Kirby Moore

Saga Dawa Duchen

This material is copyrighted by M. Kirby Moore. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Thank you for visiting. Tomorrow (Monday) is Saga Dawa Duchen, or one of the most auspicious (four) Buddhist holidays of the year. It falls on the Full Moon of the Fourth Tibetan lunar month, so it is not a set date everyContinue reading “Saga Dawa Duchen”

Compassion in relationships

This material is copyrighted by M. Kirby Moore. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Thank you. This subject has now arisen three times in the past month, so I am starting to pay attention. To be specific, if we can be compassionate and honest and clear and direct in relationships (of any kind), then that piercesContinue reading “Compassion in relationships”

Practical Motivation for Healing Facilitation

This material is copyrighted by M. Kirby Moore. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. Please leave a comment if you want, if you have a question or just to say “Hi!” But do say something substantive, otherwise I assume it is spam. Thanks! I am writing this because I gained slightly more clarity today aboutContinue reading “Practical Motivation for Healing Facilitation”

Attending Spring Retreat 2012, TMC

I am heading up to Spring Retreat tomorrow. Every year, the Tibetan Meditation Center of Frederick Maryland hosts a 16 day teaching retreat. This year, Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen is headlining the list of presenters, although Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin and Drupon Thinley Ningpo are formidable teachers in their own right (of course). Due to my swiftly-becoming-tedious-and-yet-I’m-bearing-with-itContinue reading “Attending Spring Retreat 2012, TMC”

Wearing Monastic Colors

This material is copyrighted by M. Kirby Moore. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Thank you for visiting. What do I mean by this title? I am discussing the merits and potential downfalls of lay practitioners wearing monastic (ordained) clothing. Who has attended a Buddhist retreat or large teaching of one sort or another and seenContinue reading “Wearing Monastic Colors”

Further images from retreat

I could not figure out what to do with all these pictures I took, some of which turned out nicely. So, here is a random assortment of photos of the grounds of the Chapin Mill Zen Center. This was the Chapin Mill stone. It was in a beautiful little garden memorial on a slight riseContinue reading “Further images from retreat”

Vajrakilaya Tormas

These are images of tormas from the Vajrakilaya mandala and shrine, from a retreat in Batavia New York. Sponsored by the White Lotus Dharma Center of Rochester New York. Some of the tormas were more “typical” of tormas I have seen at other retreats and monasteries. However, on the Vajrakilaya mandala, there were two tormasContinue reading “Vajrakilaya Tormas”

What have I learned post retreat?

This material is copyrighted by M. Kirby Moore. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Thank you for visiting. It may be a bit premature in writing about this topic, as a mere five days have passed. And actually, not counting the sleepless day of transit from New York to Virginia, this is my first day offContinue reading “What have I learned post retreat?”

Organization of the Vajrakilaya Retreat

This material is copyrighted by M. Kirby Moore. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Thank you for visiting. Having participated in multiple larger retreats with the Tibetan Meditation Center in Frederick Maryland, I was fascinated to see how another center would run a large retreat like this. I was not disappointed in the least! This retreatContinue reading “Organization of the Vajrakilaya Retreat”

The Vajrakilaya Mandala

This material is copyrighted by M. Kirby Moore. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Thank you for visiting. Further reflections from a Vajrakilaya retreat. The shrine and mandala were combined into one on this retreat. I’m not sure if this was due to the constraints of the space (making sure the Zen Center was happy withContinue reading “The Vajrakilaya Mandala”