:: "Let us reflect on what is truly of value in life, what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the basis of that." ~ HHDL

:: Night. Saw truck hit a deer. I pull dying deer off road. Driver calls 911 & leaves. I do phowa & mantra. Cop arrives & shoots deer.

:: Saw TRON: Legacy in 3D. A favorite moment was that they mentioned Journey without Goal, a Buddhist book by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

:: "For as long as space exists, and sentient beings endure, may I too remain, to dispel the misery of the world."
~ Shantideva

:: Wishing happiness to everyone everywhere. Happy Christmas, & Happy New Year! May we each increase the true causes of happiness.

:: Gave a good Dharma teaching in Syracuse last night with a lot of discussion and people so grateful for the wisdom of Buddha's teachings.

:: Google Map of Dzogchen Monastery (Zhuqingsi, Zhuqingxiang, Garze, Sichuan, China). http://tinyurl.com/dzogchenmonastery

:: When you smile at life, life will smile back at you.

:: "Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities." ~ Sakyong Mipham

:: "The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them." ~ Albert Einstein

:: "In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher." - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (thanks to The LLHHDL Team)

:: When you think that you're the only person who is suffering, open your eyes & discover that everyone has secret stories of loss and pain.

:: It was 15°F (-10°C) in my car when I woke up this morning and 6°F (-15°C) outside. I was toasty warm (except my nose).

:: Rejoicing that the 6 month, 3rd annual Dzogchen Lineage Internship Program was successfully concluded. Congrats to Khenpo & interns!

:: I think I need to spend a lot more time in Niagara Frontier in the future. I'm strongly connected to the land and people here.

:: I really enjoyed the Buffalo snowstorms w/ lightning & thunder yesterday & the day before. I don't get to experience that very often.

:: My first snow storm of the year. Big beautiful swirling frosty flakes melting on my face.

:: "Love is the force that makes us fully human." ~ David Suzuki

:: May enlightened masters always transmit wisdom though your body, speech and mind!

:: "Don't ponder others." ~ Atisha

:: Made a small donation to the Wikimedia Foundation in honor of my Uncle Howard. http://ping.fm/GTX1u

:: My 88 year old uncle Howard just had a massive brain bleed. Prognosis is not good. Please pray for his happiness and causes of happiness.

:: On a conceptual level, to choose love means that you wish that others experience happiness and especially the causes of happiness.

:: Had a great turnout for my Dharma teaching in Olean, NY (population 14K) with 20 attending. I should teach in more of these small cities.

:: It was 34F (1.5C) in my Honda Element when I woke up this morning. I love winter car camping. It's so cozy to sleep in cold temps.

:: I've experienced the need to deepen my own realization in order to help others. Wisdom advice is in short supply in this samsaric world.

:: I used my video projector for the first time tonight during my teaching on refuge at Three Rivers Dharma Center. Worked great!

:: Teaching Dharma may be the best thing I've ever done. I've come to experience how it creates ripple effects that benefit beings forever.

:: Resting today & fending off some cold symptoms. Prepping for 2 Dharma teachings I'm giving in PGH tomorrow. http://ping.fm/21wcY

:: Please go to the polls & vote Tues. Democracy falls apart without participation, so please participate and maintain our beacon of hope!

:: "Driving 62 mph (100 km/h) vs 75 mph (120 km/h) will reduce fuel consumption by about 15%." ~ www.GasBuddy.com

:: I ate breakfast at a WAFFLE HOUSE for the first time. I think it was nearly the only place I've eaten since 1994 with smoking permitted!

:: On the road on-time to my teachings in Pittsburgh. Emaho!

:: Miraculously, I'll pick up my car now in working condition. Thanks to all who prayed and contributed. The Dharma Teaching tour continues!

:: I need to ask for urgent help to raise $1,506 to continue my Dharma teaching tour. Call me 415-846-3618 or email hazlitt@gmail.com.

:: Yesterday was a tire comedy of errors. Flat tire. Pouring rain w/ lightning bolts. Wrong lug wrench! Real test for my equanimity! All ok!

:: I successfully made it to the International Conference on Tibetan Buddhism, but I'm 100% out of money!

:: I just discovered there is a Tibetan version of Wikipedia & thought it would be auspicious to share the link... http://bo.wikipedia.org

:: Flat tire on I-70. Just sweepin my negative karma away. Yay!

:: Kansas

:: Long drive today. Making the push to get to Atlanta on the 16th. Looking forward to seeing HHDL at the Int'l Conf on Tibetan Buddhism.

