Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

What is honesty? Honesty is the quality of someone who is not afraid to look at himself or herself deeply and to look closely at situations without any personal investment. Honesty is a mental characteristic that some people cherish, but which others regard as a burden. In the everyday world of shallow exchanges, honesty is

In the first part of this series, we explored the importance of staying awake and present during the daytime hours. This practice can help you experience the richness and value inherent in each, individual waking moment. In the second week we were introduced to the meaning of “striking the gong of the alaya,” or falling

Daytime, sleep, and dream correspond to life, death, and the intermediate (bardo) state. Waking up to a new day is a lot like waking up as a newborn baby. When we first open our eyes in the morning, we do not immediately feel we are waking; there is no real sense of self and other,

A student told me my talks made her feel “never good enough”, and she also asked, “When am I going to get this right?” Maybe it is true that we will never be good enough, however, we try our best. And we may wonder, “When will I get it right?” but the goal is not

As a practitioner, I’ve come to realize how crucial it is to understand the concept of shenpa in order to make any progress in this path. As we’ve noted before, the Tibetan word, shenpa is traditionally translated as “attachment.” But the idea of shenpa is very broad and very subtle at the same time, so