by Sunada Takagi | Jun 13, 2010 | Miscellany
There is suffering, there is a cause, there is a cure, it is immersing yourself in the Way. I found this wonderful reinterpretation of this classic Buddhist teaching. The four frames speak for themselves! It came to me via BuddhaBadges.com, which is a nonprofit...
by Sunada Takagi | Jun 4, 2010 | Miscellany
I’m very proud to announce this new audiobook on mantra chanting, which I co-created with Bodhipaksa of Wildmind. In this comprehensive guide you’ll find everything you need to get started with a mantra chanting practice, including: The...
by Sunada Takagi | Feb 2, 2010 | Everyday mindfulness, Miscellany
I remember seeing the article about this when it took place three years ago, and was reminded of it when a friend sent me this email. It’s a story worth repeating. It was a cold morning in January 2007, in a Washington DC Metro Station. A man with a violin...
by Sunada Takagi | Jan 16, 2010 | Miscellany
Continuing my tradition of things just for your amusement: here’s an amazing set of pictures from an artist in China. There’s no trick photography here. He just paints himself and blends right in. They just get better and better as you go down the list, so...
by Sunada Takagi | Dec 22, 2009 | Miscellany
I’m very honored to be included in Marguerite Manteau-Rao’s (@minddeep on Twitter) list of 15 Great Women Buddhist Bloggers. May our collective efforts help spread more loving, feminine energy into the world! Here is her post, in full. After two days of...
by Sunada Takagi | Oct 14, 2009 | Miscellany
I love this video! It’s of a feisty little penguin who is surrounded by a whole pod of orca whales out to get him. But he refuses to give up, and ultimately outsmarts them all!