:: I finished my teachings in Denver. This is a great city, with some really awesome Sangha. Dzogchen Bodhisattvas please come teach here.

:: I spent a few hours near Columbine High School, praying for the suffering of beings and its causes to be reduced.

:: I made a pilgrimage to The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya today. Wow. Amazing. http://ping.fm/k5gX1

:: Driving through Wyoming to Denver today. When I visited WY as a kid, the state population was about 320K. Today it is nearly double that.

:: "Tomorrow or the next life, which comes first, we never know." ~ Tibetan saying, translated by Sogyal Rinpoche

:: Yesterday I did some busking at an Idaho rest stop & made money playing in public for the first time in ages. It was a great experience.

:: Henno recorded 15 of my original songs in his studio yesterday. Editing them today. I'm so stoked to have some new demos!

:: "True magic is teaching." ~ Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche

:: We did TWO fire pujas @ George's last nite. Leading a 1/2-day Refuge Retreat tomorrow (Sun) in Boise, 1-5pm. http://ping.fm/ihCdQ

:: Fire puja w/ George in Payette tonight. Sun half-day retreat. Mon Buddha Path practice. Please join us! http://ping.fm/CA42Q

:: This morning I called around & found a free venue (a Best Western mtg room), then promoted it. Taught 4 Noble Truths to 4 ppl this eve!

:: This eve I taught again at the prison in Baker City, OR. A guy came back & told me how much the teaching I gave last time has helped him.

In Sisters, Oregon. Today I renamed the Three Sisters mountain peaks to the Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Refuge is awesome.

:: I left the Dzogchen Retreat Center, back on the road driving from Eugene to Baker City, Oregon, where my next teaching is, at a prison.

:: I'll be giving a Dharma teaching to the inmates at the Powder River Correctional Facility in Baker City, Oregon on Sep 22 at 5:30 PM.

:: Played my original music to an audience of 3 last night & received advice to begin my teachings with a song, & conclude with another.

:: Last night, I taught Buddha Dharma to 300 people at the 108th Interfaith meeting in Eugene.

:: There are three more sentient being bodhisattvas in the world after the bodhichitta vows ceremony yesterday afternoon.

:: I'll be teaching eight Dharma sessions in Eugene this weekend. Please join me! http://ping.fm/IticF

:: There is still time to contribute suggestions for the 3rd edition of The Buddha Path, but ideally, contact me within the next 24 hours.

:: I'm participating in a project this week that will create causes and conditions to manifest world peace.

:: I'm teaching at 7 PM tonight in Portland in the Sunnyside neighborhood. Plenty of parking & public transit. http://ping.fm/CoIkM

:: I'm planning an extension to my Dharma Teaching Tour. Please invite me to come teach in your city! I'll be driving coast-to-coast, twice!

:: Thank you Port Townsend for your outpouring of love and generosity. I rejoice in all your beneficial thinking and conduct. I'll miss u.

:: Just completed leading a daylong retreat where I gave refuge vows to five and bodhichitta vows to eight! May all beings benefit!

:: I'm leading a Bodhichitta Retreat Sat 8/28, 10AM to 6PM. Refuge & Bodhichitta Vows offered. All are welcome. http://tinyurl.com/26qffx6

:: Bodhicitta Retreat in Port Townsend, Sat Aug 28 and Buddha Shakyamuni Visualization in Portland, Thu Sep 2 http://ping.fm/Zqebx

"It can never be said too often that to realize the nature of mind is to realize the nature of all things." ~ Sogyal Rinpoche

:: We held a Padmasambhava Day Tsok Celebration here at the Port Townsend Dharma Center on Thursday night. Thanks to all who participated!

:: The more I investigate, ponder & meditate upon the vast teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni, the more I respect them as practical and helpful.

:: We are not simply evolving, we are revealing the potential of what is already present.

:: Performed some of my music solo in front of a public audience for the first time in a few years on Thursday night. Will play out tonight (Friday) too. This is a major turning point for me. What fun!

"Most... lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them."
~ Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

:: Thinking is the forerunner of all phenomena.

:: The purpose of Buddhism is to reduce negative thinking and actualize absolute altruism.

:: Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche public talk to be webcast at 6 AM PDT Sunday morning, July 18 at http://ping.fm/kJvLT

:: Today is the anniversary of the first time that Buddha taught. It's a fantastic day to think good thoughts and do good things.

