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    Sitting in my room, I was marveling at the way mirrors add a perception of depth and distance where previously there was a wall. In that same way, when we interact with others, do we entrap ourselves within the wall-like surface level of things? Or, do we look beyond the surface level of appearances and see into the depths of how these scenarios came to be? It is quite liberating to see through the...
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  • Benkapa is Sending You Three Minutes of Bliss: Evan's Paco de Lucia...

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    All of Life Becomes an Educational Situation

    The very definition of an enlightened being is one who wants everyone equally to become enlightened as quickly as possible. Therefore, do you think an enlightened being would only inspire us in peaceful ways or do you think that they might also challenge us with difficult situations in order to evolve and grow? What are the implications for all those difficult people and situations in our lives? Have...
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    Even if it's not the way I want it to be...

    Even if the bed's not made, it's still perfect. ANY CHARACTER HERE Even if they're doing things I don't like, it's still perfect. ANY CHARACTER HERE Even if there's an oil spill, it's still perfect. Photo By: Hyeonbyeong Chae ANY CHARACTER HERE Even if it's not the way I want it to be, it's still perfect. It's perfect because there's always a potential for it to cause...
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    The Flow of the World

    Our karma (every thought and ethical motivation) floods out of us every instant and tells us every quality we see in everything and everyone in our world. ∴ If we know this, we are empowered to reverse engineer every part of ourselves/world through analyzing the foundations and mechanics of our thoughts and ethical motivations.
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  • Led Zeppelin's "In My Time of Dying" is Simply One of the Best Songs...

    Led Zeppelin's "In My Time of Dying" is simply one of the best songs ever recorded. Lyrics Below, Wikipedia info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_My_Time_of_Dying Part 1 Fullscreen! Part 2 Fullscreen! Led Zeppelin's "In My Time of Dying" Lyrics: (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant) but was originally done by Blind Willie Johnson. It was also recorded by Josh White in the 30s, and by Bob Dylan on his first...
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    Enlightenment Music: SomaFM Groove Salad + Alan Watts YouTube Playlist

    (⇧ adjust volume of mix) Build your own custom video playlist at embedr.com In Buddhism, the teachings of the Buddha are supposed to adapt to the culture and not the other way around. Therefore, I'm constantly thinking about how the dharma teachings of great teachers can permeate our society and culture. So, for my culture, I love SomaFM's Groove Salad and Alan Watts YouTube Playlists so I decided to co...
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    Passion for Music and a Meaningful Life

    Benjamin Zander musically starts us out by showing us, like Nelson Mandela, how to see past all our little fences as a bird flying over them with a larger perspective. He enlarges our view to be able to see the greater overreaching relationships occurring in our lives and in music. He finally shows us how to think not in terms of wealth, or fame or power as a sign of success, but in terms of how many people around...
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  • Live Webcast: The Heart Sutra and 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva

    These are some of the most beautiful, powerful and essential teachings of Buddhism. from: http://dalailama.com/liveweb: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give three-day teachings on The Heart Sutra (sherab nyingpo) & Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's 37 Practices of A Bodhisattva (gyalsey laklen sodunma) at the request of a group from Southeast Asia. The teachings will be  from the Main Tibetan Temple in ...
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  • Patience is an Antidote to Anger and Irritation.

    Patience is an antidote to anger and irritation. Sometimes change takes lifetimes. With a change of view, it can take an instant. Why wait? - Benkapa
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About Benkapa

CIMG79552 223x300 About Benkapa

Benjamin Worden

Benjamin Michael Worden was born on July 6 (same day as His Holiness the Dalai Lama) in Oregon and grew up in Orange County, California.  ’The Way of the Bodhisattva’ by Master Shantideva was the first Dharma book that radically shifted his life and led to his first meeting with HH Dalai Lama during a teaching in June of ’97.

After that teaching he knew he had to find a Master Teacher to learn all of the details about the path to enlightenment.  So he went to Santa Cruz, CA and studied with Lama Zopa Rinpoche and many of the highest yogis and scholars of Tibetan Buddhism including, HH Dalai Lama, HH Karmapa, HH Penor Rinpoche, HH Lati Rinpoche, HH Khen Tsephel Rinpoche, HH Ribur Rinpoche, HH Ven Choden Rinpoche, HH Khen Lobsang Tharchin, Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche, Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche, Geshe Michael Roach, Lama Christie McNally, Dr. Alan Wallace, Dr. Jose Cabezon, Dr. Robert Thurman, Ven. Robina Courtin and many other amazing Teachers like Alan Watts, Ram Dass, Jean Houston, Ammachi, Jesus, Gandhi, Patanjali, Je Tsongkapa, HH Mom, HH Dad, HH Sister, HH Brother, HH Friends and HH Enemies alike.

Benjamin Worden has taken Several Unsurpassed Highest Yoga initiations, Bodhisattva, Refuge and Lifetime Layman’s Vows. He has successfully completed a three-month Vajrasattva purification retreat and several month long retreats, completed a BA in Religious Studies at UCSB, intensively studied the ACI, Bok Jinpa, and Tantric courses at Diamond Mountain University and several YSI and THY courses.

He served the first THY tour, taught Bok Jinpa and other Dharma Classes, recorded and archived hundreds of WorldView online video courses, pioneered live streaming WorldView/DMU video, designed and created Two as One, Tibetan Book of Meditation websites, logos, flyers and shirts for DCI, DMU and many WorldView events.

Benjamin loves doing various design work, playing guitar (lead guitarist for the Rock Star Lamas), photography, poetry, surfing, discussing happiness, compassion, wisdom and loves clarifying and making enlightenment practical for everyone. And, he wishes you the best life ever.

Food, sex, love, music, art and enlightenment are just a few of the topics he enjoys discussing. If you have any questions, suggestions or gratitude, please feel free to email: benkapa(at)gmail.com.

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