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Learning to play with poison

July 27, 2016 Matthew Baggetta

“I want more” “I wish that didn’t happen!” “Who cares?” Attraction. Aversion. Indifference. These endless reactions run our lives. In Buddhism they are traditionally called the three poisons. Are there […]

Verse 1: The moment you knew there was no turning back

July 13, 2016 Matthew Baggetta

By Matt with support from Paul. This week we will work through Verse 1 and its commentary in Reflections on Silver River, Ken McLeod’s translation of Tokmé Zongpo’s Thirty-seven Practices […]

68 Links, Books & Inspirational Quotes from Dr. Joel & Michelle Levey

July 11, 2016 Matthew Baggetta

In April 2016, Dr. Joel & Michelle Levey taught a 5-day retreat hosted by Luminous Ground on the 5 Wisdoms. Here is a massive list of links, PDFs, books and quotes […]

Compassion: What inspires you to practice?

July 7, 2016 Paul Baranowski

This past week we covered these lines from Reflections on Silver River: Namo Lokeshvaraya You who see that experience has no coming or going, Yet pour your energy solely into […]

Introduction: The way of internal clarity

June 21, 2016 Matthew Baggetta

For the next few months we will be reading through Reflections on Silver River, Ken McLeod’s translation and commentary of Tokmé Zongpo’s Thirty-seven Practices of a bodhisattva. This Wed June […]

Registration Open for Spring Retreat with Joel & Michelle Levey

December 29, 2015 Sheva Baggetta

Luminous Ground is hosting internationally renowned meditation teachers Joel and Michelle Levey in Toronto for a five day retreat. This retreat will help develop the fundamentals of meditation both on and […]

Interview with “State of Mind” Podcast

November 25, 2015 Paul Baranowski

An interview Paul did with a local Toronto podcast called “State of Mind”.

Muse is Meditating

November 24, 2015 Paul Baranowski

Originally posted on the REALthings Meditation Blog, on November 20, 2015 By Julie Jarvis In October [REALthings] launched a partnership with InterAxon, a brain-sensing technology leader based out of Toronto that has […]

The Three Levels of Mastery

November 24, 2015 Paul Baranowski

Originally posted on the Muse blog on October 14, 2015. Jet Li is a martial arts legend who mastered kung fu and all eighteen arms of wushu (saber, spear, sword, […]

Dedication

September 30, 2015 Sheva Baggetta

This past summer I had the chance to attend a Vajrayana retreat with Meditation Teachers Joel and Michelle Levey. A major retreat take-away for me was the dedication practice. After […]