Path Buddha

2011-07-03T13:53:00.001-07:00

Renunciation + Compassion = Emancipation

2011-07-01T19:08:00.001-07:00

If someone could please send me a Google+ invite, I'd be most grateful.

2011-06-04T13:58:00.001-07:00

Free Dharma teaching by Dzoghcen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche today on USTREAM @ 6 PM Pacific. More: http://tinyurl.com/Dzogchen-Lineage-2011-06-04

2011-04-22T11:06:00.001-07:00

:: Celebrate our good fortune in having such an amazing good place to live! May we treat our planet with care and respect! Happy Earth Day!

2011-04-22T09:33:00.001-07:00

:: Yesterday as I drove through the mountains of Vermont there were still meter-deep drifts of snow in the woods. We had snow flurries too!

2011-04-20T08:53:00.001-07:00

May each person sow the seeds of patience and kindness in their present thinking & actions so that their harvest will be greater happiness.

2011-04-11T11:28:00.001-07:00

:: It was a month ago today that the world shook in Japan. My month has been so easy compared to that of the people & all beings of Japan.

2011-04-08T21:24:00.001-07:00

:: "All individual things pass away. Seek your own liberation with diligence." ~ The final words of Buddha Shakyamuni

2011-04-08T10:38:00.001-07:00

"We are all an instrument in an orchestra of emptiness; What is heard is dependent upon what is listening." ~Duncan Ros

2011-04-07T20:15:00.001-07:00

:: Played 2 open mics tonite at Cafe Mezzaluna‎ in Saugerties & then Joshua's in Woodstock. Saw Thu nite Bluegrass Band at Harmony. Music!

2011-04-06T10:23:00.001-07:00

"We are responsible not only for our own happiness, we affect and are affected by the concerns of all others on this globe." ~HH Dalai Lama

2011-04-02T08:14:00.001-07:00

:: Praying for my Uncle Jack of Tucson, who passed today. Wherever he goes, may he find happiness and the causes of happiness.

2011-03-31T23:02:00.001-07:00

:: Woohoo! I just got booked for an event on the North Pole! Good thing I like cold weather.

2011-03-31T12:03:00.001-07:00

:: Please attend this incredible opportunity to learn & practice Dharma for three months this summer. www.dzogchenlineage.org/internship

2011-03-16T17:17:00.001-07:00

:: I encourage you to read this beautiful teaching about Japan from Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche
http://ping.fm/vHcwM

2011-03-11T07:22:00.001-08:00

:: My compassion to all those affected by the earthquakes in Japan. My gratitude to all the kind-hearted birthday wishes!

2011-03-10T08:52:00.001-08:00

:: Tibet Day, Year 52. May Tibetan religion, language, and culture be preserved!

2011-03-08T08:47:00.001-08:00

By contributing to, and feeling joy about, the translations of Dharma texts, u participate in the merit:
http://ping.fm/0dAhg

2011-03-05T07:06:00.001-08:00

:: Happy Losar, Tibetan New Year 2138! May all groups who wish for autonomy, attain greater self-rule, while cultivating interconnections.

2011-03-03T13:53:00.001-08:00

:: You can’t be more fortunate than to lose all your possessions B 4 U die, because at the moment of death, U only have 2 give up your body.

2011-02-28T06:55:00.001-08:00

If we take eternity to mean not everlasting time but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present. ~Wittgenstein

2011-02-26T19:41:00.001-08:00

:: Scientists believe that something called dark energy is blowing the universe apart. But they don't know anything compared to what exists.

2011-02-24T17:06:00.001-08:00

‎"I am not trying to wake up your nature, because it is not sleeping. I am trying to wake up your ignorance so it becomes awareness."
~ DKCR

2011-02-22T11:03:00.001-08:00

:: So great to perform in public last night. Was able to play 3 sets including 14 originals and 2 covers. Made some $$. Thank you Woodstock!

2011-02-21T13:14:00.001-08:00

:: Spontaneous gig tonight for Perceptual: Wok & Roll 50 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY 12498; 8-10 PM; The Dharma Bums are headlining.

2011-02-20T17:03:00.001-08:00

:: Had a nice Dharma teaching event in Woodstock last night followed by a well received live music performance at a local club.

2011-02-18T11:38:00.001-08:00

:: I'm visiting the beautiful Palyul Temple in Central New York State. Heading next to Padma Samye Ling nearby.

2011-02-15T20:26:00.001-08:00

:: For those of you at northern latitudes, watch for Aurora tonight and the next couple nights, see http://spaceweather.com for details.

2011-02-14T20:10:00.001-08:00

:: My band's 10-song demo album is downloadable for free at: http://ping.fm/vzBwu

2011-02-14T11:52:00.001-08:00

:: Happy Valentine's Day to all sentient beings. May we love all beings equally and infinitely!

