Thoughts – Brushy Mountain Dharma Bum

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Meditation – some thoughts and background

March 12, 2018 posted by drjparker in Background Material, Meditation, Thoughts

Writing about a dharma journey without exploring meditation would be possible but probably not for me. What is meditation? B.K.S. Iyengar (2002) teaches us “dhyana is not self-induced trance.” Meditation is a contemplative practice. Meditation takes on many forms. the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra (Radiance Sutras) suggests over 100 ways to meditate (Roche & Rea, 2014). […]

What is the dharma?

March 9, 2018 posted by drjparker in Thoughts

When did I first learn about the dharma? The true answer would be I don’t know. The most likely answer is when I took a course in comparative religion when I was a sophomore in college. Did I understand the material I was trying to retain? I think I got a B in the class […]