Samsara and Nirvana

Samsara is mind pulled outward when beholding externals. Lost and confused in the deluded belief in the reality of what the mind itself creates through interpretation, and then projects outward,

Glimpses of What Could Be

What would it feel like if you could, after years of working hard at understanding life, sit under a tree and vow not to get up until you truly grasped

Help Build a Temple

Got a few extra dollars looking for something important and valuable to do? An-shu Stephen K. Hayes is working to assist his friend Lama Kunga Dhondup, principal of Sakya Pema

All About Meditation

Meditation is the technique of controlling and guiding the focus of the mind and its thought process. You gain the ability to direct what your mind is doing, as opposed to

How To Meditate

Meditation is the practice of focusing the mind’s attention for channeling energy, properly integrating mind and body, and experiencing personal growth Meditation Posture In a quiet place, relatively free from

Sakya Lamas at Miami Valley Meditation 2008

In June 2008, An-shu Stephen and An-shu Rumiko’s friends Lama Pema Wangdak of New York Palden Sakya Centers, and Lama Kunga Dhondup, ritual master of Pema Ts’al School in Pokhara,

Sakya Lamas at Miami Valley Meditation 2004

In June 2004, Lama Pema Wangdak of New York Palden Sakya Centers, and ritual master Lama Kunga Dhondup of Pema Ts’al School in Pokhara, Nepal, presented public programs on spiritual

An-shu Teaches at Dalai Lama Family Temple

The Dalai Lama’s family invited An-shu Stephen K. Hayes to be the guest presenter for this biggest of Tibetan holidays, and Miami Valley Meditation participants (below) made the trip for