on and off.

 

In this class, we will focus on the challenges of living a dharmic life, and how they are addressed in the three stages of the Tibetan Buddhist path.  We will work with the foundational or hinayana guidelines for living life with simplicity and contentment. We will study mahayana teachings on how to activate compassion and benefit others. Finally, we will explore vajrayana teachings on how to engage more freshly and spontaneously by cutting hesitation and fixed views.

 

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Topics include:

The three essentials: discipline, meditation, and wisdom

Refraining from harm: working with the five precepts

Being of benefit: practicing the paramitas

Overcoming hesitation: engaging with the four karmas

Obstacles, mistakes, and fresh starts

 

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Judy Lief • 802-598-5832 • judy@judylief.com