Interviews, Articles, Essays
Published Resources
Meditation: From Top Down to Bottom Up
An excerpt from Dancing with Dharma anthology (McFarland, 2016) edited by Harrison Blum.
The Forest Dwelling Yogi
Interview with the Buddhist Geeks. Part 1, Enlightenment is found in the Body; followed by part 2, Tibetan Buddhist Lineage in the West.
Touching Enlightenment
Tricycle, Spring 2006. After years of meditation, you may feel you’re making very little progress. But the guide you may need has…
The Awakened State
Sounds True: Insights at the Edge, June 2012 In this episode, Tami Simon from Sounds True speaks with Reggie about the...
Health, Wellbeing and Meditation
Reggie Ray interviewed on Dynamic Health Radio.
Finding Realization in the Body
conscious.tv, June 2015 Reggie discusses somatic meditation with Renate McNay of conscious.tv in London, UK.
In a word, Dharma
What is Dharma? According to Reginald A. Ray, dharma is a fascinating term because it integrates several levels of experience, from our first moment on the path to the achievement of full realization.
Embodiment and Earth Energy
Alart, host of Dynamic Health, interviews Reggie on Vancouver's CFRO 102.7 FM.
Hard Questions
Sounds True: Insights at the Edge, August 2009. In this episode, Tami Simon—who is a student of Reggie—poses a series of challenging and difficult questions to her instructor.
Dark Retreat
Sounds True: Insights at the Edge, November 2010 Reggie discusses his recent experiences in dark retreat as well as the true...
Busyness is Laziness
The life that we have in our mind, the life that is a reflection of our planning, the life that has been constructed out of bits and pieces in our environment…
And Sparks will Fly
Dr. Reggie Ray is one of the first examples of an historical synthesis: the wisdom of the East and the technological know-how of the West. That’s not just hype…
The Three Lineages
Inspiration, innovation, institution—Reginald A. Ray looks at the different manifestations of lineage and how they maintain their awakened quality.
Playing with Fire
Tibetan Buddhism contains many teachings about the subtle energies of the body that are focused on the chakras or energy centers. Tibetan Buddhist…
Three in One: A Buddhist Trinity
The “three bodies of the Buddha” may seem like a remote construct, says Reginald Ray, but they are the ground of existence and present in every moment of our experience.
How to Study the Dharma
In Buddhism, an ever-deepening understanding unfolds naturally from intellectual study. This process is classically expressed in the teaching of the three prajnas, or kinds of knowledge—hearing, contemplating and meditating.
Books that Burn
The Practice and Philosophy of the Buddhist Path. January 1, 2004 | Lion’s Roar.
That Problematic “Self”
November 1, 2003 | Lion’s Roar. “Self” is a purely conceptual construction says Dr. Reginald A. Ray in his fourth and final article exploring the “self”.
Deconstructing the ”Self”
September 1, 2003 | Lion’s Roar. If the “self” is ultimately nothing more than a figment of our imagination, what is this figment like and how does it come to seem so real?
Why Me?
July 1, 2003 | Lion’s Roar. In the second of a four-part series on the definition of “self” in Buddhist teaching, Dr. Reginald (Reggie) Ray asks…
Who, Me?
May 1, 2003 | Lion’s Roar. Buddhism describes several kinds of ‘self’ and ‘not-self,’ each of which has its role to play in our spiritual life.
Blood, Bone, Space and Light
When we look closely into our bodies, we find nothing but space, drenched in sunlight.
To Touch Enlightenment with the Body
In the second of a three-part series on Buddhism and the body, Reginald Ray talks about how the body is not just the pathway to realization but the embodiment of enlightenment itself.
Kobun Chino’s Trailer
Reginald Ray writes a remembrance of Zen master and famed calligrapher Kobun Chino Roshi, who died tragically with his young daughter in July, 2002.
The Red Coat and the Teaching of Impermanence
Only when I realized that our time together was limited was the veil stripped away. In that moment, I discovered a love for her that had nothing to do with my own preconceptions.
Waiting. Waiting. For What?
Meditation is often considered a self-contained activity, different from our actual life. More accurately, meditation is training for life. But most profoundly, meditation is life itself—not just any life, but our own most intimate and secret life.
The Practice of Karma
Reginald A. Ray on how T’hrinlay Wangmo transformed an horrific incident into a situation of blessing through her understanding of karma.
Understanding Karma
Everything we do affects the future in ever-widening ripples of cause and effect. If our actions are virtuous, then the karmic results will be positive, whereas if our actions are unvirtuous, the results will be negative.
Hold the Grief of the World
Sept 15-17, 2001 | Shambhala Mountain Center. It is very easy to become confused in this world and think that either things are hopeless or that they are okay…
Religion Without God
Buddhists everywhere believe in an “unseen world” inhabited by a full range of gods, demi-gods, spirits, ghosts and demons. In addition, all Buddhists…
On the Importance of Relating to Unseen Beings
While Westerners have tended to view unseen beings as superstition or mere symbolism, Reginald Ray argues that communication with unseen beings through ritual is at the very heart of tantric Buddhist practice.
What is Tibetan Buddhism?
In Tibet, Buddhism provided the basis of a unique civilization. It offered a vision of a meaningful life, an ethical system that enjoined decency and humanity, a profound philosophical tradition, and a comprehensive spiritual path. The expressions of Buddhism in Tibet could be found everywhere-in the devotion of virtually all…
