Category Archives: Buddhism

The Way Of The Bodhisattva Is A Path Not A Light Switch

by Chris Lemig Posted on April 26, 2013

I just finished a week-long retreat with my teacher, Anyen Rinpoche. It was a wonderful way to transition back into life in the States. A reminder that Dharma is everywhere, not just in faraway places like India and Nepal. Rinpoche … Continue reading →

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Some Practical Advice From The Dalai Lama

by Chris Lemig Posted on February 6, 2013

“Every morning think as you wake up: I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all of my energies to develop myself, To expand my heart out … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism | Tagged Bodhicitta, Buddhism, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, practical Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism | 6 Comments

Sneak-Peek

by Chris Lemig Posted on November 27, 2012

A sneak-peek from the prologue of The Narrow Way, now available online and in bookstores. By all accounts I should be dead. But instead, through some miracle of chance or karma, I am alive. I do not pretend to even … Continue reading →

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The Narrow Way {Video}

by Chris Lemig Posted on October 10, 2012

Mantra Books author, Chris Lemig, talks about his new book, The Narrow Way: A Memoir of Coming Out, Getting Clean and Finding Buddha. Coming to bookstores and eReaders 2-22-2013! (If you don’t see the YouTube link, click on the post … Continue reading →

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A Short Review Of A Long Journey

by Chris Lemig Posted on July 20, 2012

The first time I began reading Mipham Rinpoche’s Beacon of Certainty, I despaired. Even though I had only been reading books on Buddhism for a couple of years, I thought I at least had a pretty good handle on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Buddhism | Tagged Allison Grabowski, Anyen Rinpoche, Buddhism, dzogchen, Journey To Certainty, Mipham Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhism, Wisdom Publications | 2 Comments

Yoga Of Body And Mind Weekend With Anyen Rinpoche And David Jewett

by Chris Lemig Posted on May 7, 2012

I have to confess, I’m not a yoga guy. Believe me. I’ve wanted to be. But like most people the demands on my time in this hectic culture of “doing, doing, doing” has forced me to choose between Downward Dog … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Meditation, Yoga | Tagged Anyen Rinpoche, ashtanga, David Jewett, health, Meditation, Mindfulness, spiritual practice, wellness, yin yoga, yoga | 2 Comments

We Reserve The Right To Serve Everyone (Engaged Buddhism And A Policy Of Exchange)

by Chris Lemig Posted on April 25, 2012

I’m back in the States for a few weeks before heading back to India in June. I’m tooling around Colorado, visiting friends, sneaking up on them when they least expect it. I just popped in to see an old friend … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Practical Buddhism, Uncategorized | Tagged Buddhism, Coming Out Memoir, Engaged Buddhism, Gay Spirituality, practical Buddhism | 2 Comments

On My Way: Pilgrimage to India Part 2

by Chris Lemig Posted on December 26, 2011

In less than twenty-four hours I’ll be on my way to India. I would be lying if I told you that I wasn’t at least a little bit nervous. But this nervousness is really just excitement and a truly joyous … Continue reading →

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Thanks Dear Sangha

by Chris Lemig Posted on November 24, 2011

Last night was the last time sitting with my friends at Shove Chapel in Colorado Springs. It was the first Buddhist group, or sangha, that I plucked up the courage to go and sit with almost four years ago. Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Gratitude, Sangha | Tagged Addiction, Buddhism, Colorado Springs, Coming Out, Coming Out Memoir, gay memoir, Gay Spirituality, Sangha, Shove Chapel, Thanksgiving, Tibetan Buddhism | 3 Comments

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Let Go

by Chris Lemig Posted on November 20, 2011

I’m having kind of a rough morning. Now by rough I don’t mean that I’m being tortured or imprisoned or forced to do things against my will. I’m just having a hard time with me getting out of the way … Continue reading →

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The Narrow Way

A Memoir of Coming Out, Getting Clean and Finding Buddha

Category Archives: Buddhism

The Way Of The Bodhisattva Is A Path Not A Light Switch

Some Practical Advice From The Dalai Lama

Sneak-Peek

The Narrow Way {Video}

A Short Review Of A Long Journey

Yoga Of Body And Mind Weekend With Anyen Rinpoche And David Jewett

We Reserve The Right To Serve Everyone (Engaged Buddhism And A Policy Of Exchange)

On My Way: Pilgrimage to India Part 2

Thanks Dear Sangha

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Let Go

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