Tag Archives: Meditation

A Sneak Peek Of The Narrow Way

by Chris Lemig Posted on March 16, 2013

Here’s a quick peek at The Narrow Way. I hope you enjoy it! If you’d like to get a copy for yourself or a friend, please click here. Chapter 8 The Teachings Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Buddhism, buddhism and recovery, Coming Out, Gay Spirituality, India, lgbt, McLeod Ganj, Meditation, Sobriety, The Narrow Way, Tushita Meditation Center | 3 Comments

Mindfulness and Depression

by Chris Lemig Posted on January 3, 2013

How mindfulness practices can help ease the pain of depression. An old one from elephant journal. A friend of mine is one of the 20 million Americans struggling with a long stretch of depression today. I know what she’s going … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Meditation, Mindfulness | Tagged Addiction, Coming Out, depression, Happiness, lgbt, LGBTQ issues, Meditation, mental health, Mindfulness, self help | Leave a comment

The Things Worth Doing

by Chris Lemig Posted on December 8, 2012

The things worth doing in this life are almost always demanding and difficult. When we take care of ourselves in body and mind, we can see any task we set for ourselves to the end… “I wonder if this Tibetan … Continue reading →

Posted in India 2012 | Tagged attaining your goals, Buddhism, Dharamsala, India, Meditation, The Narrow Way, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan language, wellbeing | 10 Comments

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 →

Posted in Buddhism, Coming Out, Writing | Tagged Addiction, Buddhism, buddhism and recovery, Chris Lemig, Coming Out, Happiness, India, lgbt, Mantra Books, Meditation, Sobriety, The Narrow Way, video | 4 Comments

Getting Out Of The Box With DKR

by Chris Lemig Posted on August 11, 2012

I’ve been studying hard these days. Tibetan language is just as difficult as I thought it would be. But it’s not impossible and I’m having the time of my life learning, like a newborn, how to name the world again. … Continue reading →

Posted in India 2012 | Tagged Bir, Buddhism, Coming Out Memoir, Deer Park Institute, dharma, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Gay Spirituality, India, Meditation, Pilgrimage, shamtha, Shantideva, vipassana | 3 Comments

Mindfulness And The End Of The World

by Chris Lemig Posted on July 27, 2012

We have funny ideas about Buddhist practice in the West. I do anyway. I think it’s supposed to be all illumination all the time, a mind serene and empty while maintaining perfect devotion, 24-7, to all the victorious Buddhas and … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Practice | Tagged Buddhism, Coming Out Memoir, daily practice, dyer, Gay Spirituality, Meditation, Mindfulness, Tibetan Buddhism, tolle, wellness | 2 Comments

Changing Our Minds: A Narrow Way Classic

by Chris Lemig Posted on June 9, 2012

How do we go about changing our minds? Here’s a daily practice from His Holiness the Dalai Lama that just might help… Every day, think as you wake up: Today I am fortunate to have woken up. I am alive. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bodhicitta | Tagged Bodhicitta, Buddhism, changing our minds, Coming Out, Coming Out Memoir, Happiness, Meditation, wellness | 4 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

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

The Narrow Way

A Memoir of Coming Out, Getting Clean and Finding Buddha

Tag Archives: Meditation

A Sneak Peek Of The Narrow Way

Mindfulness and Depression

The Things Worth Doing

The Narrow Way {Video}

Getting Out Of The Box With DKR

Mindfulness And The End Of The World

Changing Our Minds: A Narrow Way Classic

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

Up The Mountain

New Year

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