Bodhipaksa
May 09, 2012
Gandharan Buddha seated in meditation, Seattle Asian Art Museum

Another Greco-Indian statue from Gandhara.
Notice the beautiful carved base, which itself contains three Buddha figures along with attendants.
Bodhipaksa
May 08, 2012
Buddha image, Seattle Buddhist Center

I took this detail of a Tibetan Thangka painting on my iPhone at the Seattle Buddhist Center just before doing a workshop on the Satipatthana Sutta with the men’s sangha there tonight.
Last night I gave a talk and led a meditation at the Buddha Day celebrations, where we commemorate the Buddha’s enlightenment.
Wildmind Meditation News
Jan 03, 2012
MedMob occupies peace at Seattle ferry terminal
Connie Mears: If you were searching for peace, rush hour at the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal might not be the first place you’d look, but commuters spilling off the 6:20 p.m. ferry Dec. 22 were met with the soothing sound of – well, breathing.
A group of residents gathered in the terminal as part of a “MedMob,” a takeoff on the popular flash mob movement. Instead of thrashing to “Thriller,” MedMobsters meditate in a public place for one hour, then offer an 11-minute “sound bath,” in this case chanting “Om Shanti Om.”
“We might have gone a little longer than 11 minutes,” said Helen …