2011-02-01T13:48:00.001-08:00

:: "What is the View? It is nothing less than seeing the actual state of things as they are..."
~ Sogyal Rinpoche

2011-01-31T13:42:00.001-08:00

:: Been compiling in a Word doc all my writings, offline, email, & msgs; looks like about 50,000 words for January, the length of a novel!

2011-01-31T11:35:00.001-08:00

"Nothing endures, all is in endless flux,
Each wandering shape a pilgrim passing by."
~ Ovid, from Metamorphoses
http://ping.fm/H8vFp

2011-01-28T19:19:00.001-08:00

:: I got my trailer fixed! Yay! Planning the next leg of my East Coast Dharma teaching tour with confidence! Thank you to all my supporters!

2011-01-28T01:40:00.001-08:00

:: "Buddhism is primarily a study of mind and a system for training the mind. It is spiritual in nature, not religious." ~ Dzogchen Ponlop

2011-01-21T21:21:00.001-08:00

:: "Because every action causes ripples; consequences both obvious and unforeseen."
~ from The Firefly, Fringe Season 3 Episode 10

2011-01-21T13:00:00.001-08:00

:: The less one engages in harmful thinking, the less one will impute fictitious deluded scenarios.

2011-01-17T11:34:00.001-08:00

:: It was 12°F (-11°C) in my car last night. My toes got really cold! It's time for me switch from my summer sleeping bag to my winter bag!

2011-01-16T16:34:00.001-08:00

:: "We may idealize freedom, but when it comes to our habits, we are completely enslaved." ~ Sogyal Rinpoche (from 2011-01-16 Rigpa Glimpse)

2011-01-15T12:01:00.001-08:00

:: Obit of amazing man who helped Tibet rebound from biggest book burning campaign in history. www.economist.com/node/17899572?story_id=17899572

2011-01-13T11:29:00.001-08:00

:: "Money and property come and go, but good deeds are priceless and continuously pay dividends." ~ Hazlitt

2011-01-10T07:17:00.001-08:00

"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." ~ Carl Gustav Jung

2011-01-09T08:21:00.001-08:00

:: When I hear about someone murdered, I pray deeply for them, but pray doubly for all killers to be free from their negative causes.

2011-01-07T05:16:00.001-08:00

If our deepest desire is truly to live and go on living, why do we blindly insist that death is the end? ~ Sogyal Rinpoche ~ Rigpa Glimpse

2011-01-05T09:16:00.001-08:00

:: Drafting a revision of "Attack of the Killer Video Book: Tips and Tricks for Young Directors." http://ping.fm/AW84i

2011-01-01T15:40:00.001-08:00

:: Check out the in-depth interview with me about my tour and Dharma teaching on pages 35-51 of Buzi Buty 002 http://www.buzibuty.com

2010-12-30T07:39:00.001-08:00

:: "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

2010-12-28T19:26:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-26T19:29:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-25T11:21:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-24T18:13:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-23T18:24:00.001-08:00

:: 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.

2010-12-20T23:16:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-17T18:56:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-16T08:45:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-15T11:59:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-15T08:15:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-12T10:53:00.001-08:00

:: 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.

2010-12-10T08:09:00.001-08:00

:: 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).

2010-12-09T07:19:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-04T09:52:00.001-08:00

:: 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.

2010-12-03T09:03:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-01T08:22:00.001-08:00

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

2010-11-28T18:56:00.001-08:00

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

2010-11-21T20:17:00.001-08:00

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

2010-11-20T10:09:00.001-08:00

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

2010-11-18T06:47:00.001-08:00

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

2010-11-14T07:30:00.001-08:00

:: 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.

2010-11-11T09:08:00.001-08:00

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

2010-11-10T03:50:00.001-08:00

:: 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.

2010-11-09T06:14:00.001-08:00

:: 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.

2010-11-08T05:31:00.001-08:00

:: 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.

2010-11-05T20:35:00.001-07:00

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

2010-11-04T11:44:00.001-07:00

:: 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.

2010-11-04T09:03:00.001-07:00

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

2010-11-01T17:52:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-31T20:06:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-31T10:20:00.001-07:00

:: 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!

2010-10-30T16:56:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-30T08:26:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-28T13:16:00.001-07:00

:: 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.

2010-10-26T08:21:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-19T14:32:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-17T11:29:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-15T12:00:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-15T07:44:00.001-07:00

:: Kansas

2010-10-14T06:35:00.001-07:00

:: 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.

2010-10-11T20:39:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-08T08:58:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-07T21:10:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-05T09:22:00.001-07:00

:: 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.

2010-10-03T14:49:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-02T12:52:00.001-07:00

:: 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.

2010-09-30T08:03:00.001-07:00

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

2010-09-27T08:32:00.001-07:00

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

2010-09-25T09:52:00.001-07:00

:: 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

2010-09-24T13:21:00.001-07:00

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

2010-09-23T21:28:00.001-07:00

:: 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!

2010-09-22T21:06:00.001-07:00

:: 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.

2010-09-22T09:25:00.001-07:00

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