June 3, 2010 | Topics: Self Reflection The Practice of Self Reflection 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 accomplishing this. We have an idea of how we want to be, but we always find ourselves running up against our own doubts, fears, and insecurities. On the spiritual path, we speak of enlightenment. But how do we reconcile enlightenment with what we see when… Read More
Making Friends with the Mind: An Approach to Egolessness of Self Dungse Jampal Norbu April 3, 2019 One of the points that has helped me as a pratictioner when I am out in the world, traveling, or simply not in retreat or the supportive context of, for example, a sangha event, is to constantly come back to egolessness of self. Not egolessness of dharma, not egolessness of other people and the emptiness
Unbroken Lineage of Mind Transmission MSB-Admin March 3, 2019 – Excerpted from the introduction to A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems, in which Sogyal Rinpoche recounted the teachings of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. In the case of the Dzogchen Teachings, and the great oral lineage of pith instructions, from the time of the great primordial buddha until today, the lineage has continued unbroken and unimpaired.
Shedra Study – A Practitioner’s Backbone MSB-Admin September 3, 2018 “One who is in harmony with emptiness is in harmony with all things.” – Nagarjuna I never really thought I had intellectual prowess, something I assumed was needed to study things like calculus, physics, and Madhyamika. But when I first studied the ninth chapter of the Way of the Bodhisattva with Rinpoche at Naropa, a
Taking Refuge in the Sangha: Growing into Peace Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche January 18, 2018 The prevalence of technology in modern society presents us with a dilemma: the more dependent we become, the greater the chances that we begin to see technology as a sort of savior, as something that will become our ultimate friend, our source of joy and comfort. Our love affair with technology increases day by day,