:: Finished watching "This Is It," then started reading about Michael Jackson online & realized today is the 1st anniversary of his passing.

:: Leading practices & Dharma discussions in Port Townsend on Wed & Sun, starting tonight at 7 PM. Details: http://ping.fm/Icsdb

:: Planning my Dharma teachings for the next three months... stay tuned! There will be teachings in Port Townsend & the Seattle region.

:: There's a Bald Eagle who likes a tree near where I spent the night in Edmonds. I got to see him perched there. Off to Port Townsend!

:: Joined a wonderful morning practice @ Dance Mandal in Portland. Tea & Dharma discussion afterwards. I sincerely rejoice. Off to Seattle!

:: Tonight in Portland I gave a 90 minute reading transmission about the life & accomplishments of Longchenpa to my audience, two goldfish.

:: Each of us has one CAUSE, thinking (which includes one's karma, the energy of thinking) and one EFFECT, the universe. In other words, My thinking is the cause and my universe is the effect.

:: Dharma teaching on The Four Thoughts via conference call tonight at 7 PM Pacific. Dial-in: 218-339-2500. Participant Access Code: 673297#

:: Every human being has the potential to achieve happiness that is both profound and lasting.

:: I'm teaching tonight in Silicon Valley. Please join us! Wed, Jun 9, 7:00 PM. Directions: http://ping.fm/IUyOh

:: Dharma is not some extra-curricular activity. You should make Dharma your only activity.

:: CORRECTION: The San Diego teaching was moved from today (Fri at 7pm) to tomorrow (Sat 1pm). Same location. http://ping.fm/xbJ1m

:: I'm giving San Diego County teachings & dialogs: Thu Jun 3, 7pm in Encinitas;
Fri Jun 4, 7:30pm in San Diego. http://ping.fm/qHpY1

:: I'm teaching today at Lohan in Las Vegas at 3:30 PM. Please join me for a fun-filled Dharma Dialog. http://ping.fm/WKAr9

:: Extending my Dharma teaching tour for at least three more months on the West Coast. Coming to a town near you... details soon.

:: Happy Anniversary of Buddha's Vast Awakening! Kunchok Lama will lead a celebration at Lohan Center. Arrive ~ 7 PM, starts at 7:30 PM.

:: Got back to Las Vegas this morning just in time to send off Nick, Vanessa and Mike as they left for the 6-month retreat at the DRC.

:: Just completed my first ever (possibly THE first ever) Buddhist teaching in Enoch, Utah. Driving 190 miles to Las Vegas tonight.

:: It's been snowing for hours in Salt Lake! Two more private teachings here today & tonight, and then teaching in Enoch tomorrow night.

:: Thanks to everyone in Boise who helped make my visit there so phenomenal. I rejoice in all the great things happening there.

:: The antidote to exhaustion is not necessarily rest. The antidote to exhaustion is wholeheartedness. ~ Brother David Steindl-Rast

:: Taught to 30+ at the prison yesterday. Afterwards many came up to me and thanked me. A few asked me to come back. I ♥ Baker City!

:: Just completed a successful teaching in Seattle. 500 miles to Baker City, where I will teach at Powder River Correctional Facility.

:: Received an Indian Head nickel when given change today. That's rare since they stopped minting them 72 years ago. Gave it to a young boy.

:: I published a new edition of the Dzogchen Lineage News this week. http://ping.fm/oBRQk

:: The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
~ Emile Zola (1840-1902)

:: Please join us at the Port Townsend Dharma Center today (Sun) at 1:30PM & tomorrow (Mon) in Port Angeles, at 7PM. http://ping.fm/E9tNs

:: Fri, Apr 30th starts 4 days of teachings in Port Townsend & Port Angeles, WA. Hope U can attend: http://ping.fm/qAYf0

:: You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

:: Preparing for teachings in Port Townsend, Port Angeles, Bellingham (WA), Vancouver, Richmond (BC), Payette, Boise, Sun Valley (ID) +more.

:: I learned in Eugene that it's better for everyone when experienced practitioners attend. The Dharma discussions were greatly enhanced.

:: Teachings in Eugene this weekend!
http://ping.fm/mlLkc

:: Successful teaching in Florence last night. Thnx Lili! Arrived safely at the DRC this morning. Teachings in Eugene start on Friday night!

:: Just crossed the mighty Klamath River, driving to Florence, OR to teach on Tue eve, a stop at DRC & on to weekend teachings in Eugene.

