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We have to destroy our tendencies in order to become enlightened. “Tendency” in Tibetan is called bakcha, the force or power of a thought or emotion. Emotion itself is not a threat to our well- being. The threat actually comes from our tendencies. Anger without the tendency, without the force behind it, is not so

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche’s commentary from the 2021-2022 Ngondro Retreat on the four thoughts that turn one’s mind toward the Dharma. WHEN DOES A HUMAN BIRTH BECOME TRULY PRECIOUS?

Nothing can be done to change the karma of beings. If that were possible, the buddhas and bodhisattvas would have done it a long time ago. When we read the teachings of great wandering renunciants such as Patrul Rinpoche, and contemplate their lifestyle, we appreciate them. But we cannot expect everyone to adopt that lifestyle