Ten days of teaching of H.H. the Dalai Lama ended a few days ago in Dharamsala. Despite the bone chilling cold, a bit of illness, and the intense days the richness and understandings swirl around my cells in a way that is for now beyond words.

This is difficult to explain but it always seems to unfold this way. First, a lot of internal inquiry and study and then there begins a period in which the mind settles into stillness and something is happening that you know is both right and important but the details are unclear. It has always seemed quite a miracle to me that I can just come, sit through the teachings and know that I shall leave a bit different and always for the better and wiser. It is a rare, yet predictable, transformative experience. There has also been the joy in sharing this with so many others - westerners, monks, ordinary Tibetans, and a good number of young health professionals. Gratitude is overflowing.

There is a great deal more I have learned about the next stage in our journey to transform our hearts and our minds and in this way our healing capacities and our understanding of what it means to be  healthy, of what it means to perfect our health.. I am more than ever certain that we can use this brief  interlude of our precious and remarkable human life to bring an end to suffering for ourselves and others and flourish into a larger health and life - one that is defined by our potential rather than the issue of survival alone.  I look forward to sharing these ideas and practices further as the words return.

I am now in Delhi warming up at a friend's house before going to Kathmandu for another 10 days of teachings. Computer access will be limited so these notes may be less frequent.