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Nalandabodhi is a worldwide community of practitioners offering the timeless wisdom and boundless compassion of the Buddha to inspire individuals and create kind communities in today’s world, under the guidance of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
Loneliness softens when love, compassion, and joy arise.
In part 2 of her article, Connecting the Disconnected, Mitra Lee Worley shows how the 4 immeasurables reconnect us to others—and to our own kind heart.

Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/11/14/c...
#interconnection #Mindfulness #MitraLee
Connecting the Disconnected: The Four Immeasurables - Nalandabodhi International
Practicing self care to avoid burnout isn't always easy. Here's how a habitual overworker changed that habit, plus an exercise you can try for yourself.
nalandabodhi.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
What happens when intention meets action?
Classical Buddhist Teachings: Aspiration and Application Bodhicitta with Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 23 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Recordings available for registered participants
Register at seattle.nalandabodhi.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Pause and reflect:
Who do you feel close to? Wish them well.
Who challenges you? Extend care to them too.
Notice how empathy bridges every divide..
Equanimity is about impartial care, not indifference.

Read the article: nalandabodhi.org/2025/10/17/c... #interconnection #Mindfulness
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Have you ever been curious about the dharma but didn't know where to start?
Have you felt the lack of a systematic guide that can be applied to daily life and actual practice?
Introduction to Buddhism English study group, led by Nalandabodhi's senior practice instructor, Karunika Joshua Erickson
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If everything changes, what can we trust?
Classical Buddhist Teachings: Impermanence and Karmic Cause and Effect with Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 9 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Visit seattle.nalandabodhi.org

Understanding impermanence isn't about loss—it's about freedom. 
#Karma
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Relying Upon a Spiritual Friend
w/ Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 2 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Explore the profound relationship between student and teacher, and discover what it means to have or be a true spiritual friend. 
Register at seattle.nalandabodhi.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Every act of empathy chips away at the “us vs. them” mindset.
- Which of Ben's practices speaks to you today?
- Where do you notice habits of “othering” in yourself?
- What small daily action could nurture compassion, even toward those you fear or disagree with?
nalandabodhi.org/2025/09/26/t...
October 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s easy to slip into us vs. them thinking. But what if the real danger isn’t “them” at all—
it’s the way we forget each other’s humanity?

Ben Mikolaj reminds us that empathy and compassion is how we remember.

Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/09/26/t...
#interconnection #Mindfulness
September 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Guidance may come as kindness and toughness from elders who want to help us simply be good humans.
Who has guided you with this kind of care?
How can you receive it with openness?
How might you offer it to others?
https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/30/my-community-source-of-emotions
#interconnection
September 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
When was the last time someone showed real interest in you?
Moments like that nourish us—and remind us to give the same to others.
Read Francis Olivier’s My Community, Source of Emotions: https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/30/my-community-source-of-emotions/ #interconnection #Buddhism
September 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
When was the last time you truly listened to silence?
Not just “no noise” — but the stillness beneath it.
Beth Patterson’s poem 'Just Listen; is an invitation to step into that quiet and see what arises.
https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/15/just-listen/ #Mindfulness #interconnection
August 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Pause. Feel the breeze on your skin, the earth steady beneath your feet, the song of birds overhead.
In this moment, you’re part of it all.
Beth Patterson’s poem invites you to contemplate how connection is never lost—it’s always here.
nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/15/j... #interconnection #Buddhism
August 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Disconnection can be the wisest, most compassionate move we make.
Sometimes healing doesn’t fix things—it frees us.
- What needs to fall apart in your life?
- What could that kind of healing look like?
nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/25/w...
#Mindfulness #interconnection #buddhism
August 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
What if disconnection isn’t failure... but freedom?
Sometimes the kindest, most radical thing we can do is walk away. Ben Mikolaj invites us to see disconnection not as brokenness, but medicine.
Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/25/w... #interconnection #Buddhism
July 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Walk through your home. Look at what fills your space. What are you holding onto? Could you let any of it go?
Patti Fraser reminds us that sometimes the chance to show up comes quietly, and is gone before we notice.
Read The Connect: nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/04/t... #mindfulness #interconnection
July 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What if generosity isn't about giving something away… but recognizing that nothing was truly ours to begin with?
Patti Fraser reflects on a brief exchange, a $5 bill, and the illusion of ownership. Read “The Connect.” nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/04/t...
#mindfulness #Buddhism #interconnection
July 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Nick Vail, one of our Karunikas offers a gentle practice of stepping out and turning inward.
- What is your body sensing right now?
- What does this tell you about this mind of mine?
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#dharma #mindfulness #interconnection
June 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Somewhere between seaweed-covered rocks and a sky full of wind, the boundary between “me” and “everything else” dissolves. Where do you go to remember your place in the wider web of things?
Read “Nature Is Our Nature” by one of our Karunikas, Nick Vail. nalandabodhi.org/2025/06/13/n... #mindfulness
Nature Is Our Nature - Nalandabodhi International
Practicing self care to avoid burnout isn't always easy. Here's how a habitual overworker changed that habit, plus an exercise you can try for yourself.
nalandabodhi.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Every experience is a potential teacher—if we’re willing to listen. Next time something stirs discomfort, ask:
What have been the consequences of your own moments of mindlessness?
What helped you turn things around?
How can you prevent it?
Read more nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/23/i... #dharma
June 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ever follow the smell of smoke… and realize it’s coming from your own kitchen?
Adela Iglesias shares how one burned potato became a lesson in #mindfulness. Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/23/i... #Buddhism
Interconnecting the Mundane and the Spiritual - Nalandabodhi International
Practicing self care to avoid burnout isn't always easy. Here's how a habitual overworker changed that habit, plus an exercise you can try for yourself.
nalandabodhi.org
May 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Take a moment to contemplate these questions offered by
George Beckwith to awaken greater awareness. #mindfulness #buddhism Read more in his article 'Direct Awareness and Interconnection.'
nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/02/d...
May 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Sometimes a song can reveal more about our mind than hours of thinking.
George Beckwith reflects on how music—and the arts—can be gateways to direct #awareness and deeper interconnection.
Read “Direct Awareness and Interconnection.”
nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/02/d...
#mindfulness #buddhism
Direct Awareness and Interconnection - Nalandabodhi International
Practicing self care to avoid burnout isn't always easy. Here's how a habitual overworker changed that habit, plus an exercise you can try for yourself.
nalandabodhi.org
May 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Reposted by Nalandabodhi
The Secular Buddhist Podcast w/ Ted( @tedmeissner.bsky.social )Meissner "Episode 48 :: Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche :: Rebel Buddha: On the Road to Freedom" secularbuddhism.org/episode-48-d...
Episode 48 :: Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche :: Rebel Buddha
Today we're joined by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, who speaks with us about breaking free of cultural accretions in his book Rebel Buddha.
secularbuddhism.org
March 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Take a moment to contemplate these questions and notice what arises. Love is natural—unfolding when we release ego and fixed ideas.
More ego, less love. Less concepts, more love.
Read Sebastião Miranda’s article on Connecting Through #lovingkindness. nalandabodhi.org/2025/04/11/c... #Buddhism
April 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Is love something we know—or something we think we know?
Is it a feeling, a transaction, a form of attachment? Or can it be something more open—beyond concepts and expectations?
Read “Connecting Through #Lovingkindness” and reflect. nalandabodhi.org/2025/04/11/c...
#Compassion #Mindfulness
April 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM