Tag Archives: Dalai Lama

A Year On The Narrow Way

by Chris Lemig Posted on January 12, 2013

It’s hard to believe that I’ve been in India since December, 2011. It’s been an amazing experience so far and I’m grateful to have had this opportunity to study, learn and grow. Thank you to everyone for all your support, … Continue reading →

The Last Post In Which I See The Dalai Lama And Cry At The End*

by Chris Lemig Posted on November 17, 2012

I’ve been really blessed this past year. I’ve received teachings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama about seven times already and there’s still one more to go next week. The last teaching was wonderful. Even with a case of the … Continue reading →

Posted in His Holiness the Dalai Lama | Tagged Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Gay Buddhism, India, McLeod Ganj, Tibetan Buddhism | 6 Comments

Buddhism And Recovery: How The Dharma Helps Keep Me On The Path

by Chris Lemig Posted on September 10, 2012

This is a revised draft of an article on Buddhism and recovery that I wrote last year. Hope you enjoy it (again)! “What was it about Buddhism that helped you the most when you were first getting on the path … Continue reading →

Posted in Recovery | Tagged 12-steps, Addiction, Bodhicitta, buddhism and recovery, Coming Out, Coming Out Memoir, Dalai Lama, dharma, Gay Spirituality, Recovery, Robert Thurman, Sogyal Rinpoche, The Narrow Way | Leave a comment

Risking The Open Heart

by Chris Lemig Posted on April 9, 2012

I am in Rewalsar, India, a holy place to Buddhists, Hindus, and Jains alike. The Dalai Lama will be here tomorrow to consecrate the massive statue of Guru Rinpoche who compassionately gazes, wide-eyed, over the sacred lake and the world at … Continue reading →

Posted in Bodhicitta, India 2012 | Tagged 2012, Bodhicitta, Buddhism, compassion, Dalai Lama, Gay Spirituality, India, Pilgrimage, Rewalsar, Tso Pema | Leave a comment

Update

by Chris Lemig Posted on March 13, 2012

Only five weeks left! Time to turn on the afterburners, so here’s a quick (unedited) post to get you up to speed. I start Tibetan language classes tomorrow at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. Although I’m very excited … Continue reading →

Posted in India 2012 | Tagged Chamtrul Rinpoche, Coming Out, Coming Out Memoir, Dalai Lama, Gay Buddhism, gay memoir, India, Tenzin Palmo, Tibet, Tibetan language, Tso Pema | 2 Comments

Up The Mountain

by Chris Lemig Posted on March 3, 2012

I am walking up the mountain, retracing my steps back to the retreat land above Tushita. I was here three years ago but today it seems like no time has passed at all. I feel like I remember each step, … Continue reading →

Posted in India 2012, Meditation, Retreat | Tagged Buddhism, Dalai Lama, India, McLeod Ganj, Meditation, meditation retreat, Pilgrimage, renunciation, Tibetan Buddhism, tolle, Tushita Meditation Center | 2 Comments

New Year

by Chris Lemig Posted on February 24, 2012

It’s five am and the alarm is ringing. Here in McLeod Ganj, India, no one but monks and nuns gets up this early. But today it’s Losar, the Tibetan New Year. There are no celebrations today because of the suicide-protests … Continue reading →

Posted in His Holiness the Dalai Lama, India 2012, Inspiration | Tagged Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Dharamsala, India, Losar, McLeod Ganj, Meditation, Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism | 2 Comments

Dharma In Transit: Part One.

by Chris Lemig Posted on January 28, 2012

Thirty seconds ago, I wasn’t sure if I was going make it back to New Delhi at all. When the travel agent in Bodhgaya hands me the train ticket, I’m still not sure. It’s a crumpled up piece of paper, … Continue reading →

Posted in India 2012, Kalachakra | Tagged Buddhism, Coming Out Memoir, Dalai Lama, dharma, gay memoir, India, Indian trains, Kalachakra, Travel | 1 Comment

Excerpts From An Indian Journal

by Chris Lemig Posted on December 31, 2011

12/28 Made it! I’m in my room at the Hare Krishna Guesthouse in Delhi. It stinks like paint thinner and some kind of toxic glue but the man at the front desk remembered me from three years ago and so … Continue reading →

Posted in India 2012 | Tagged Bodhgaya, Buddhism, Dalai Lama, India, Kalachakra, Kalachakra tent city, New Delhi, Patna, Pilgrimage | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Buddhism, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kalachakra, Uncategorized | Tagged Bodhgaya, Buddhism, Coming Out, Coming Out Memoir, Dalai Lama, gay memoir, India, Kalachakra, Kalachakra tent city, Pilgrimage, The Narrow Way | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: Dalai Lama

A Year On The Narrow Way

The Last Post In Which I See The Dalai Lama And Cry At The End*

Buddhism And Recovery: How The Dharma Helps Keep Me On The Path

Risking The Open Heart

Update

Up The Mountain

New Year

Dharma In Transit: Part One.

Excerpts From An Indian Journal

On My Way: Pilgrimage to India Part 2

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