:: When I was in Marin last week, I was interviewed for a documentary being developed on the subject of Spiritual Bypass.

:: "The Buddha" is concise overview of Buddhism with 19 screenings on PBS this week. Worth watching!
http://ping.fm/JL1fJ

:: New documentary titled, "The Buddha," on PBS tonight. Check PBS.org for local times & to view segments: http://ping.fm/jx1k3

:: Attending Emily Hsu's class, "Bodhicitta: Developing the Big Heart" tonight at Tse Chen Ling in SF at 6:30 PM http://ping.fm/Ca9uq

:: Spiritual bypass means using your path as an excuse to neither purify your negative karma nor reduce the causes of your negative karma.

:: Every moment is the resurrection of the past moment. Each of us is constantly rising again. Happy present moment! Happy Easter!

:: I'm teaching the major modes of beneficial thinking tonight, Sat & Sun in Marin. Increased happiness guaranteed! http://ping.fm/m4iOF

:: Teaching in the SF Bay Area this weekend. Hope to see ya! http://ping.fm/bfSfJ

:: Made a pilgrimage to Dakini Cave in Red Rock Canyon today. Thanks Mike T! Peaceful solitude w/ awesome views of the wild Mojave Desert.

I had a tooth extracted this week. In the process, I've been taking to heart the impermanence of my body. It's not permanent or independent.

:: I'm teaching tonight at Aura Sutra in Boulder City at 7:30 PM; Sunday at Lohan in Las Vegas at 1:30 & 3:30 PM. http://ping.fm/WmA2g

:: "Teaching is one of the most honest forms of communication in which one can participate." ~ David Ryfe

:: Thank you Connecticut for the warm welcome. I counted 20 people attending last night. It was great to return to one of my past homes.

:: Dharma gathering and discussion tonight in New Canaan, CT, 5 min from station. Hope you can attend. http://ping.fm/2MOTe

:: One more day of teachings in NYC on Sunday from 10 AM - 6 PM. Then Monday evening in New Canaan at 7 PM - 8:30 PM. Please join me!

:: 5:30 AM, made it safely to Mark's in NYC after a restful red-eye bus trip. I ♡ New York (-ers, and all beings).

:: Waiting in ROC for a bus to NYC. A man is speaking on a pay phone in Spanish. He's said, "I love you," ~50 times into the phone so far!

:: The book "Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their Modern Expression" is inspiring. http://bit.ly/a2LrKf

:: A human life is only as meaningful as the beneficial effects it creates upon the lives of others.

:: Taught 9 sessions in Rochester area. Didn't get a venue lined-up 'til Thursday, but still had a great turnout. I love the people here.

:: "When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion." ~ attributed to Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

:: Had a great little b-day party with my grand nephews, age 3-1/2 and 5. They are two tornados of energy! Cake, candles and ice cream. Fun!

:: Having a virtual birthday party online today. Thnx mom. Special =hugs= to my thousandth Facebook friend. You and all beings are precious.

:: 51 years since HH the Dalai Lama began his journey to the West and since I came into this precious human body. I sincerely rejoice!

:: "The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once."
~ Samuel Smiles

:: Yesterday I published a new issue of the Dzogchen Lineage News. http://ping.fm/hqyPD

:: The predominance of my happiness depends on my attitudes rather than my circumstances. A desire to help others is the seed of happiness.

:: Prayerful thinking about others benefits them a little, and benefits oneself even more. Therefore, for the benefit of beings, pray more.

I just heard Kyapje Trulshik Rinpoche appointed new supreme head of Nyingma Lineage. Best wishes for Kyapje Trulshik Rinpoche's long life!

:: Taught in Bflo last nite and then my sis drove me to Canada! Cell is off to reduce intl charges, so pls email or Skype me (hazlitt.krog)

:: I take on the suffering of all webmasters into my suffering and give them all of my happiness. :-)

:: I'm in Olean, NY giving private Dharma teachings to a friend. It's great to reconnect with old friends and share the gift of happiness.

:: Went to a Shambhala practice group tonight and met an artist who offered me his gallery as a place to teach on Monday night in Buffalo!

:: Met three nice young people from China & Hong Kong at the Hostel Buffalo Niagara. We talked about Dharma, China & America for 2 hours.

:: I'm in Erie, PA waiting for the bus to Buffalo. Wishing I had the time to visit Presque Isle State Park, right across the bay from here.

:: If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. ~ William Blake

:: Up on the 36th floor of Cathedral of Learning, contemplating Dharma, inspired by this majestic building & panoramic view of Pittsburgh.

