The Intelligence of Accepting Impermanence Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / February 24, 2013 (From commentary by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche on the Words of My Perfect Teacher, February 23, 2013) “Venerable monk,” the Geshe replied, “renounce this life! Renounce this life!” -The Words of My Perfect Teacher, p. 97 Now this could be misunderstood as renouncing one’s “life.” It’s not this life that we really renounce. But, in relation […] The Intelligence of Accepting Impermanence Read More »
Training in Courage Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / February 15, 2013 Training in Courage from “Its Up to You”, Chapter 6 Practitioners who train in courage become true warriors. The war we wage is not with enemies outside of ourselves but with the powerful forces of our own habitual tendencies and negative emotions. The greatest of these is fear. In order to become fearless, we need Training in Courage Read More »
Exploring Renunication Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / February 6, 2013 Printer-friendly version (Taken from NSS 2002: Talk 1: July 20, 2002) The idea of renunciation is very complex, and quite interesting as a general theme. It is even more interesting to notice how people react to the idea of renunciation. When we speak about renunciation, some people immediately feel lighter. They feel a sense of Exploring Renunication Read More »
The Practice of Self Reflection Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / June 3, 2010 The desire for happiness is universal. And beyond finding happiness and meaning in our lives, most of us want to be good, decent human beings. Wanting to be good, happy, and decent is not only a reasonable desire but also a noble one. Ironically, much of the time we struggle with how to go about The Practice of Self Reflection Read More »