We have been taught to spend our lives chasing our thoughts and projections. Even when the “mind” is talked about, it is only thoughts and emotions that ...
What should we “do” with the mind in meditation? Nothing at all. Just leave it, simply, as it is. One master described meditation as “mind, suspended in...
Every subatomic interaction consists of the annihilation of the original particles and the creation of new subatomic particles. The subatomic world is a...
Even within the human realm, all of us have our own individual karma. Human beings look much the same, but we perceive things utterly differently, and we each...
To contemplate impermanence on its own is not enough: You have to work with it in your life. Let’s try an experiment. Pick up a coin. Imagine that it ...
If all we know of mind is the aspect of mind that dissolves when we die, we will be left with no idea of what continues, no knowledge of the new dimension of...
If all we know of mind is the aspect of mind that dissolves when we die, we will be left with no idea of what continues, no knowledge of the new dimension of...
Don’t be in too much of a hurry to solve all your doubts and problems. As the masters say: “Make haste slowly.” I always tell my students not to have ...
Leona-I feel similarly, that the Masters would have us practice "wakefullness" to as great a degree as we can, and especially at the death of the body. Fear,...
After meditation, it’s important not to give in to our tendency to solidify the way we perceive things. When you do re-enter everyday life, let the wisdom,...
... 3principals- ... This link does not work, so here is a bit of the teaching. Three Principals of the Path Part 4 by Venerable Ribur Rinpoche The following...
In Tibetan tradition there are highly developed teachings on intermediate state, one of the intermediate states is state after death. Tibetan word "Bardo"...
... Here is a good webpage with several quotes made available: http://www.khandro.net/doctrine_rebirth.htm Read whole thing several times, should also look...
Dudjom Rinpoche used to say that a beginner should practice meditation in short sessions. Practice for four or five minutes, then take a short break of just...
Now when the bardo of this life is dawning upon me, I will abandon laziness for which life has no time, Enter, undistracted, the path of listening and hearing,...
The gods are said to live lives of fabulous luxury, reveling in every conceivable pleasure, without a thought for the spiritual dimension of life. All seems to...
If you were to draw one essential message from the fact of reincarnation, it would be: Develop a good heart that longs for other beings to find lasting ...
Imagine you are sitting in front of a glass door that leads out into your garden, looking through it, gazing out into space. It seems as though there is...
The absolute truth cannot be realized within the domain of the ordinary mind. And the path beyond the ordinary mind, all the great wisdom traditions have told...
Always recognize the dreamlike qualities of life and reduce attachment and aversion. Practice good-heartedness toward all beings. Be loving and compassionate,...
If meditation in Dzogchen is simply to continue the flow of Rigpa after the introduction by the master, how do we know when it is Rigpa and when it is not? I...
To end the bizarre tyranny of ego is why we take the spiritual path, but the resourcefulness of ego is almost infinite, and it can at every stage sabotage and...
Sometimes when we see too much truth about ourselves suddenly mirrored in front of us by the teacher or the teachings, it is simply too difficult to face, too...
It is essential to realize now, in life, when we still have a body, that its convincing appearance of solidity is a mere illusion. The most powerful way to...
What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of...
Even in the greatest yogi, sorrow and joy still arise just as before. The difference between an ordinary person and the yogi is how they view their emotions...
In meditation, be at ease, be as natural and spacious as possible. Slip quietly out of the noose of your habitual anxious self, release all grasping, and relax...
How can we work to overcome attachment? Only by realizing its impermanent nature; this realization slowly releases us from its grip. We come to glimpse what...