:: Totally rejoicing in Vivian and Bill's wedding. Amazing, beautiful event. They created conditions for a lot of happiness for others.

:: Toured Pittsburgh w/ Dharma friends. We took a tour of the Warhol Museum given by the curator. We met Khenpo at airport after midnight.

:: Flying to Pittsburgh tonight! Excited about the Northeastern leg of my Dharma teaching tour.

:: Prepping to attend a Fri wedding. Went to SAVERS and bought a tuxedo jacket, pants, shirt, cumberbund, bow-tie & shoes for $23.24 + tax.

:: Happy Tibetan New Year! Losar Tashi Delek! Happy Chinese New Year! Gong Hei Fat Choy! Happy Valentine's Day! xxooxxoo.

:: Buddha Path intensive at the Lohan Center in Las Vegas at 10 AM. Couples retreat Sunday at 10 AM. http://ping.fm/VgyxT

:: Past Life is an intriguing new TV series centered around people who experience past life memories. http://ping.fm/fqEcs

:: Everything progressively changes; it is impossible to depend on anything [to remain the same]. ~ Patrul Rinpoche

:: I'm giving teachings this Fri, Sat & Sun at Lohan Center in Las Vegas. Love to see you there! http://ping.fm/71xzy

:: Making a pilgrimage today to the Jade Buddha of Universal Peace. http://ping.fm/ZVE8A

:: Had a wonderful experience teaching and talking with people at the Dharma Bum Temple. Jeff Zlotnik is amazing. http://ping.fm/m3lEC

:: Teaching today at 1 PM at The Dharma Bum Temple in downtown San Diego. http://ping.fm/r8iiE

:: "If the general surrenders, the army is lost." If you don't engage in beneficial thinking, your body will suffer.

:: The teaching at Chapman U went great for me. Had an audience of nearly 60 & test drove the new teaching chair I constructed this week.

:: "Whatever we have done with our lives makes us what we are when we die. And everything, absolutely everything, counts." ~ Rigpa Glimpse

:: Enjoying the sunset and surf at Malibu. Every constantly changing wave is related to every other arisen wave since the oceans existed.

:: I rejoice that I taught 28 class sessions (~42 hrs) in Nevada and California during January! I can tell that people love learning Dharma.

:: Attaining inner peace is the necessary first step to attaining world peace.

:: Enjoying a warm welcome to LA! I'll be teaching Fri night, 7:30 pm at Dharma Zen Center, 1025 S. Cloverdale Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019

:: Back in the USA! I'm in San Diego at Jhampa's store w/ Chris and Geshe Jinpa Sonam. Heading to LA today. http://ping.fm/riL7B

:: Arrived at Chris and Sveta's in Mexico. We're planning a Fire Puja tomorrow on the bluff overlooking Pacific Ocean.

:: My cell is being flaky, and not much budget to replace it, so until I work it out, please email hazlitt at gmail if you need to reach me

:: Many snowcapped mountains on the drive between Las Vegas and Encinitas. This world is so beautiful. Time to teach! http://pathbuddha.com

:: The Blue Man Group in Las Vegas really puts on an amusing engrossing show. May there be such amazing Dharma-focused events in the future!

:: Just completed my first weekend of teachings on the teaching tour. Emaho! What a great experience. Can't wait for Encinitas on Jan 22.

:: My Dharma teaching tour officially starts in 30 minutes! I launched a new version of my Path Buddha tour website today www.pathbuddha.com

:: "The problem is not enjoyment; the problem is attachment." - Tilopa (988-1069)

:: Saw doc Unmistaken Child on Sat. Fascinating look at process of finding and recognizing a reincarnate lama.
http://ping.fm/JSN0t

:: I submitted a demo of Duncan Ros' song "Rabbit Horns" to a record company and they want it for a compilation of new Buddhist music!

:: Today at the Lohan Center at 3:30 PM I'll be unveiling "The Buddha Path for Chant Masters - Dharma Center Edition." Join us!

:: I'll be teaching on how to be a better Chant Master at the Lohan Center today at 3:30 PM. Please join us!

:: Saw Avatar in IMAX 3D. I had not ever seen film projected with RealD, and it was jaw-dropping, especially with the high-rez of IMAX. Wow!

:: Announcing my first Dharma teaching tour; 30+ cities in USA & Canada; spending a week in each of 10+ metros; Jan 15–May 15, 2010.